Advanced Waste Classification- Soils

Virtual Training Programme

Date: 3rd - 13th November 2025

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Course Details

This training programme consists of 6 Modules. All tutor-led modules will take place live online.

Module 1: Self-managed activities accessed via CIWM Learn

knowledge and understanding of the key elements of hazardous waste coding and classification – this must be completed prior to the first live tutor led session

Module 2: 3rd November 2025 – 13:30 - 16:00

• Recap – waste classification and assessment
• Classification and assessment and the use of the List of Wastes codes (including debrief of pre-course exercise)
• Hazardous substances and hazardous properties (plus debrief of pre-course work)
• Importance of HP14 ecotoxic for the assessment of soils
• ‘inert’ classification
• use and misuse of WAC analysis
• Worst-case Compounds
• Introduction
• Calculation of worst-case compound

Module 3: Self-managed activities accessed via CIWM Learn

• Exercise to develop and calculate worst-case compounds for selected metal cations.
• Pre- recorded session – Moisture content correction
• Understanding that analysis is typically reported on a dry weight basis and how moisture content correction should be undertaken to reflect the actual concentrations of hazardous substances in the waste as received

Module 4: 7th November 2025 – 09:30 – 12:00

• Assessment of soils wastes and analysis (inorganics)
• Debrief worst case compounds exercise
• Q&A Moisture Content Correction
• Asbestos contaminated soils
• Application of the assessment process to soils and excavates wastes including delegate exercises
• Potential to use screening values (metals)

Module 5: Self-managed activities accessed via CIWM Learn

• Pre-recorded session – Assessment of oil contaminated wastes (TPH) - A detailed look at the assessment of the oil contaminated wastes plus assessment of unknown oils using a marker compound
• Exercise – TPH and oil contamination
• Reading – Site investigation reports (including reading an example SI report provided)

Module 6: 13th November 2025 – 13:30 - 16:00

• Assessment of soils wastes and analysis - organics
• Debrief of TPH/oil assessment exercise
• PAH and other hazardous organics
• Application of the assessment process to soils and excavates wastes - organics
• Site Investigation reports overview

CPD: 6 Hours

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