What is the Duty of Care?
In law, a duty
of care is a legal obligation imposed
on an individual requiring that they
adhere to a reasonable standard of
care while performing any acts that
could possibly harm others.
As a business,
you have a legal duty to ensure that
any waste you produce is handled safely
and in accordance with the law as
covered by The Environmental Protection
(Duty of Care) Regulations of 1991.
This is the 'Duty of Care' and it
applies to anyone who produces, imports,
carries, keeps, treats or disposes
of controlled waste from business
or industry or acts as a waste broker
in this respect.
When applied
to waste disposal it effects any business.
In basic terms, you should ensure
that:
- All waste is
stored and disposed of responsibly
- Waste is only
handled or dealt with by individuals
or businesses that are authorised
to deal with it
- A record is
kept of all waste received or transferred
through a system of signed Waste
Transfer Notes (WTN).
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