Category: News
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ISSL Has Trained a Total of 5,303 People in Waste Management and Dangerous Goods
So far this year, Independent Safety Services Limited has trained 647 people in correct waste management and dangerous goods practices. This comes after the most delegates were trained in a single year in 2015 with a total of 1,434. In total, ISSL has trained 5,303 people since February 2011. Clients include hospitals, primary care trusts,…
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ISSL Sorry to See Lucy Leave
Lucy Smith, one of our highly valued consultants, is leaving ISSL to take on the role of the Sustainable Development Manager at the Wetland and Wildlife Trust based at Slimbridge. This is a complete change from her role within ISSL and will take her back to her sustainability and environmental roots. Lucy is with us…
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Healthcare Waste and Resources Research Group Seminar 2016
A two day seminar from the Healthcare Waste and Resources Research Group (HWRRG), The University of Northampton and the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) is taking place next week on 14th and 15th April at St. Thomas’ Hospital, London. The seminar will examine the management of waste from healthcare facilities in Europe and beyond and includes…
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ISSL Has Trained a Total of 5,005 People in Waste Management and Dangerous Goods
So far this year, Independent Safety Services Limited has trained 349 people in correct waste management and dangerous goods practices. A total of 195 were trained in February alone. This comes after the most delegates were trained in a single year in 2015 with a total of 1,434. In total, ISSL has trained 5,005 people…
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Document on the Disposal of Pharmaceutical Waste from Specialist Pharmacy Service, NHS England
Independent Safety Services Limited (ISSL) has recently uploaded a document from The Specialist Pharmacy Service, a service provided by NHS England, onto its website so that anyone can have access to this information. The document, titled “Principles on the Disposal of Waste Pharmaceuticals used within Community Health Services (Version 3.1)”, aims to define the principles…
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IATA Dangerous Goods Re-Validation Success
Yesterday (29th February) Will Jones, Lucy Smith, Gary Spooner and Dr. Anne Woolridge all passed exams for the re-validation of their IATA certification (Air Transport of Dangerous Goods). These certifications are valid for two years and allow ISSL’s staff to provide consultancy services in accordance with the responsibilities of shippers (consignors), cargo agents and acceptance,…
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ISSL Has Trained a Total of 4,731 People in Waste Management and Dangerous Goods
Throughout 2015, Independent Safety Services Limited has trained 1,434 people in correct waste management and dangerous goods practices. The busiest month was January with 250 people trained. The last year has also seen the most delegates trained in a single year, beating the record set in 2014 by 517. Seventy five people have already been…
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ISSL Congratulates Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust on Recent Environmental Awards Success
ISSL would like to congratulate Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) on winning two environmental awards in the last two months. These were the “Most Sustainable Public Sector Organisation in Health/NHS” Award at the 2015 Public Sector Sustainability Awards and “The Greenest Business – Large” at the Green Essex Awards 2015. All…
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ISSL Has Provided Training to 4,532 People in Waste Management and Dangerous Goods
Since the start of 2015, Independent Safety Services Limited has trained 1,310 people in correct waste management and dangerous goods practices. This includes a total of 277 people trained in September and October alone. In total, ISSL has trained 4,532 people since February 2011. Clients include hospitals, primary care trusts, mental health institutions, prison services,…
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ISSL Has Provided Training to 4,251 People in Waste Management and Dangerous Goods
Since the start 2015, Independent Safety Services Limited has trained 1,033 people in correct waste management and dangerous goods practices. In total, ISSL has trained 4,251 people since February 2011. Clients include hospitals, primary care trusts, mental health institutions, prison services, teaching hospitals, medical research laboratories and private health providers. The training we deliver is…