SERAC offers a comprehensive range of learning and support to the waste and recycling sector for waste contractors or producers.
The principle subject matters fall into three areas, one which deals with technical specific matters relating to waste management, others which tackle the area of health and safety at work or lastly the environment.
SERAC is well placed to provide learning support in this field as its tutors have many years experience of this sector We have been commissioned to write course materials by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) as well as the major waste contractors. SERAC delivers learning which reflects any changes in legislation and which incorporates the very latest in best practice advice for the waste and recycling sector.
Course subjects include:
- Waste Management and Minimisation
- Technical operations
- Health and safety procedures
- Environmental legislation or other issues
- Management systems
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- Waste Contractors
- Waste Producers
Health & Safety
All workplaces have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of their employees. This is the case whether the workplace is an office, a shop a factory, or waste facility. It applies to all employers - large and small.
SERAC offers health and safety courses for all sorts of employees from those responsible for ensuring the safety of others and for assessing the risks that employees face, to more general courses which teach all workers how to make a contribution to health and safety.
In addition there are courses which cover the health and safety aspects of more specific activities like manual handling, working at height or working in a confined space.
Our courses are run in various locations throughout the UK or if required at the client’s site.
The brochure link below lists the most popular courses that we deliver but we can provide a large number of additional safety training needs as well – let us know your requirement.
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SERAC can also provide specialist personnel for tailored Health and Safety help and guidance at your workplace.
Environmental Management
Waste & Recycling sites can have an impact on the environment, which needs to be understood by those who work in them.
SERAC courses on this subject range from providing a basic understanding of the environmental issues which affect everyone, through to the implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS) and the requirements for ISO 14001.
Courses available include:
- CIEH Environmental Management Certificate
- First Steps in Understanding Our Environment
- Environmental Risk Assessments & Evaluating Aspects
- Introduction to EMS’s & ISO 14001
- CIEH Environmental Awareness Certificate
Often our learning is delivered in response to a prior assessment of individual competencies. We only offer learning programmes where they are necessary and we deliver them in a variety of ways depending on which is best suited to each candidate.
Our courses are run in various locations throughout the UK or if required at the client’s site.
The brochure link below lists the most popular courses that we deliver but we can provide a large number of additional environmental training needs as well – let us know your requirement.
View course brochure
SERAC can provide specialist personnel for environmental management help and guidance at your workplace.
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