Have you got sanitary bins in your toilets?

Sanitary waste is a controlled waste and must be disposed of under strict legislation. There is a responsibility for all businesses of any size to adhere to these legislations for the welfare of their employees, visitors and customers, even if there is only a single female present at the premises.
Business owners are legally required to adhere to a range of sanitary waste disposal regulations, including The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, The Water Industries Act 1991 and The Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Failure to provide sanitary bins risks significant environmental damage, as well as damage to public and private drainage and sewer systems. Non-compliance of regulations can incur significant penalties, as well as being a basic breach of human rights.

This means that washroom cubicles should contain a sanitary unit for the disposal of sanitary waste.  If a unit is not in every cubicle, some indication should be made to show which cubicles do have one.

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Duty of Care Regulations 1991 (also known as the Duty of Care Act), demand that all sanitary waste is managed to the point of disposal and that employees should not be responsible for the management of sanitary waste. This is a crucial point as many businesses use a basic swing bin and then empty this waste into the general rubbish, which is illegal.
Specific bins are required which do not allow access to the waste once disposed of, and this needs a specialist company.

All sanitary waste must also be handled by a licensed carrier, accepted by a licenced facility, and full audit trail of documentation must be available and kept for two years after collection.

Is your gym compliant?