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Collaboration with IWM increased

Collaboration with IWM increased

The Association and The Institute of Wastes Management (to which SMDSA are affiliated) have been particularly active in the healthcare waste field recently.

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Updated Clinical Waste Guidance issued

Updated Clinical Waste Guidance issued

Late 1999 saw the publication of "Safe Disposal of Clinical Waste" by The Health Services Advisory Committee of The Health & Safety Commission (HSE Books 1999), a long awaited revision of the 1992 publication.

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Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser Regulations

Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser Regulations

As of 31 December 1999, employers involved in the transport of goods will be required to appoint vocationally qualified Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers (DGSA).

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Incineration Of Waste And Reported Human Health Effects

The work, proposed by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and completed by Health Protection Scotland, was requested to help Scotland's environment watchdog improve the regulation of thermal treatment of waste facilities. The report looks at a range of previous studies on the health ...


Meet the Contractors Seminar 28th October

Over the past few years, waste management has risen in importance for healthcare organisations across the UK Revised legislation, compliance with governance requirements, cost pressures, sustainability, limited resources and many other factors have contributed to the increased requirement to manage ...


HPA publish The Impact On Health Of Emissions To Air From Municipal Waste Incinerators

After reviewing the latest literature the Agency’s general position remains unchanged: “Modern, well managed incinerators make only a small contribution to local concentrations of air pollutants. It is possible that such small additions could have an impact on health but such effects, if they ...

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