This guide is for businesses and waste treatment operators that send waste to a landfill site. You must also follow the rules for how to dispose of business waste.
Tag Archives: Compliance
Getting the best out of ISO 9001
Getting the best out of ISO 9001. Improved quality, performance, efficiencies and business relationships are just some of the benefits of implementing a quality management system (QMS) such as ISO 9001. Standards focusing on specific requirements that help optimise the use of a QMS have just been updated to bring them in line with the latestContinue reading “Getting the best out of ISO 9001”
Is a Kent Access Permit still required?
The Kent Access Permit (KAP) and the M20 moveable barrier will be stood down from 20 April, as delays have been prevented thanks to hauliers arriving at the border prepared. This comes as freight volumes between the UK and the EU continue to operate at normal levels, with the latest data showing a 46% increase in exports inContinue reading “Is a Kent Access Permit still required?”
New standard for compliance management
The regulatory landscape is constantly changing and organisations need systems in place to ensure they keep up. But complying with laws and regulations can be so much more than just ticking a box: it can be the result of a deeply entrenched culture of integrity and good ethics. All of which is a recipe forContinue reading “New standard for compliance management”
Working at height during the COVID crisis
With sites initially closed during the first UK-wide lockdown, constructors had to convince the government that the industry was safe to continue working during the pandemic. No area was arguably more difficult to safeguard against the spread of coronavirus than work done at height, whether it involved workers traversing narrow scaffolds or moving in confinedContinue reading “Working at height during the COVID crisis”
Packaging waste regulations
Are you aware of your packaging waste obligations as a business? Do you know that businesses must follow environmental waste regulations when designing, filling or importing packaging?
UKCA marking explained
Now the UK has left the EU, the requirements for placing work equipment and machinery on the UK and EU markets, including arrangements for conformity assessment, marking and labelling have changed. The government’s priority is to ensure that only safe and compliant products are placed on the market.
Unlimited fines for those who breach fire safety regulations
The UK Government has announced new fire safety regulations to boost building safety with £16 million for fire and rescue authorities. Building owners could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the Home Office has announced today.
First Aid Guidance
First aid is the immediate care given to a person who has been injured, or has become ill prior to the arrival of qualified medical assistance. First aid has 3 purposes:
Wooden Packaging Requirements for Imports and Exports
Its safe to say that if you are involved in either importing or exporting goods, that at some point you have probably used wooden packaging or pallets to move your or your customers goods. From the 1st January 2021, new requirements for importing & exporting goods using wooden packaging & pallets have come into affect.