HED LTD
Case Studies:
Electrical substation construction,
OHPL and underground cable routes
Name: Inverarnan, Loch Buidhe, Fyrish, Spittal, Fort William, Melgarve, Knocknagael, Blackhillock, Blackcraigs substation construction. Beauly-Dounreay OHPL, Beauly-Kintore OHPL, Stronelairg-Melgarve UGCR, Corriemoillie UGCR. Uist –Barra Refurbishment, West Harris Refurbishment, Orkney (Sanday) 33kV Refurbishment
Clients: Bam Nuttal, Balfour Beatty, Scottish and Southern Energy Ltd, ABB/BB Consortium, SSE Renewables, RJ McLeods,
Dates: February 2010 – Present
Services provided: Protected Species surveys, Species Licensing and ECoW (Environmental Clerk of Works)
Issues and challenges: active badger clans, watercourses, breeding birds, red squirrels, great-crested newts and otters, on site and/or adjacent to works
Licence requirements: Registration and simple Licence for water crossings and watercourse realignment, GCN survey under licence, Water Vole and Otter disturbance licences, Schedule 1 bird licences,
Solutions and mitigation: Pre-construction protected species surveys undertaken and exclusion zones established, toolbox talks undertaken to operatives and sub-contractors throughout projects. Review of contractors Risk Assessments and Method Statements. Daily and weekly reporting to client and monthly Environmental Audits.
