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Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Working Groups

WISH has established a number of working groups to develop and take forward the 5 strategy goals and objectives identified in the WISH blueprint (PDF) [1].

To get involved contact:

  • Chair - Chris James - WAMITAB
  • Advocate - Denise McGlynn - EU Skills

By email: wasteandrecycling@hse.gov.uk

Current working group membership

  • Steve Parfitt – Mentor Training
  • David Thomas – Aylesbury Vale District Council
  • Joe Taylor – Consultant/IOSH Environmental & Waste Management Group
  • David Humphries – Castle Environmental
  • Fiona Craig – Zero Waste Scotland
  • Sheeraz Talib – IOSH
  • Susannah Aptowitzer – North Lanarkshire Council
  • Chris Hall – Oxford City Council
  • SITA – tbc
  • Dave Tilling – Biffa 

Latest update

To get involved contact:

  • Chair - Peter Sykes – Cardiff Metropolitan University/ORGREA
  • Advocate - Toni Gladding – Open University/CIWM

By email: wasteandrecycling@hse.gov.uk

Current working group membership

  • Paul Stokes – FCC Environmental
  • Michelle Boland – Siteserve Ltd
  • Tony Woodhouse – Norse Commercial Services Group
  • Clive Clarke – Highlands Council/SWITCH
  • David Thomas – Aylesbury Vale/LAWS Forum
  • Jacqui Halliday-Bell – HSE, Corporate Medical Unit
  • William Furniss – SITA UK Ltd
  • Peter Frankish – Yorwaste Ltd

Latest update

To get involved contact:

  • Chair - Glenn Davies – Veolia
  • Advocate - Ceri Beynon – Health and Safety Executive

By email: wasteandrecycling@hse.gov.uk

Current working group membership

  • Stuart Thompson – SIMs Metal Management
  • Dean Rodgers – SIMs Metal Management
  • Kez Grimley – Shanks Waste Management Ltd
  • Nigel Adams – Ongrade Ltd
  • Mark Roberts – UKCM
  • Paul Elling – Hills Group
  • Mitch Gibson – FCC Environmental
  • Jason Reed – Castell Safety International Ltd
  • John Buchanan – East Renfrewshire Council/SWITCH
  • Jimmy Towers - Veolia/UNITE

Latest update

To get involved contact

  • Chair – Susan Relf, Agrivert Limited
  • Advocate – Andrea Pellegram, Pellegram Ltd

By email: wasteandrecycling@hse.gov.uk

Current working group membership

  • Lucy Ritchie – EU Skills
  • Becky Smiles – Alex Smiles Ltd
  • Stuart Smiles – Alex Smiles Ltd
  • Louise Kingston – Einig Contracting Ltd
  • Julie Brown – Jaybee Safety
  • Jill Brown – New Earth Solutions Ltd

Corresponding members

  • Nigel Mair - Environmental Leadership
  • Matthew Lee - OSHCS Limited
  • Toni Robinson - Grundon Waste Management Limited

Latest update

Link URLs in this page

  1. WISH blueprinthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint.pdf
  2. Strong leadership - progress update May 2014https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-build-0514.pdf
  3. Strong leadership - progress update April 2014https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-strong-0414.pdf
  4. Strong leadership - progress update November 2013https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-strong-nov.pdf
  5. Strong leadership - progress update June 2013https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-strong.pdf
  6. Involve the workforce - progress update November 2013https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-involve-nov.pdf
  7. Involve the workforce - progress update June 2013https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-involve.pdf
  8. Build competence - progress update March 2014https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-build-0314.pdf
  9. Build competence - progress update June 2013https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-build.pdf
  10. Creating healthier, safer workplaces - progress update May 2014https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-creating-may.pdf
  11. Creating healthier, safer workplaces - progress update January 2014https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-creating-jan.pdf
  12. Creating healthier, safer workplaces - progress update November 2013https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-creating-nov.pdf
  13. Creating healthier, safer workplaces - progress update June 2013https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-creating.pdf
  14. Creating healthier, safer workplaces (CHSW) – progress update September 2014https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-creating-sept.pdf
  15. Creating healthier, safer workplaces - progress update May 2014https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-creating-may.pdf
  16. Creating healthier, safer workplaces - progress update January 2014https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-creating-jan.pdf
  17. Creating healthier, safer workplaces - progress update November 2013https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-creating-nov.pdf
  18. Creating healthier, safer workplaces - progress update June 2013https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-creating.pdf
  19. Support for SMEs - progress update May 2014https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-sme-0514.pdf
  20. Support for SMEs - progress update April 2014https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-sme-0414.pdf
  21. Support for SMEs - progress update November 2013https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-sme-nov.pdf
  22. Support for SMEs - progress update June 2013https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/assets/docs/wish-blueprint-progress-sme.pdf
  23. Safety bulletinshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/index.htm
  24. Statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/waste-recycling.pdf
  25. Local authoritieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/index.htm
  26. RIDDOR reportinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

SMEs
Small and Medium Enterprises

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Updated 2021-07-01