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Problem solving with inspection results Marcel Stigter Policy Advisor DCMR. Inspection results. Storage of hazardous chemicals on a non resistant floor Air pollution: emission of 75 mg/m3 sulphur dioxide instead of 50 mg/m3 The abstraction of ground water was 40% more than licit.
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Problem solving with inspection resultsMarcel StigterPolicy AdvisorDCMR
Inspection results • Storage of hazardous chemicals on a non resistant floor • Air pollution: emission of 75 mg/m3 sulphur dioxide instead of 50 mg/m3 • The abstraction of ground water was 40% more than licit
Oppressive enforcement Objective • A tool for finding and fining violations
Oppressive enforcement • Reaction authorities • fining the violations • Reaction companies • Keep on violating until the costs of fines will be higher than the profits of violating or • The economic situation of the company is too bad to invest in the necessary measures or • Pay the fine and stop violating
Oppressive enforcement • Results • continued environmental problems • possible soil pollution • air pollution with sulphur dioxide • dehydration of nature/soil and/or • a company with a bad economic performance • no improvement of environmental performance • unemployment and/or • solved violations and a minimum environmental performance
Oppressive enforcement Objective • Finding violations and improvements and solving them in cooperation with the company • Use high fining as a pressure instrument
Cooperative enforcement Reaction authorities and companies A cooperative attitude to solve the violations and discuss improvements of the environmental performance
Cooperative enforcement Results • Solved violations within an approved timepath • Priority sequence in solving • Implementation of investments in balance with the economic performance of the company • Good relation between authorities and company
Skills to make cooperative enforcement succesfull • Good knowledge of alternative technical solutions • Communication and negotiation skills • Knowledge of economic performances and possibilities
Exercise • Prepare and execute a meeting between authorities and company on the inspection results • The meeting must result in an approved agreement with implementation time path
Groups Groups of 6 persons • 1 chairman • 1 secretary • 2 persons acting as company representatives • 2 persons acting as authority representatives