by Rebecca | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The EA has now published this on gov.uk here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/healthcare-waste-appropriate-measures-for-permitted-facilities The consultation summary that was produced in February is also still available should you wish to see...
by Rebecca | Jun 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
CIWM is undertaking a series of webinars one of which is presented by Dr Anne Woolridge, COO of Independent Safety Services Ltd and current technical lead for the NHS EI Logistics Cell. A link to the 16 minute podcast is...
by Rebecca | Jun 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The EA has extended the expiry date on a number of Regulatory Position Statements (RPSs) for COVID-19 restrictions. This includes the following that are relevant to the healthcare industry: RPS C8 – Waste transfer /...
by Rebecca | Jun 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has published an update to the ‘Admission and care of residents during COVID-19 incident in a care home’ guidance which was rolled out on 2 April 2020. The update reflects the support package for care homes and the latest advice on testing...
by Rebecca | May 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
The EA has updated its RPS (C7) since its original issue in April this year. The RPS sets out when you can delay and reschedule some emissions to air and water monitoring, and other environmental monitoring because of COVID-19 restrictions. The update has been made...
by Rebecca | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The EA has updated it’s Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) C1 which was originally published on 27 March 2020. The RPS was updated on 22 May 2020 to include separately collected personal protective equipment (PPE) waste, coded EWC 15 02 03. This was further...
