Contact: James Keneally
Telephone: (07) 3246 9653
Governments are demanding that organisations more effectively manage the waste they produce and how they dispose of it. Without careful management, waste can:
- present a health risk to your employees
- pose a risk to the environment, and
- increase operating costs.
Effective waste management offers an opportunity to reduce disposal costs. The challenge is to identify the waste your operations produce, then determine how to minimise the risk to employees and the environment and ensure that all waste is disposed of in accordance with legislative requirements. Marsh's Risk Consulting practice has developed particular expertise in waste management, including the complex issues associated with hospital waste management. An overall waste management plan needs to at least:
- establish policies and procedures in line with the waste management hierarchy of reduction, reuse, recycling and disposal
- develop a customised audit and training tool
- provide information on issues such as usage, signage, storage, transportation and disposal requirements
- establish training needs and conduct training programs
Key benefits are:
- reducing waste produced and disposal costs
- reducing the risk of injury to employees
- reducing the risk of injury to third parties
- protecting the environment
- protecting property and your reputation
- meeting the extensive regulatory obligations and avoiding the expensive costs of non-compliance
Our Risk Consulting practice can assist your organisation to develop a practical and effective program to manage wastes. |
