HSE have released a work at height regulations 2005 (as amended) guidance document. This brief guide describes what employers need to do to protect their employees from falls from height. Falls from height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries. Work at height means work in any place where, if […]
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The most hazardous plastics and certain plastic bags should be banned by 2020, as part of an EU strategy to reduce plastic waste in the environment, says the European Parliament in a resolution voted on Tuesday. The EU should also introduce binding plastic waste recycling targets, Members of the European Parliament add. They also propose
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The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations require that all wastes generated at a property that undertakes healthcare practices must be subject to a pre-acceptance audit prior to collection via a contractor. Failing to comply can result in the contractor being unable to collect your wastes. Furthermore, undertaking the correct pre-acceptance audit procedure will enable
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SEPA have written an open letter to clarify their expectations on the implementation of the Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 with regard to commercial waste services. The 2012 Regulations took effect on 1 January 2014, imposing new recycling obligations on your customers and minimum levels of service on your company/organisation. The purpose of this letter is
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The UNEP Governing Council of February 2013, in its decision GC 27/12 on Chemicals and Waste Management, requested UNEP “to develop a global outlook of challenges, trends and policies in relation to waste prevention, minimization and management, taking into account the materials life cycle, subject to the availability of extra-budgetary resources and in consultation with
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This guidance gives advice about health and safety management at civic amenity (CA) sites, also known as household waste and recycling centres. It is aimed at designers, managers, supervisors and site operators. It gives guidance on reducing health and safety risks in the design and operation of a CA site; how to assess hazards and
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In Scotland, the Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 came into force on 1 January. These establish a legal duty on every business, regardless of size, to separate metal, plastic, paper, card and glass for recycling, as well as banning these separated materials from being sent to landfill or incinerators. The devolved government is also introducing a
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Minister for Natural Resources and Food, Alun Davies, has announced extra investment and an extension to a programme that supports Welsh councils to increase recycling rates. The Collaborative Change Programme will run at least until the end of the 2015/16 financial year. This year, the Welsh Government is providing £3.5m in funding for local authorities,
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When hazardous waste is collected from one place and delivered to another, a consignment note is used to track the movement. Each individual consignment note has an associated fee payable to the Environment Agency. A summary of the details in the consignment notes received must be reported quarterly to us by the site receiving the
This document has been updated for the Industrial Emissions Directive – changes introduced by The Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (NI) 2013. A Site Report describes and records the condition of the land and groundwater at a site. It will enable baseline conditions of the land and groundwater to be established and subsequently
