The practice of ‘task and finish’ (T&F) in the collection of municipal waste, material for recycling and
Category: Waste and recycling
Health and safety training for waste management and recycling
Friday, August 17, 2007
This ‘good practice’ guidance was written for managers and those organising training within the waste
Handling needles in the waste and recycling industry
Friday, August 17, 2007
This ‘good practice’ was written for managers and employees and aims to reduce the risks of bloodborne
Waste publications
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
One new and two updated free leaflets are now available for the waste management and recycling industry.
Minutes of the Waste Industry Forum
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Minutes of the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum meeting held on 9 May 2007 at Health and Safety
Safety alert: Wishbone hookbars
Friday, June 29, 2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently investigated the failure of a wishbone hookbar of a type
Glass recycling
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Noise associated with the kerbside collection of recyclable glass. Measurements were made
5 reports on horizon scanning
Monday, January 8, 2007
5 short reports have been added to the horizon scanning website, on topics such as recycling, obesity,
NAPO DVD - Bring a smile to safety training
Friday, December 8, 2006
Health and safety is not exactly a laughing matter but this DVD uses humour to get serious messages across.
Preventing ‘runaway’ skip loader incidents
Monday, November 6, 2006
HSE has recently investigated three instances in which conventional bin type skip lorries have ‘run away’
Waste and recycling case studies
Thursday, October 26, 2006
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awarded the RoSPA
Occupational hygiene - waste and recycling industry
Monday, October 16, 2006
This is a one day seminar for anyone involved in health and safety within the waste and recycling industry.
Heath and Safety Commission promotes safe systems of work to reduce fatalities in waste and recycling collection work - C022:06
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC), Bill Callaghan was today in Northampton to promote the guidance document ‘Waste and recycling vehicles in street collection’ and to thank those in the industry who had worked to devise the standards set out in the guidance.
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