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Posted By N
I have recently undertaken a post as a Health and Safety Manager for a manufacturing company. One of my responsibilities is the disposal of all waste including the disposal of certain wastes on site (within the confines of legislation of course). The Safety Manager has always performed this function however I feel that another department should be responsible and that the Safety Manager should perform a monitoring and audit function on the activities. I am however not able to convince the Directors that this is the way forward. I would be extremely grateful if anyone could provide me with reasoned arguments that would assist me in convincing the Directors.
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Posted By Stuart Nagle
The Directors could, of course, expect you to carry out any other 'reasonable' function akin to your duties as Safety Manager, such as dealing with environmental issues e.g. managing the disposal of waste.
the term managing however, could be deemed to include 'doing' !!
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Posted By N
The Safety Manager should ensure that the disposal of waste is conducted in a safe manner and without risk to the environment. He ensures that this occurs by developing and auditing against the Waste Disposal Policy. I am trying to get departments to take responsibility for the safety issues in their area of responsibility. Waste does not directly contribute to profit (although waste minimisation does) and as such it has historically been the responsibility of the Safety Manager (who in the past was a waste disposal technician that gradually developed into a safety function) to ensure that waste is disposed of. Who audits me? Who monitors me? How do I get a department to take responsibility for waste when they do not perceive it as their problem because I am responsible for its disposal? Please comment as I would be interested in hearing your response.
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
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Are you able to provide more information on the composition of the wastes which you may be required to dispose of on site?
Paul
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Posted By Chris Uren
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Does the transport manager drive all the vehicles?
Chris
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Posted By Shane Johnston
Put a case to your Directors showing how much money can be save by reducing / recycling waste (finance usually works). Ensure that next year your directors set H&S and Env objectives (such as waste reduction targets).
Make individuals with responsibilities for waste production aware of these objectives, and that you will offer guidance helping them to achieve those objectives. Monitor performance and report this on a regular basis to Directors.
If you can demonstrate to Directors that you are doing all you can to achieve those objectives, but those who produce waste are not following your advice, and as a consequence money is being wasted .... your Directors may give those individuals a kick.
You will find that in the end you simply offer advice/guidance and monitor/audit the performance.
Shane.
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Posted By Nick Egan
If you are being asked to manage waste, may I suggest that you argue "competency". Unless you have a suitable qualification in environmental management you may not be sufficiently competent to advise the company on their EPA duty of care. If you convince them of this then you have a bargaining chip.
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