RESOURCE LIBRARY
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| Title | Summary | Categories | File Size | File Type | Link | hf:doc_categories |
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| Bioaerosol Monitoring: Sampling and Monitoring | ESA has produced this resource on sampling and monitoring for bioaerosols as part of a suite of additional ESA bioaerosols resources to complement the WISH guidance. | Guidance, Health & Safety | 304 KB | docx | guidance health-safety | |
| Bioaerosol Monitoring: Photos of good and bad practice | ESA has provided photographs as examples of good and poor control practices as part of a suite of additional ESA bioaerosols resources to complement the WISH guidance. | Guidance, Health & Safety | 3 MB | docx | guidance health-safety | |
| Bioaerosol Monitoring: Examples of control measures | ESA has produced examples of control measures as part of a suite of additional ESA bioaerosols resources to complement the WISH guidance | Guidance, Health & Safety | 339 KB | docx | guidance health-safety | |
| Bioaerosol Monitoring: Selecting a contractor | ESA has produced this resource on contractor selection as part of a suite of additional ESA bioaerosols resources to complement the WISH guidance. | Guidance, Health & Safety | 1 MB | docx | guidance health-safety | |
| Guidance for the disposal of Bonded Asbestos | This ESA guidance aims to raise industry standards by ending the unacceptable practice whereby loads of broken bonded asbestos arrive for disposal at landfill sites unwrapped and in open containers. This guidance sets out ESA’s expectations on the packaging and presentation of loads of bonded asbestos waste for disposal. | Asbestos, Guidance, Health & Safety | 40 KB | docx | asbestos guidance health-safety | |
| ESA Code of Conduct | This Code of Conduct – which is referred to in ESA’s Articles of Association and Rules, and is binding on Full Members – has been developed to ensure that ESA and its Members lead the sector in transparently promoting and attaining high standards in business and operations. | Duty of care, Regulation, Standards | 569 KB | duty-of-care regulation standards | ||
| ESA protocol for the assessment of hazard status of IBA – Explantory note | An explanatory note building on, and to be read in conjunction with, the ESA’s IBA sampling protocol … | Guidance, IBA, Regulation | 259 KB | guidance iba regulation | ||
| Assessment of Hazard classification of UK IBA | A comprehensive independent assessment of hazard classification of Incinerator Bottom Ash based on the findings of previous sampling and studies. Produced and published by WRC for the … | IBA, Regulation, Research | 1 MB | iba regulation research | ||
| An assessment of mineralogy of UK municipal waste incinerator bottom ash using geochemical modelling | Results of an independent study into the mineralogy of UK municipal waste incinerator bottom ash using geochemical … | IBA, Regulation, Research | 1 MB | iba regulation research | ||
| 2012 ESA IBA Dateset | A 2012 dataset of the results of Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) testing among ESA member facilities in accordance with the ESA testing … | Data, IBA, Regulation | 601 KB | data iba regulation | ||
| 2011 ESA IBA Dataset | A 2011 dataset of the results of Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) testing among ESA member facilities in accordance with the ESA testing … | Data, IBA, Regulation | 446 KB | data iba regulation | ||
| ESA IBA “Start up” sampling procedure Diagram | This document provides a procedure for the sampling and testing of Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) upon energy recovery facility “start … | Guidance, IBA, Regulation | 949 KB | guidance iba regulation | ||
| ESA IBA Sampling protocol | Produced by WRC for the ESA, this guidance document sets out a protocol for the sampling and testing of Incinerator Bottom Ash … | Guidance, IBA, Regulation | 749 KB | guidance iba regulation | ||
| A practitioner’s Guide to testing waste for onward reuse, treatment or disposal acceptance | Guidance developed by WRC for the ESA providing advice about testing waste material for onward reuse, treatment and disposal … | Guidance, Regulation, Testing | 909 KB | guidance regulation testing | ||
| A guide to the misclassification of waste and how you can avoid it | This guidance document, developed by CIWM and ESA, provides a framework for organisations to assist in the correct classification of waste … | DSEAR, Guidance, Regulation | 3 MB | dsear guidance regulation | ||
| Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations Codes of Practice (DSEAR) | Development by the ESA with support from its members, this collection of documents sets out Industry Codes of Practice (ICOP) for adhering to the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations … | Guidance, Landfill, Regulation | 25 MB | guidance landfill regulation | ||
| Industry code of practice for the management of Landfill Gas | Developed by ESA stakeholders, this document sets out a voluntary code of practice for UK landfill industry regarding the safe and proper management of landfill … | Guidance, Landfill, Regulation | 6 MB | guidance landfill regulation | ||
| ICoP Leachate Storage Containment | Developed by ESA stakeholders, this document sets out a voluntary code of practice for UK landfill industry regarding appopriate containment standards for leachate storage … | Guidance, Landfill, Regulation | 707 KB | guidance landfill regulation | ||
