Hazardous Waste Regulations
Gain the knowledge and confidence to manage hazardous waste compliance
Hazardous waste regulations are essential to protecting human health and the environment. However, understanding your responsibilities and ensuring full compliance across the waste lifecycle can be challenging without the right knowledge and guidance.
This comprehensive virtual training programme provides a clear, practical understanding of the regulations governing hazardous waste. You’ll learn how to apply legal requirements in real-world scenarios and ensure your activities remain compliant.
Whether you are producing, storing, collecting, transporting, recycling, or disposing of hazardous waste, this course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to manage it safely and responsibly — minimising risk and preventing harm to people and the environment.
Course Details
Format: Online
Duration: 10.5 hours
Entry requirements: None
About this course
Hazardous waste documentation
Develop the skills to accurately complete hazardous waste consignment notes and understand the end-to-end consignment process.
Regulatory requirements
Build a clear understanding of the key regulations governing the management of hazardous waste and how they apply in practice.
UK regulatory differences
Gain insight into how hazardous waste rules differ across the nations of the UK and what this means for your operations.
Applying regulations in practice
Learn how to interpret regulations and advise others on their impact across operational activities for waste producers, carriers, and waste management sites.
Operational impact of compliance
Understand how hazardous waste regulations influence day-to-day waste activities, from production through to disposal.
This course is suitable for anyone responsible for managing or handling hazardous.
It is particularly relevant for:
- Waste producers generating hazardous waste
- Site managers and operational staff handling hazardous materials
- Waste carriers and transport operators
- Environmental compliance professionals
- Waste management and treatment facility staff
- Consultants advising on hazardous waste compliance
Whether you are producing, storing, transporting, or managing hazardous waste, this course will provide practical guidance to help you remain compliant and manage risks effectively.
Course Structure
This course is made up of a combination of self-managed learning and interactive virtual training sessions:
This session covers:
Why classification matters
Understand the importance of correctly classifying waste and the risks of getting it wrong.
What is hazardous waste?
Learn how hazardous waste is defined and how to recognise it in practice.
Storage and pollution prevention
Gain an overview of safe storage practices and pollution prevention measures for common hazardous waste types.
This session covers:
Using the European Waste Catalogue (EWC)
Build confidence in navigating and applying EWC codes accurately.
Waste coding exercise
Put your knowledge into practice through a hands-on coding exercise.
Waste assessment
Learn how to assess waste streams to determine whether they are hazardous.
This session covers:
EWC debrief
Review key learning points from the coding exercise and clarify common challenges.
Regulations and consignment notes
Develop an understanding of hazardous waste regulations and how to complete consignment notes correctly.
Test your skills by identifying and correcting common errors in consignment notes.
Upcoming courses
View the timings for virtual sessions below.
- Session 1 - 15th September - 09:30-12:00
- Session 2 - 22nd September - 09:30-12:00
- Session 3 - 24th September - 13:30-16:00
- Session 1 - 16th November - 13:30-16:00
- Session 2 - 19th November - 09:30-12:00
- Session 3 - 26th November - 09:30-12:00
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Active CIWM members are eligible for a 20% discount on this course. Your discount will be applied automatically at checkout when you are logged in and book using your CIWM member details.
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