We are growing fast here at Wiser Environment. Therefore, now is the time to join our team of highly skilled and knowledgeable environmental consultants. Apply today to become our new Environment & Safety Consultant. Are you ready for a new challenge in an organisation with a diverse and interesting client base? Do you crave for…
Wiser Environment continues to improve our senior team with the promotion of environmental and waste specialist Graeme Outridge. Graeme joined the Wiser team as a consultant three years ago. With 15 years’ experience in the waste management industry as a Chartered Waste Manager, Graeme brought with him a practical working knowledge of anaerobic digestion and…
Wiser Group is in the process of transitioning to ISO 45001, the new Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems standard, from OHSAS 18001. The new ISO 45001 standard was published in March 2018. With it, the International Organization for Standardization aims to improve health & safety in the workplace and reduce the thousands of lives…
On 10th April 2019, the Environment Agency (EA) published new and revised standard rule sets affecting standard rules permits for everything from WEEE and scrap metal, to crude oil, dredgings and construction waste. The changes include a number of amendments, added and removed conditions and clarify wording. The EA have made changes to reflect the…
Failure to gain approval on Waste Recovery Plans and pass the Environment Agency’s strict recovery vs disposal test can be financially crippling so what can you do to ensure you pass? The EA substitution test The Environment Agency’s guidance provides three tests to demonstrate that if waste material was not used, you would get the…
As from 7th April 2019, the name and date of birth of the individual that provides technical competence for a permitted waste site must be supplied with each quarterly or annual waste return. This requirement was one of a number of amendments to the Environmental Permitting Regulations which were announced last year. The aim is…
Wiser Environment has opened a satellite office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to provide environmental and management system consultancy services to European and Vietnamese businesses operating in the region, as well as training in environmental awareness and wastes management. The move capitalises on the relocation of Senior Consultant, Joana Santos to Ho Chi Minh…
Wiser Group’s management system certifications have been renewed until 2022 and expanded to incorporate Wiser Training and its WAMITAB approved assessment centre. Extensive audit of integrated management system Extensively audited by ISOQAR, the group retains ISO 14001 (environmental management system), ISO 9001 (quality management system) and OHSAS 18001 (occupational health & safety management systems) for…
Wiser Environment is pleased to start 2019 with the announcement that we have been joined by a new Junior Consultant. Local resident Josh Freeman joins us with a 2:1 degree in geography and practical experience in the construction industry including on BREEAM and auditing. Russell Hirst, Managing Director, Wiser Group says: “I am delighted to…
The Environment Agency has published further consultation this week on charges affecting the Environmental Permitting Regulations, Producer Responsibility: WEEE Compliance Schemes and a number of other regulations. The consultation follows previous fee increases implemented in April and October 2018 as a result of the EA’s Strategic Review of Charges (SRoC). The EA aims to make…
