G'Day, End of life vehicles are controlled by the End of Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 and the End of Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005. This is more centred around the environmental effect of the disposal instead of the safety aspects. These regulations place a lot of responsibility on the manufacturers to provide end users with information on how to dispose safely of various components, identification of hazardous substances, and reduction in the first place of using such materials. Besides the environmental side of things, two of the main safety aspects are the retrieval of fuel and disposal of air bags. The former is covered by HSE guidance which can be found at the following URL which should be the basis of your risk assessment and procedures. http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/waste10.pdf With air bags, there is some guidance on the HSE website (http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg280.htm) , but the document you need is HSG184 which is the more detailed guidance on handling, storing and transporting airbags. It also has a complete section on disposal (page 19 in my old copy) which is helpful. The golden rule with these though is to assume they are live, and treat like any other explosive device (trained operatives, metal cages, restricted access etc.) Other H&S issues you need to consider when conducting this type of work are: The structure of the vehicle. Old vehicles and those involved in RTA’s are likely to be structurally unsound. When dismantling you will need to use appropriate jigs, cranes, stands etc. as is appropriate to the vehicle. Hazardous chemicals. Don’t forget chemicals that may be leaked from coolant, radiator, air-con, brake hose, battery fluid etc. It is common practice to drain these at source, cut the hose, and cap off (usually with a bag and tie-rap!!) before any dismantling is conducted. Other hazardous chemicals could be brake / clutch dust, especially from older vehicles which may contain asbestos or other dangerous compounds. Air con units can also have nasty filters within so it should be ensured that these are removed carefully. Tyres may also be under pressure and damaged and should be removed carefully, i.e. by deflating to a safe pressure & using protective cage if neccesary. The electrics of the vehicle should obviously be completely isolated before dismantling takes place by removing battery etc. Don’t forget battery storage as these could be damaged, and shorts may be likely. Also (sorry!) don't forget to check the original use of the vehicle. Not so important for domestic cars but for bin wagons, tankers etc. and the like you will need to know what they were oringally storing, and whether or not they have been made inherently safe (e.g. are there purge / clean certificates etc.?). Certain additional PPE may be required to protect from e.g. refuse trucks which are never going to be sterile... Finally, on a morbid point, we have had experience of disposing vehicles involved in fatal RTA's. As you can imagine, even in small crashes, there may be a need to take additional PPE precautions even though the likelihood of any remaining viral infection / disease etc. being present may be low as there is usually a time delay for insurance / police investigation. More detailed guidance is available at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/dismantling.htm http://www.netregs.gov.uk/netregs/63011.aspx http://www.environment-a...ss/regulation/31887.aspx If you need anything else, don’t hesitate to shout. Best Regards, Ian