A lot of environmental professionals are aware of the waste hierarchy. As you may be aware it provides a framework for the minimisation of waste. The best options for waste, and as such are at the top of the hierarchy, are those that deal with the problem at source. It is … [Read more...] about The Link between Resource Use and Waste Management
RIDDOR and the lockdown year
The other day I found myself pondering what the impact of the last year-or-so of covid has been on the nation’s work-related accident statistics. (I mean aside for the 127,841 covid fatalities. Or 152,183 fatalities. Or any other depressingly high number that takes your … [Read more...] about RIDDOR and the lockdown year
Waste Management ‘Duty of Care’ 101
In this post I thought we could look at the basics of managing waste. The requirements are largely based around UK law, but even if not law in the country where you exist these are still likely to set a high standard. The ‘duty of care’ for waste is a UK legal term. It sets … [Read more...] about Waste Management ‘Duty of Care’ 101
Open Book Exams (OBE)
What a Year One of the big changes that has happened over the course of the pandemic is the seismic shift away from interactions in the real world to the virtual. This has happened in the world of H&S training and assessment. NEBOSH introduced online Open Book Exams (OBE) … [Read more...] about Open Book Exams (OBE)
Source-Pathway-Receptor from a pollution assessment and risk control perspective
Introduction When trying to undertake a task in the workplace I am always a great fan of structure. Rather than picking ideas out of my head in a random sort of way it is better to have some formalised approach. This then avoids missing something that should have been … [Read more...] about Source-Pathway-Receptor from a pollution assessment and risk control perspective