Lancashire County Analyst and Chief Scientific Advisers Service

Lancashire County Analyst and Chief Scientific Advisers Service P L Mayes County Analyst and Chief Scientific Adviser

An Official Food Control Laboratory recognised by Government and European Union

Our Objective: To provide high quality Scientific Services to Lancashire County Council and the Stakeholders of Lancashire

Cabinet Member County Councillor Jean Battle

Our Key partners The Trading Standards Service Highways Environmental Management Group Property Group Emergency Planning Radmil

Our Key Clients Lancashire County Council Cumbria County Council Lancashire District Councils Cumbria District Councils Unitary Authorities of Lancashire Property Group

Our Key Drivers: - • • • Corporate Objectives and Demands Directorate Needs Client Needs. Accreditation Requirements. Consumer Perceptions. Environmental Concerns.

Key Policy Documents • Lancashire County Council’s Corporate Strategy 2005 - 2009 • The Environment Directorate Business Plan • County Analyst and Scientific Adviser’s Service Business Plan • Food Service Plan (in partnership with Trading Standards Service)

We Provide Physical, Chemical and Microbiological Analysis to support food, agriculture and other consumer legislation Food Factory Inspection Scientific Support and Advice across all aspects of consumer protection legislation, environmental legislation and health and safety legislation 24/7 Emergency Support Management of Closed Landfill Sites and Highways Laboratory Services (from 01/07/2006) Support contingency planning for visiting dignitaries and conferences in Lancashire.

Food Factory Inspection • Inspection of all of Lancashire’s ‘High Risk’ food manufacturing premises against food law requirements • Supporting and advising local Businesses in accordance with the Authority’s proactive advisory policy. • Thereby ensuring compliance with Food legislation

Analysis Supporting for example : • Consumer Protection by Trading Standards • Environmental Protection monitoring of closed landfill sites. • Air Quality Monitoring • Radiation monitoring in Lancashire. • Property Groups asbestos monitoring programmes • Monitoring of hazardous chemicals in use within LCC

Inspection , Advice, Support • Support of Property Groups Asbestos monitoring. • Advice in relation to local Nuclear Industry • Support in Emergency Situations for Emergency Services and Emergency Planning

Monitoring of Closed Landfill Sites: - • To minimise environmental effects of those sites. • To minimise dangers to surrounding residents. • To satisfy the County Council’s Statutory Obligations.

Highways Laboratory Services: - • Providing Analytical Support to HEM • Providing On Site Monitoring.

Contingency Planning Support: - • Behind the scenes rapid response in the event of Accident Emergency of Terrorist Attack e. g. Party Conferences Queens Visit etc.

Key Issue’s for future • Official Agriculture Laboratory Accreditation • Incorporation of Highways Testing Function. • Continuing management of current closed landfill sites and infrastructure improvements. • Acceptance of Rowley Site by the County Council (later this year) • Asbestos Surveying Contracts. • Adoption of National FSS electronic monitoring and database for all food and agriculture sample submissions

QUALITY ASSURED BY OUR ACCEREDITATION • • • Accredited for the Analysis of Agricultural Materials Accredited for the Analysis of Consumer Goods Accredited for the Analysis of Foods Accredited for Factory Inspection Accredited for Management of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) • Accredited for Radiation Monitoring • Accredited for Analysis of Wastes • Accredited for the Analysis of Waters

Key Officers • P L Mayes County Analyst and Chief Scientific Adviser • Eric Turpin Deputy County Analyst (Food) • Mike Ainscough Deputy County Analyst (Environment)