Waste materials, a by-products of many businesses normally present their own particular hazards. Types of commercial wastes could be anything like cardboard, liquids, food or meat, faecal matter, plastics chemical substances and metals. It is essential that you have a waste management system where waste is accumulated and disposed of responsibly and is handled or managed by authorised businesses or individuals . Ineffective waste disposal procedures may lead to hygiene concerns, an odorous environment, housekeeping issues and sharps injuries.

The links below provide information and guidance, so you can minimise risks effectively in your workplace:

• Animal By-Products Collectors
• Guidance on handling hides and skins at abattoirs
• Animal by-products: questions and answers
• Waste - Duty of Care
• incinerating

Disclaimer

It is imperative that you conduct your own risk assessment, relevant to your workplace. The content of this website is for direction purposes only and in no way substitutes your duty to consider all the hazards present in your workplace. The Safety Supply Company has made every effort to make sure that the content of this website is correct; however no legal responsibility will be accepted should any misleading statements, errors, or omissions occur. In no event will The Safety Supply Company be held liable for any damages arising out of the use of the information provided by information contained in this website.

Below is equipment that we have chosen as especially relevant to some of the hazards listed above.