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The Company

Established in 1985, ECOS Ltd has a 19 year track record of providing high quality consultancy services to a broad client base.

Senior personnel have an unparalleled track record working with port and harbour authorities, terminal and refinery operators, government agencies, and for oil and gas E&P operators, both in the UK and worldwide.

The ECOS philosophy is to provide our clients with a tailored service that is both practical, delivered on schedule and within budget, and which incorporates client specifications and stakeholder interests. We specialise in:

• Oil Spill Risk Assessment and Net Environmental Benefit Analysis
• Oil Spill Contingency Planning
• Oil Spill Training to Nautical Institute and IMO Standards
• Oil Spill Exercise Development and Facilitation
• Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Development and Implementation
• ISO 14001/EMAS Certification.

Oil Spill Risk and Net Environmental Benefit Analysis

	Figure 1: Clyde Harbour Area Risk Click to enlarge

ECOS carry out oil spill risk assessments and net environmental benefit analyses for clients during the early stages of oil spill planning. These analyses are essential to the planning process as individual ports, harbours, oil handling facilities and offshore installations will have varying local risks, environmental conditions and environmental sensitivities.

For ports and harbour oil spill risk assessment takes into account a wide range of factors to produce easy to use risk maps such as that shown in Figure 1.

Net environmental benefit analyses are carried out to determine the optimum response options for the individual port or facility.

Oil and Chemical Spill Contingency Planning

ECOS are highly skilled in oil spill risk assessment, contingency planning & training. Since the company was established, some several hundred plans have been prepared for the following facility types:

• Ports and harbours
• Estuarine and nearshore environments
• Oil handling facilities
• Ships
• Offshore oil and gas installations
• Onshore oil and chemical facilities
• Onshore pipeline systems

ECOS’s geographical work base includes that conducted throughout the UK, Europe, South America, Africa and the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, South-east Asia and Australia.

ECOS Accredited Training and Exercise Provision

Training

ECOS professional affiliations include:

• Members of UKSPILL
• Members of the IEMA
• Nautical Institute accredited training providers

Trainers have experience in a wide range of disciplines from formal teachers to engineers. Theses disciplines are coupled with 18 years’ experience developing oil spill plans, running exercises and providing on-call response to ports and harbours and the hydrocarbons industry.

Training is carried out for Nautical Institute Levels 1p-5p for the ports, harbours and oil handling facility teams. Accredited training for offshore oil industry on-scene responders (4hr), onshore duty holders (40hr) and corporate management (4hr) has been widely carried over the past few years.

Exercises

An ongoing exercise programme is a key requirement of the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990, ECOS have been conducting exercises for major oil industry clients, both offshore, onshore and shipboard personnel for a number of years. The exercises are conducted by highly experienced oil spill professionals, all of whom are currently working within the spill control industry.

ECOS conduct exercises and take part as players in exercises with oil industry clients, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency national exercise programme and for ports and harbours clients.

Environmental Management Systems

ECOS work closely with clients to help them gain and maintain ISO 14001 offering the following services:

• Support to develop and implement environmental management systems to achieve ISO 14001/EMAS certification
• Preparation of statements for EMAS accreditation
• Gap analyses and preparation of programmes for EMS development
• Development and delivery of environmental management and awareness training programmes.

Further Information
Dr. Nigel Peter Director ECOS Ltd 6 Balbeuchley Steadings Auchterhouse Dundee Angus Scotland DD3 0QX
Tel: +44 (0) 1382 202003		Email: info@ecos.ltd.uk
Fax: +44 (0) 1382 202005		URL: www.ecos.ltd.uk
Dr. Maralyn Robertson-Rintoul Principal Consultant 111 Dundee Wharf 100 Three Colt Street Limehouse London E14 8AY
Tel: +44 (0) 207 538774		Email: info@ecos.ltd.uk
Fax: +44 (0) 207 5360534		URL: www.ecos.ltd.uk