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It’s essential to know that if one site within your organisation stores or produces 500kg or more of hazardous waste each year, you must register that site with the Environment Agency
site, it can only be collected by a registered firm and it can only be disposed of at a registered disposal site. You will also be preventing your organisation from being fined for storing hazardous materials illegally. To put it into perspective, if
you are holding 200 litres of used oil and also have 200 litres of new oil then you are already very close to the legal limit!! It’s amazing how quickly these things add up! Once registered, you will be
given a six digit producer registration number. This number will be needed to complete the consignment note fordisposalofyourwaste.You will also need to find the classification codes for each product to be disposed of. This is known as the EWC code and goes alongside a description of the products. Researching this isn’t as daunting as it sounds. There is plenty of guidance available to help you do this on the internet or by contacting the Environment agency. When storing your hazardous
waste, you must ensure that it is done correctly. It must be placed in a split proof container that can be sealed. It should then be placed somewhere where it is protected from the elements such as the weather, rodents, slips, trips and falls. Certain products such as oil have specific storage requirements. The storage of waste oils
other than mineral-based oils
are covered by the Control of Pollution (oil storage) (England) regulations 2001. These regulations were also introduced into Scotland in 2004, Wales & Ireland are also due to follow. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the PPC Regulations are regulations that have been formed to protect controlled waterways such as watercourses, canals and lakes etc. from pollution. They also help to protect the environment and prevent harm to our health. Oil is the most common type
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of water pollution and forms 16% of reported cases. This is generally due to careless disposal into water causes, landfills and down drains. The environment agency states that 10 litres of oil disposed of incorrectly can spread, covering a surface of one hectare lake. There are various chemicals
that care needs to be taken with when being stored and disposed
of.Thisisbecause some chemicals are made up of different properties and it is these properties that can react together if not stored correctly. There are specific guidelines for the storage of these types of chemicals that has been set out by the Health and Safety Executive. Information is available if you are unsure as to the properties within your chemicals and this is provided on a specific Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), there is more information on these on the internet. TheMSDSisintendedto provide important information on how to handle and work with hazardous substances. It also provides information relevant to each substance such as physical data on the substance, toxicity, health effects, first aid requirements, storage info, disposal information, spill handling procedure etc. Health and Safety issues surrounding the handling and storage of chemicals should always be adhered to. Personal
DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL WASTE
DON’T GET CAUGHT OUTBYBEING IN BREACH OF REGULATIONS
When did you last do an inventory of your chemical store?
How much unmarked, leaking, out of date
or worst still ‘revoked’ chemicals did you find?
How did you deal with it?
As auser ofhazardous materials you have alegal obligation to
ensurethat you store, monitor and dispose of all hazardous materials in a correct and auditable manner.
Chem ClearLtd can provide a
cost effectiveworkablesolution to complete the circleof supply, storage, use and disposal.
What we can offeryou:
• Full mainland UK coverage by fully licenced staff.
• Free adviceon any aspectofhazardous material storage.
• Collection and disposal of illegally held or surplus chemicals.
• Aguaranteed 20 working day collection fromconfirmation of order.
www.chemclearltd.co.uk Tel: 07436 077304 Email:
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