A pre-acceptance waste audit plays a vital role in healthcare waste management, ensuring regulatory compliance and the proper management of waste streams. This process evaluates waste segregation, packaging, and documentation at the point of production.
Pre-Acceptance Waste Audit Solutions
Pre-acceptance audits are a legal requirement for any business that produces healthcare waste. They ensure that all waste streams are appropriately segregated and packaged for transport and treatment. Register for or Login to the audit tool here:
What is a Pre-Acceptance Waste Audit?
A pre-acceptance waste audit is a crucial step in healthcare waste management, ensuring compliance with regulations and proper handling of waste streams. This audit involves assessing waste segregation, packaging, and documentation to guarantee safe transport and treatment. By conducting pre-acceptance audits, businesses can mitigate risks, uphold environmental standards, and safeguard public health.
Ready to streamline your waste management process? Register for our audit tool today and ensure compliance with ease.
For Small Quantity Waste Producers
- Step 1 - Register with your site details, including your 7-digit Customer ID and 3-digit Site ID.
- Step 2 - Once registered, log in to complete your audit. The tool is quick and easy to use and will guide you through the whole process.
- Step 3 - Within 24 hours of completing your audit you will receive an emailed response and your audit results. A copy of these results will be added to your Stericycle account and can be produced for the regulator on request
For Large Quantity Waste Producers
- Option 1 - Stericycle can complete this for you. Please contact your account manager or email audits@stericycle.com for a quote.
- Option 2 - You can employ a third-party consultant (for a fee) to complete your audit.
- Option 3 - You can complete the audit yourself. However, unless you are very familiar with the regulations or guidance in force this can be problematic to complete and carries a high risk of being non-compliant.
If you have questions, we can help
Failure to complete a waste audit could result in your waste contractor being instructed by the regulator to cease healthcare waste collections until a valid audit is received. If you have any questions about if, when or how to complete a waste management audit please contact:
The Waste Pre-acceptance Team
Frequently asked questions about waste audits
The frequency of pre-acceptance waste audits varies based on the type of waste producer and how much healthcare waste they generate each year. In UK, large healthcare waste producers need to complete audits every year. For those generating less than five tonnes annually, the audit frequency may differ.
A pre-acceptance waste audit involves a few simple steps to help ensure proper waste management:
1. Visual inspection of waste segregation at the point of production.
2. Review of waste policies, procedures, training & staff understanding.
3. Checking waste consignment documentation.
4. Completion of an audit report detailing good & poor practices and any actions required for improvement.
A pre-acceptance waste audit is a legal requirement for businesses that produce healthcare waste. It ensures all types of waste are properly segregated and packaged for correct treatment.
On the other hand, a clinical waste audit is a broad term the includes pre-acceptance audits but also audit types with a particular focus such as those aimed at waste prevention or minimisation.