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.
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. Notwithstanding 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 <ul”>- 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.
- Company name & contacts
- Company Address
- Landline/Mobile Numbers
- Email Address
- Bank Account details if you pay by Direct Debit
- Unit 3 Newstead Industrial Estate
- Trentham
- Stoke on Trent
- Staffs
- ST4 8HX
- Tel: 01782 644788
- Email: sales@bhygienic.co.uk
