Archive for July, 2010

27th Jul 2010

HSE – Inspection in the Waste and Recycling Industry in 2010/11

HSE alerts inspectors to a planned inspection campaign within the waste and recycling industry during 20010/11. Inspections should be targeted at skip-hire operations and associated recycling activities, particularly those where hand sorting of recyclables ('totting') takes place, and has specific emphasis on management of workplace transport risks. Full details HERE
 
If you need any help/advice regarding your site, please contact us for an informal discussion.

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21st Jul 2010

Local Authority Waste Analysis

Albion Environmental Ltd is pleased to announce they will be conducting a second quarterly  Waste Analysis service for one of our Local Authorities. The service can be provided for un-segregated waste, segregated waste and residual waste. Detailed Method Statement and Risk Assessments are discussed and agreed with the client.
Waste analysis will be carried out as per the ‘Scottish Household Waste Analysis Methodology’ specification. This document lists 18 categories in which the waste will be sorted into. In previous waste analyses we have broken down the waste further into sub-categories which total 31 different fractions
 
Albion Environmental Ltd is an experienced Waste Analysis contractor (see attached client list) and we will provide the following as standard-
·                Provision of experienced analysis supervisor.
·                Trained and experienced staff that have completed waste analysis work before.
·                All staff will be trained as a minimum in manual handling, safe handling of waste and needle stick injuries.
·                We will also ensure that at least one member of staff will be an appointed First Aid person for the duration of the work.
·                All necessary PPE for staff as per Risk Assessment.
·                Electronic scales to allow accurate weighing of waste types.
·                All necessary equipment to complete analysis with the exception of wheeled bins to sort waste into.
A copy of our Waste Audit Procedure which includes standard risk assessment, needle stick injury procedure and COSHH assessments can also be provided for your information
Waste Analysis service is primarily geared at gaining good quality, consistent data to allow Local Authorities to continue to expand and improve their collection methods. For further information and informal discussion please contact us.

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16th Jul 2010

Continued Competence

CIWM and WAMITAB's 'Operator Competence Scheme' (the Scheme') for England and Wales only has a requirement for individuals to keep their competence up to date. Therefore all competent persons falling within the Scheme will be required to demonstrate Continuing Competence and this will be appropriate to the level of risk posed by the facility so that it remains proportional. Although this only applies to England and Wales if you wish to keep your qualification current for the whole of the UK you need to complete this test.
 
Further information relating to this scheme and how you book your test is available HERE
 
Albion has provided the following support to candidates to prepare them for completing this test.
 
We have prepared a mock test which is available HERE
This test is free to use and is available to anyone who registers and agrees to a disclaimer.
 
In addition we have also prepared a 1 day CIWM and WAMITAB's 'Operator Competence Scheme' refresher course to assist with candidate revision. The purpose of this course is to prepare candidates to allow them to successfully complete their test.
We will shortly be arranging a number of open courses around the UK further details to follow. Alternatively, if your organisation has a number of COTC holders, we would be happy to deliver the course inhouse for you up to a maximum of 16 candidates per session.
 
We trust you have found this information useful, if you wish to book an in house course please contact us 01292 610428 or online

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