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Health, Safety & Environmental Bulletin No 005

R Brown – 31 May 2005

Waste Skips & Associated Fire Hazards

On the 20 May 2005 an incident occurred at a fuel filling station, where schoolchildren set alight illegally
dumped refuse sacks that had been placed into a waste skip. The fire brigade was called and the small fire
was quickly extinguished.

We have carried out an investigation into the incident and set the following recommendations into action.

• Wherever possible enclosed skips with lockable doors to be used on all sites – All installers to
purchase chains and locks to ensure compliance
• Whenever an open type skip is delivered to site no paper, cling film, foam etc is to be stored in
the skip, this material is to be temporarily stored in the lockable container, only placed in the
waste skip when the delivery wagon arrives to remove off site
• Surveyors carrying out the validations will make notes of the following items to assist with the
waste skip selection:- security of site, quantity of waste, type of waste flammability etc &
specific location of skip to be placed on forecourt. – Check the validation notes and DO NOT
ACCEPT A SKIP ON SITE UNTIL YOU HAVE CHECKED WHAT IS REQUIRED.
• Contents of skip should be checked for combustible materials at start and end of each working
day.
• If refuse or other combustible material is found in the waste skip, report this immediately to the
Site Manager and Xmo Strata office who will arrange its speedy collection & exchange.

“let’s make sure that we continue to make our sites THE SAFEST by helping ourselves, our colleagues,
our customers and even our competitors by improving training, helping where necessary and addressing
any issues of concern there and then”

If you have any quires regarding the Safety Bulletin content or require further information please contact
any staff member of Xmo Strata Ltd.

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