The key aim of the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum is to recognise and promote activities to help improve health and safety performance in the waste industry.
To assist with this process the WISH Forum have created a list of Guidance documents on the topics summarised below.
To view the official guidance provided and maintained by the WISH Working Groups which comprises of industry experts, the HSE and other organisations please follow the link below:
| GUIDANCE REF No. | DOCUMENT TITLE |
| WASTE 03 | Orphaned compressed gas cylinders in waste and recycling industries |
| WASTE 04 | Waste and recycling vehicles in street collection |
| WASTE 06 | Skip and container safety in waste management and recycling |
| WASTE 08 | Compaction equipment: User and public safety |
| WASTE 09 | Safe transport in the waste management and recycling industry |
| WASTE 10 | The safe recovery of petrol from end-of-life vehicles |
| WASTE 11 | Safety at ‘bring-sites’ in the waste management and recycling industry |
| WASTE 13 | Designing and operating material recycling facilities (MRFs) safely |
| WASTE 16 | Reducing noise risks from kerbside glass collection |
| WASTE 18 | Hand sorting of recyclables (‘totting’) with vehicle assistance |
| WASTE 21 | Health and safety training in waste management and recycling |
| WASTE 22 | Handling offensive/hygiene waste safely |
| WASTE 23 | Safe waste and recycling collection services |
| WASTE 24 | Highway cleansing – issue 2 October 2020 |
| WASTE 25 | Managing access to large waste and recycling bins |
| WASTE 26 | Managing health and safety in civic amenity sites |
| WASTE 27 | Health and hazardous substances in waste and recycling |
| WASTE 28 | Reducing fire risk at waste management sites |
| WASTE 30 | Health surveillance for the waste and recycling industry |
| WASTE 32 | Containment wall safety issue |