The Need
Plant owners and operators need to ensure effective specification and installation of dust and fume control equipment and follow this through with professional maintenance of the equipment. This is particularly important in view of the on-going priority of ensuring cost effective compliance with air pollution control regulations, and due to the increasing pressures on employers to maintain healthy workplaces as part of OHS regulations.

The Solution
APCEMA invites your company to attend a two-day technical seminar to be held on 25th and 26th March 2009 in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. The seminar has been successfully developed over many years to assist organisations who use dust and fume control equipment to identify techniques that can promote increased cost effectiveness in the installation, modification and maintenance of the technologies. It also reviews techniques to help improve the environmental aspects of employee working conditions and the external environment.

The Program
The program is particularly relevant to manufacturing, process, chemical, food and power generation industries. It is delivered by respected industry experts within the membership of APCEMA who
have extensive experience in providing advice to businesses on a wide range of dust and fume control issues. Importantly, the program will update your knowledge base on the latest developments in dust and fume control technologies, and enable you to:

• Review current and projected developments in the regulatory environment
• Become more familiar with control options for resolving dust and fume control issues
• Gain increased insights into how to improve the performance of existing technologies
• Achieve a higher potential to improve operational efficiencies and cost savings
• Better assess proposals for solutions to specific problems

The Venue

Grand Mercure, Hunter Valley Gardens in the heart of the Hunter Valley Wine Country is located on the most prominent corner within the Hunter Valley. Adjacent to Tempus Two Winery , the 72-room property also forms part of the Hunter Valley Gardens precinct, one of the wine region’s premier tourist attractions.

For accommodation enquiries please contact Mark Allen at the Grand Mecure on 02 4998 2000.

Further Sources of Information

• APCEMA web site: www.apcema.org.au
• APCEMA Dust and Fume Control Technologies: 2009 Update Seminar, NSW , 25th and 26th March 2009. Download the brochure for this seminar.

Who We Are

The Air Pollution Control Equipment Manufacturers Association of Australia (APCEMA) is the national body representing the interests of companies involved in the dust and fume control industry.

APCEMA was formed in May 1987 with the primary purpose of providing a technical expertise resource for governments and industry and enhancing the skills of designers, users and specifiers of air pollution control equipment.

APCEMA is backed by the full resources of the Australian Industry Group, Australia's largest industry employer association. Its membership includes leading manufacturers and suppliers of process and environmental air filtration and associated hardware.

APCEMA provides three categories of membership and works closely with the Australian Industry Group to expand the range of services on offer to members, Membership categories are: full membership for dust and fume control equipment manufacturers and service providers; corporate membership for public sector agencies/utilities, educational institutions and research organisations and; student membership.

For further information, please contact David Richardson, Executive Officer, APCEMA on (02) 94665566.

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Disclaimer: The information provided in this newsletter is not intended as the ultimate source of information on fabric filters; or as source or substitute for professional advice.