HSE publish workplace health and safety statistics for Scotland, 2020. The report provides a summary of workplace health and safety in Scotland. Key statistics include: 99,000 Workers suffering from work-related ill health each year 10 Fatal injuries to workers 45,00 Non-fatal injuries to workers each year £1.2 billion cost of workplace injury and ill health […]
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) proposing to change the existing guidance document, WST-G-002 Provision and assessment of technically competent management at licensed waste management facilities meaning SEPA will now assess technical competence on the basis of any known previous compliance history as well as on approved qualifications held or bespoke assessment undertaken, rather than focusing […]
View David Goodenough, West Lothian Council (SWITCH member of Education, Training Competence group) webinar on Lessons learned from delivering waste collection during COVID-19. In this webinar David takes us through the key stages of delivering a collection service this year as covid 19 restrictions developed including the issues which arose trying to keep a collection […]