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Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the risk to life.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
Arrange for a collection of clinical waste - for items like used syringes, drugs, pharmaceuticals and surgical waste
How and when local authorities can and cannot use fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for householders not complying with waste receptacle requirements.
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
When local authorities or housing associations can store waste cleared from empty properties without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
Check your council's website to report a missed bin collection
Report litter to your local council
How to meet the general binding rules or apply for a permit if you have a septic tank or treatment plant - fees, application forms and exceptions
Sets out how the Environment Agency will manage water resources in the Steeping, Great Eau and Long Eau catchment.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
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