Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 - Updating The Plan

Updating The Plan

Once the project starts then the regulations place an obligation on the principal contractor to update the plan. If the project has a value of they must record details of the identity of the person removing the wastes, the types of waste removed and the site the waste is being taken to. They must also, within three months of the completion of the project, add a confirmation that wastes have been monitored and the plan updated to reflect any changes along with an explanation of any deviation from the plan.

If the project is worth more than £500,000, then these requirements include further, more clearly defined, duty of care information. The principal contractor must also:

• Review the plan
• Record quantities and types of waste produced
• Record the types and quantities of waste that have been:
  • Reused (on or off site)
  • Recycled (on or off site)
  • Sent of other forms of recovery (on or off site)
  • Sent to landfill
  • Otherwise disposed of
• Update the plan to reflect the progress of the project

Within three months of the work being completed the principal contractor must add to the plan:

• Confirmation that the plan has been monitored and updated in accordance with the regulation
• A comparison of estimated quantities of each type of waste generated against the actual quantities of each waste type
• An explanation of any deviation from the plan
• An estimate of the cost savings that have been achieved by completing and implementing the plan.

The principal contractor must ensure that the plan is kept on site, and every contractor knows where it is kept. It must be available to any contractor carrying any work described in the plan.

The principal contractor must retain the plan for two years following the completion of the project.