| LGG 116 Surface Water Management | Guidance to help develop appropriately sized surface water management systems at landfill sites, produced by the Landfill Guidance … | Guidance, Landfill, Regulation | 280 KB | guidance landfill regulation | ||
| LGG 115 Interface Shear Resistance Testing | Guidance for undertaking geosynthetic interface shear resistance testing, produced by the Landfill Guidance … | Guidance, Landfill, Regulation | 337 KB | guidance landfill regulation | ||
| LGG 114 Drainage Geocomposites | Guidance for using drainage geocomposites in landfill engineering, produced by the Landfill Guidance … | Guidance, Landfill, Regulation | 211 KB | guidance landfill regulation | ||
| LGG 113 Leak Location Testing | Guidance for undertaking leak location surveys through geophysical testing of geomembranes used in landfill sites, produced by the Landfill Guidance … | Guidance, Landfill, Regulation | 360 KB | guidance landfill regulation | ||
| LGG 111 Capping systems | Guidance for the design of landfill capping systems produced by the Landfill Guidance … | Guidance, Landfill, Regulation | 151 KB | guidance landfill regulation | ||
| Governance of Industry Codes of Practice (ICoPs) | This document outlines Governance arrangements for the development and management of industry codes of practice related to landfill by the Landfill Governance Group (LGG) – an industry-leading stakeholder group comprising policy-makers, regulators and commercial … | Guidance, Landfill, Regulation | 216 KB | guidance landfill regulation | ||
| IPHR Modern Slavery Protocol | Information about the IPHR Forum’s Waste and Recycling Modern Slavery Protocol – providing and overview and guidance about how your organisation can sign up to … | Modern Slavery, Regulation, Standards | 957 KB | modern-slavery regulation standards | ||
| IPHR Modern Slavery Toolkit | Tools to support businesses within the recycling and waste treatment sector to identify and tackle modern slavery, developed by the Indirect Procurement Human Rights (IPHR) Forum and supported by … | Guidance, Modern Slavery, Regulation | 7 MB | guidance modern-slavery regulation | ||
| ESA Code of Conduct: Modern Day Slavery | This document provides the ESA’s code of conduct for tackling modern day slavery, which all members are required to abide by as a minimum standard in addition to their own … | Modern Slavery, Regulation, Standards | 125 KB | modern-slavery regulation standards | ||
| ESA/CIWM Modern Slavery Commitment | A document outlining the ESA and CIWM’s shared commitment to tackling modern slavery within the recycling and waste treatment … | Modern Slavery, Regulation, Standards | 473 KB | modern-slavery regulation standards | ||
| WasteSmart training | Link to the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), which provides professional training to support the safe and proper treatment of waste … | Duty of care, Guidance, Regulation | aspx | duty-of-care guidance regulation | ||
| Disposing of Business or Commercial Waste | Link to UK Government resources for businesses which explain their responsibilities when disposing of waste … | Duty of care, Guidance, Regulation | www | duty-of-care guidance regulation | ||
| Right Waste, Right place | Right Waste, Right Place is an ESA communications campaign which aims to combat waste crime by making waste producers aware of their duty of care. You can find more information on the campaign … | Duty of care, Guidance, Regulation | www | duty-of-care guidance regulation | ||
| ESA Health and Safety Work Programme 2023-2024 | This document provides an overview of the ESA’s health and safety work programme for 2023-2024, outlining the activities of various task and finish … | Governance, Health & Safety, Standards | 120 KB | governance health-safety standards | ||
| Health & Safety Culture Survey Results 2022 | A report pdf the outcomes of the ESA’s Health and Safety Culture survey, which collates feedback of stakeholders perceptions of health and safety culture across the recycling and waste treatment industry in the United … | Governance, Health & Safety, Standards | 637 KB | governance health-safety standards | ||
| Reversing – Poster | A poster to display within your organisation providing guidance for the safe reversing of vehicles: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 246 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Reversing – Huddle Card | Guidance to support internal discussions within your organisation about safe vehicle reversing techniques: Part of the ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 125 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Fit to work – Poster | A poster to display within your organisation providing tips for staying mentally and physically fit for work: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 73 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Fit to work – Huddle Card | Guidance to support internal discussions abut staying mentally and physically fit for work: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 138 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Driving for work – Poster | A poster to display within your organisation highlighting ways to stay safe while riving for work: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 103 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Driving for work – Huddle Card | Guidance to support internal discussions related to staying safe while driving for