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    E MP 12 Waste Management Sample

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    This procedure outlines Insert Your Company's strategy for safely managing and reducing waste. It defines roles and responsibilities, and procedures for waste avoidance, reduction, recycling, disposal, transport, and management of incidents. The procedure aims to ensure compliance with state and national standards while meeting operational needs. Key aspects covered include categorizing waste types, approved disposal methods, and record keeping requirements.

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    E MP 12 Waste Management Sample

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    Kelvin Tai Wei Lim
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    This procedure outlines Insert Your Company's strategy for safely managing and reducing waste. It defines roles and responsibilities, and procedures for waste avoidance, reduction, recycling, disposal, transport, and management of incidents. The procedure aims to ensure compliance with state and national standards while meeting operational needs. Key aspects covered include categorizing waste types, approved disposal methods, and record keeping requirements.

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    This procedure outlines Insert Your Company's strategy for safely managing and reducing waste. It defines roles and responsibilities, and procedures for waste avoidance, reduction, recycling, disposal, transport, and management of incidents. The procedure aims to ensure compliance with state and national standards while meeting operational needs. Key aspects covered include categorizing waste types, approved disposal methods, and record keeping requirements.

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    14 views4 pages

    E MP 12 Waste Management Sample

    Uploaded by

    Kelvin Tai Wei Lim
    This procedure outlines Insert Your Company's strategy for safely managing and reducing waste. It defines roles and responsibilities, and procedures for waste avoidance, reduction, recycling, disposal, transport, and management of incidents. The procedure aims to ensure compliance with state and national standards while meeting operational needs. Key aspects covered include categorizing waste types, approved disposal methods, and record keeping requirements.

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    ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

    PROCEDURE FOR
    WASTE MANAGEMENT
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. APPROVAL .......................................................................................................... 3
    2. PURPOSE.............................................................................................................. 4
    3. SCOPE ................................................................................................................. 4
    4. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS .................................................................................... 4
    5. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................ 5
    6. PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES ......................................................................... 6
    6.1. Waste Management ............................................................................................... 6
    6.2. Waste Avoidance ................................................................................................... 7
    6.3. Waste Reduction ..................................................................................................... 7
    6.4. Waste Recycling ...................................................................................................... 7
    6.5. Waste Disposal......................................................................................................... 8
    6.5.1. Disposal Methods ............................................................................................. 9
    6.5.2. Disposal of Petroleum-Based Products ......................................................... 11
    6.6. Waste Discharges to the Environment ................................................................. 11
    6.7. Transport of Waste ................................................................................................. 12
    6.8. Incidents and Emergencies .................................................................................. 13
    7. RELATED PROCEDURES, FORMS AND DOCUMENTS ........................................ 13
    8. REVIEW CRITERIA .............................................................................................. 13
    9. RECORD MANAGEMENT .................................................................................. 14
    10. REFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 14

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    1. APPROVAL
    Document Control
    Document: E-MP-12 – Waste Management
    Version: 1.0
    Released: Insert Date
    Review Date: + 1 year
    Prepared By: Insert Person Position: Insert Position
    Reviewed By: Insert Person Position: Insert Position
    Approved By: Insert Person Position: Insert Position
    This procedure is reviewed to ensure its continuing relevance to the systems and processes that
    it describes. A record of contextual additions or omissions is given below.
    Amendment Record
    Summary of
    Version Date Context Section
    Amendments
    To define the strategy to safely
    1.0 Insert Date All Original
    reduce and manage waste.

    The latest revision of this procedure is on the Insert Your Company intranet site.
    It is the responsibility of the individual to ensure that any hardcopy is the current revision.
    A printed version of this procedure is uncontrolled, except when provided with a document
    title and revision number in the field below and marked as ‘Controlled Copy’.
    Document Title: Waste Management Rev: 1.0
    Uncontrolled Copy: ✓ Controlled Copy: ✓ Date: Insert Date

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    2. PURPOSE
    The purpose of this procedure is to define the strategy to safely reduce and manage
    wastes within the control of Insert Your Company.
    This procedure details the objectives and processes to enable compliance with state
    and national standards to safely manage waste, whilst ensuring operational needs
    are met.

    3. SCOPE
    This procedure applies to the processes by which waste is handled, transported and
    disposed of at Insert Your Company workplaces, to minimize the impact on the
    environment and the safety and health of personnel and others who may be exposed
    to hazardous waste.

    4. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS


    Term Definition
    Material free of any apparent or actual
    pathological/infectious, radioactive or hazardous chemical
    General Waste
    contamination. Examples of general waste include cloth,
    plastic and Styrofoam.
    Discarded material, which due to its quantity, concentration,
    or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may:
    • Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human
    Hazardous Waste health or the environment when improperly treated,
    stored or disposed of, or otherwise mismanaged.
    • Cause or contribute to an increase in mortality, or an
    increase in irreversible or incapacitating illness.
    Petroleum-Based Products that have been made from crude oil or its
    Products derivatives. These include all oils, greases, organic cleaning
    solvents or solutions.
    Prescribed Industrial Hazardous wastes, and wastes that can affect amenities
    Waste (e.g. odour), generated by industry and listed in relevant
    legislation (e.g. Prescribed Waste Regulations).
    Recyclable Waste Any discarded material which can be reprocessed for re-
    use. Recyclable items include paper, cardboard, aluminium
    cans, glass bottles, scrap metal and recyclable plastic.
    Regulated Waste Wastes that are non-domestic waste that are generated on-
    site, as defined by the Environmental Protection Regulation.
    These wastes must be handled by a registered waste
    transporter and require disposal at an appropriately licensed
    facility.

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