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Waste Carriers and Related Controls
1 Day Course: Do you carry waste? Do you need to understand the vast array of waste and transport related issues to ensure you can do this safely and within the law? This course provides waste carriers with the knowledge to handle waste within current legislative regimes safely whilst minimising environmental impact.
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By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Understand the obligations of all holders of waste under the Duty of Care so they can ensure they provide a compliant service
- Identify an inappropriately completed transfer note so that you can ensure the waste you carry is adequately described
- Know the requirements and process for registering as a waste carrier to ensure the company is and remains authorised to carry waste
- Identify common types of hazardous waste, their hazards and explain the restrictions on disposal of these materials to enable inappropriate waste to be identified and alternative safe/legal transfer to be arranged
- Explain the hazardous waste consignment procedure in order to ensure compliance
- Acknowledge when other legislation relating to carriage of dangerous goods, operators licenses etc. may impact on the carriage of waste and know where to find more information
- Identify health and safety issues relating to the collection, carriage and transfer to other sites
- Demonstrate an awareness of the environmental impacts of transporting waste
- Explain the impacts of fly-tipping on the local community and how this may impact on your business.
Any waste carrier, supervisors and middle managers in both local authorities and the private sector.