Legislation
The Environmental Protection Act 1990
B Hygienic provides a range of disposal services in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act 1990. This act places a legal “Duty of Care”, upon you and your organization, to ensure that all waste produced on your premises is correctly managed right up to the point of final disposal. You must take all reasonable steps to ensure that:- Your waste disposal contractors are registered waste carriers.
- Final disposal is carried out according to the legal requirements, and at a licensed landfill or incineration facility.
- Your waste contractors have comprehensive and efficient tracking and monitoring systems in place to ensure that all waste is tracked, accounted for, and disposed of correctly and safely.
- A full Audit Trail of documentation is in place.
If you are unsure of your position in relation to the correct disposal of waste or environmental health and safety, then please contact us.
B Hygienic provides all its clients with the necessary Duty of Care documentation. This will certify that your waste is being handled, transported and disposed of in the correct manner and in accordance with the law. Waste Notes are a legal requirement, and should be retained for a period of 2 years.
B Hygienic Ltd is a Registered Waste Carrier with the Environment Agency : Registration Number BUT-771935.
Further information on the Environmental Protection Act is available at the HMSO website
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
These regulations place a legal requirement on employers to provide appropriate facilities for their employees at the place of work:Sanitary Disposal
Regulation 21 of the Approved Code of Practice, in the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, advises that : “in the case of water closets used by women, suitable means should be provided for the disposal of sanitary dressings”
This Regulation is further supported by the Water Industries Act 1991, which states that no items should be flushed that could cause a blockage within the sewer or drain.
Not withstanding the legal requirements, you can help prevent having to meet the high cost of unblocking drains by employing B Hygienic, to provide sanitary disposal services to your work place.
Air Freshening
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, state that suitable “means should be taken to prevent odours from lingering in and from entering into other rooms”
The Airfresh Units supplied by B Hygienic can be used in conjunction with our wide range of fragrances to help you meet these requirements.
Air Cleaning Unit
The units available from B Hygienic will help combat any malodour problems, and when used in conjunction with the Airfresh Unit will create a clean and pleasantly fragranced atmosphere.
Soap Dispensing
You have a legal obligation to provide hand cleaning facilities in your washrooms. Regulation 21 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 states that washing facilities “… must include soap or other suitable means of cleaning”
B Hygienic have a range of Soap Dispensers and a range of hand cleaning products to suit all hand care and cleaning needs.
Water Management Systems
Water By-Law 83 states that every pipe that supplies water to a flushing system or a trough used for flushing a urinal shall be fitted with
- either a flow shut-off device controlled by a time switch and a lockable shut-off valve,
- or some other equally effective automatic device or method for regulating the periods during which the cistern or trough may fill.
Warm Air Hand and Face Dryers
You are required by law to provide hand drying facilities in your washrooms. Regulation 21 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 states that washing facilities “must include towels or other suitable means of drying”
B Hygienic offer a range of Electric Warm Air Dryers to suit all budgets and match any décor.
Paper Systems
Not only do you have an obligation to provide hand drying facilities (see above), but Regulation 21 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, further states that in the case of water closets “toilet paper in a holder or dispenser … should be provided”
Naturally, B Hygienic have a range of hand and toilet tissue paper and dispensers that will suit any requirement.
Further information on the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations is available at the HMSO website
Privacy policy
What information do we hold? We hold company information within our systems, this information includes:
- Company name & contacts
- Company Address
- Landline/Mobile Numbers
- Email Address
- Bank Account details if you pay by Direct Debit
Any of the information we hold for you is used to improve customer service (your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs). To process transactions, send invoices and statements etc. If we contact via email it will be on a transactional basis only unless you provide us with permission otherwise.
Your information will not be sold, exchanged, transferred or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever without your consent other for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested.
How do we protect your information?
We’re serious about guarding the security of your personal information and the details of any transactions you make. We take appropriate organisational and technical security measures to protect your data against unauthorised disclosure or processing. We use a secure server to store the information you give us when you become our customer. We comply with the GDPR guidelines.
Contacting us
If there are any questions regarding this policy, you can contact us using the information below.
B Hygienic Ltd
- Unit 3 Newstead Industrial Estate
- Trentham
- Stoke on Trent
- Staffs
- ST4 8HX
- Tel: 01782 644788
- Email: sales@bhygienic.co.uk
