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Talk Outline

Review of the industry and why it is a major focus

Overview of HSE’s programme of work with the industry

Who else is doing what?

Accidents and common problems

In your workplace

Why the focus on Waste?

Rapid growth

12% growth in employment 2005/6 to 2007/8 (2 years)

Over 200,000 workers in 2008/9

Why the focus on Waste?

Targets - Landfill diversion and Increased recycling

Changing processes/facilities

Public interface and impact

Political hot potato at local, regional and national levels

Public and private sector

Why the focus on Waste?

Diverse

Work force

Environments

Risks

Why the focus on Waste?

Fatality rate of more than 9 times the all industry rate 2006/7 – 17 fatalities

2007/8 - 13 fatalities

2008/9 – 15 fatalities

Injury rate is over 4 x the “all industries” average rate Over 4000 reportable accidents per year

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HSE strategy & work with industry

First phase – 3 years (2005/6 to 2007/8) 2008/9 Second phase – 4 years (2009/10 to 2012/13) There is a role for everyone and everyone must play

their part Focus on collection services and major hazards Numerous work streams including:

Engagement with and support for WISH (WS1) WISH good practice generation (WS2) Stakeholder support (WS3) Influencing LAs – health and safety in managing delivery of

waste services (WS4) Inspection of “hot spots” (WS5)

Work streams continued:

Lead Inspector Initiatives with national waste management companies (WS6)

Support to field operational inspectors (WS7)

Trade exhibitions (WS8)

Statistics (WS9)

Communications (WS10)

Ill-health (WS11)

Landfill gas (WS12)

Live and topical issues (WS13)

Safe Collection Guidance

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/waste23.pdf

Safe Collection Guidance

Clients and contractors share a duty to reduce the risk. (HSWA s2 & s3)

Risk control measures can be applied at several key stages of the collection service: Designing the collection service

Identifying safe systems of work; and

Managing the riskNB: Supervision and Monitoring

Procuring and managing waste services

Guidance on “Good practice principles” for management of waste and recycling services

with case studies

web based http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/services/index.htm

Series of regional events – Q4 of 2009/10

Follow up inspection programme

commences Q3 of 2010/11 (i.e. October)

33% of LAs each year over three years

Who else is involved?

WISH - Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum

Strategy for 2009-2013 with objectives looking at: Accident performance

Number of working days lost

Management of health and safety

Health and safety climate and attitudes

Competence

Who else is involved?

EU Skills/RoSPA/CIWM developing new training courses and holding events

Review of NVQ learning objectives

WRAP – survey of noise in glass collection

Cooperative working looking at ill-health

Regional H&S forums (dedicated waste management and general)

DASH project

Building Solid Health and Safety Practices in the Waste Industry