The United Kingdom has very strict legislation on the disposal of waste. Failure to adhere to the rules and regulations can result in your company being dealt a substantial fine. It is important that as a business owner you understand your legal responsibilities and then ensure that your staff are disposing of waste in the correct manner. The truth is that the legislation can be very confusing, so download our free posters and place them around your premises to remind staff on how to dispose of and segregate waste correctly.
Table of Contents
Hand Washing
- Hand Washing Technique – Soap & Water – how to wash your hands effectively with soap and water
- Hand Cleaning Technique – Sanitiser – how to wash your hands effectively with hand sanitiser
- Hand Washing Technique for Children – hand washing poster for children
- Catch-Bin-Kill Poster single – Poster to remind people to catch, bin and kill germs to reduce the spread
- Sanitiser Poster – “Please Use Me” sign
Clinical
- HardClinical-Units – list of all the items that are Hard Clinical
- Cytotoxic&Cytostatic-Medicines – list of all the medicinal items that are Cytotoxic & Cytostatic
- Cytotoxic&Cytostatic-Sharps – list of all the sharp items that are Cytotoxic & Cytostatic
- Clinical-Sharps – list of all the clinical sharp items
- Clinical-“Swan-neck”Method – how to seal clinical bags using the ‘swan method’
- SoftClinical-Bags – all the items that can be disposed of in a soft clinical bag
- SoftClinical-Unit – all the items that can be disposed of in a clinical unit
Pharmaceutical
- Pharmaceutical-Medicines – all the medicines that can be disposed of in the pharmaceutical bin
- Pharmaceutical-Sharps – all the sharps that can be disposed of
Offensive Waste
- OffensiveWaste-TigerBags – what can be disposed of in Tiger Bags
- OffensiveWaste-Units –what can be disposed of in offensive waste units
