Section 5.

Tool : Legal register template

Legislation Regulator How it applies to the Controls in place (procedures, Authorisations, licences, Responsible Training
organisation/ site monitoring, alarms etc) consents and related records persons requirements
(site contact)

Source : Epicentre-Acorn training programme – EU Life Project 2001-2003 coordinated by the Irish Productivity Centre
 Example of typical legal register (completed for Duty of Care regulations)

Legislation Regulator How it applies to the Controls in place (procedures, Authorisations, licences, Responsible Training
organisation/ site monitoring, alarms etc) consents and related records persons requirements
(site contact)
Environmental Environment General waste  Procedure for waste disposal –  Copy of waste carriers Yard Manager Yard Manager and
Protection Agency compactor in yard ref. No (if documented licence held for waste any personnel
(Duty of Care) procedure) disposal company responsible for
Regulations  Compactor in covered, secure  Written confirmation of supervising waste
1991 area, served only by foul drains waste disposal site licence collections to be
 All waste collections to take general waste (from given general
supervised by yard personnel Environment Agency or awareness training on
and waste quantities measured waste company) duty of care and the
and recorded  Waste transfer notes requirements for
completed for each waste transfer notes
collection and held by Yard
Manager (for at least 2
years)

Scrap metal skips  Procedure for scrap metal
disposal (could be virtually the
same as general waste
procedure)
 Skips covered
 All scrap metal collections
supervised by engineering
personnel and go via
weighbridge and weight
recorded
 Copy of waste carriers
licence held for waste
disposal company
 Written confirmation of
destination site licence to
take scrap metal (from
Environment Agency or
waste company)
 Waste transfer notes
completed for each
collection and held
Engineering Manager (for
at least 2 years)
Engineering Engineering Manager
Manager and engineering
personnel
(responsible for
supervising scrap
metal collections) to
be given general
awareness training on
duty of care and the
requirements for
waste transfer notes