Checking up on your waste management contractors is advisable in order for you to comply with your obligations under the Duty of Care for Waste.

The Duty of Care requires that you and anyone else who handles your waste takes whatever steps are reasonable to:

Prevent waste for escaping

Provide a written description of the waste

Transfer waste only to authorised persons.

This audit allows you to evaluate your waste contractors to ensure that you and they comply with the Duty of Care at all stages.

Does the Duty of Care apply to me?

Yes, any person who imports, produces, carries, keeps, treats or disposes of waste or who has control over it as a broker. Such persons are subject to the duty of care in so far as they hold the waste or control what happens to the waste.

Householders are generally exempt from the requirement to produce transfer notes but are now subject to the requirements to deal only with authorised persons.

Employers are liable for the acts and omissions of their employees in respect of the duty of care.

To help you comply with the regulations the Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance Services Limited can undertake impartial audits of waste contractors and carriers to ensure your company is compliance and meeting its legal obligations.

Checking up on your waste management contractors is advisable in order for you to comply with your obligations under the Duty of Care for Waste.

The Duty of Care requires that you and anyone else who handles your waste takes whatever steps are reasonable to:

Duty of Care audits allow you to evaluate your waste contractors to ensure that you and they comply with the Duty of Care at every stage until recovery or final disposal.

There is a focus by the Environment Agency during 2016 on “Waste Crime” and the penalties can be eye watering for failure to comply with the Duty of Care (Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990).

Make sure your waste is being passed to bona fida operators.

Protect your reputation and permit by only passing waste to “authorised persons”.

What about Environment Agency Audits?

The Environment Agency carry out audits of permitted facilities to ensure the Duty of Care has been adhered to and that each element of process from transfer note, to disposal or recovery have been followed in accordance with relative legislative requirements.

In the event your due to have an audit, we can attend your site and carry out a pre-audit to establish your position, arranging all your documentation so its organised to stream line the audit process and where required deal with the Environment Agency on your behalf.

For more information email info@hsecservices.co.uk or phone 01502 712209 and one of the team will happily assist you.