WISH guidance
WISH has published guidance on key health and safety issues within the industry. Current WISH series guidance includes:
- Waste03 - Orphaned compressed gas cylinders in the waste and recycling industries
- Waste04 - Waste and recycling vehicles in street collection
- Waste05 - The safe use of refuse collection vehicle hoists and bins
- Waste06 - Skip and container safety in waste management and recycling
- Waste08 - Compaction equipment: User and public safety
- Waste09 - Safe transport in the waste management and recycling industry
- Waste10 - Petrol recovery from end-of-life vehicles
- Waste11 - Safety at 'bring-sites' in the waste management and recycling industry
- Waste13 - Designing and operating material recycling facilities (MRFs) safely
- Waste16 - Reducing noise risks from kerbside glass collection
- Waste18 - Hand sorting of recyclables ('totting') with vehicle assistance
- Waste21 - Health and safety training in waste management and recycling
- Waste22 - Handling offensive/hygiene waste safely
- Waste23 - Safe waste and recycling collection services
- Waste 24 - Safe cleansing on the highway - Managing the risks associated with manual and mechanical cleansing
- Waste25 - Managing access to large waste and recycling bins
- Waste26 - Managing health and safety in civic amenity sites
- Waste27 - Health and hazardous substances in waste and recycling
- Waste28 - Reducing fire risk at waste management sites