work: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 148 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Transporting waste – Poster | A poster to display within your organisation related to safe handling of waste material containers: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 124 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Transporting waste – Huddle Card | Guidance to support internal discussions related to the safe handling of waste material containers: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 124 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Three points of contact – Poster | A poster to display within your organisation related to the importance of maintaining three points of contact when entering or egressing from vehicles: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 146 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Three points of contact – Huddle Card | Guidance to support internal discussions related to the importance of maintaining three points of contact when entering or egressing from vehicles: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 165 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| People in bins – Poster | A poster to display within your organisation related to the safety of people in bins: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 101 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| People in bins – Huddle Card | Guidance to support internal discussions related to the safety of people in bins: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 129 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Violence and abuse – Poster | A poster to display within your organisation related to Violence and Abuse incidents: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 145 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Violence and abuse – Huddle Card | Guidance to support internal discussions related to Violence and Abuse incidents: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 136 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| (DROPS) Driving on pavements – Poster | A poster to display within your organisation related to Driving on Pavements (DROPS) incidents: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 192 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| (DROPS) Driving on pavements – Huddle Card | Guidance to support internal discussions related to Driving On Pavements (DROPS) incidents: Part of ESA’s Situational Awareness … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 148 KB | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | ||
| Situational Awareness – Supporting campaign notes | This document provides an overview of the topics included in the ESA’s “Situational Awareness” campaign. Each topic is supported by video content, posters and “huddle cards” that can be used in your … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Situational awareness | 2 MB | docx | guidance health-safety situational-awareness | |
| Vehicle and Pedestrian Interface – Good Practice Guidance | This ESA Good Practice Guidance document has been prepared to support on-site management of pedestrian and vehicle segregation – offering advice about site design considerations and control … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Vehicles | 619 KB | guidance health-safety vehicles | ||
| Supporting good mental health in the waste management industry | Guidance to raise awareness of, and improve, mental health in the recycling and waste treatment industry. This document forms part of a suite of resources produced by … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Mental Health | 892 KB | guidance health-safety mental-health | ||
| Site Process Factors Examples and Template | Building on our risk assessment guidance, this document provides a site-by-site template of relevant risk … | Health & Safety, Risk Assessment, Template | 61 KB | docx | health-safety risk-assessment template | |
| Scored Risk Assessment Template | Building on our risk assessment guidance, this document provides a blank template to undertake a scored risk … | Health & Safety, Risk Assessment, Template | 17 KB | docx | health-safety risk-assessment template | |
| Non-Scorecard Risk Assessment Template | Building on our risk assessment guidance, this document provides a blank template to conduct a non-scored risk … | Health & Safety, Research, Template | 14 KB | docx | health-safety research template | |
| Non-Scorecard Risk Assessment Template | Building on our risk assessment guidance, this document provides a blank template to conduct a non-scored risk … | Health & Safety, Risk Assessment, Template | 14 KB | docx | health-safety risk-assessment template | |
| Approach to Risk Assessment | This guidance builds on Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance and provides specific advice to recycling and waste treatment organisations to support risk … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Risk Assessment | 984 KB | guidance health-safety risk-assessment | ||
| Embedding a competency system | Guidance to help design, embed and sustain a competency management system for your … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Management | 2 MB | guidance health-safety management | ||
| Induction guidance | Guidance to support delivery of a standardised best-practice induction process for your … | Guidance, Health & Safety, Management | 2 MB | guidance health-safety management |
