Use links below to see published news and press releases.

August 2025 – Expression of Interest for WISH Chair role – download

August 2025 – Dear Colleague, we are the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Leadership and Worker Engagement group. The group is made up of trade union safety representatives, managers and health and safety advisers from across the waste and recycling industry, and also includes representation from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).  We have so far produced tools to help improve health and safety leadership and worker engagement in the industry, and launched and tested them at dedicated events. We are now looking at how health and safety issues are communicated and discussed in front line workplaces in the waste sector, so that we can find out what you think is the best way to do this. We need your help to find out how things are in your workplace and what you think could be done differently, and you can do this by completing this simple survey.  Please complete the survey by 30th September 2025. We will publish and share the findings, hopefully by the end of this year. Please also share with colleagues in your organisation, we are particularly interested in the views of frontline workers.
https://forms.office.com/e/ye2srpKmUx

April 2024 – Safety Alert concerning the importance of ensuring safety when working under hydraulicly operated rear doors, hoppers etc on Waste vehicles and plant.
WISH Safety Alert – Hydraulic rear doors and similar

19 December 2022 – WISH has received a number of queries concerning the appropriate PPE and precautions to be observed whilst collecting bird carcasses as part of cleansing in streets, parks and public areas.
Further to the discussion that took place about this issue at the last WISH SG monthly call, and following on from discussions and consultations which WISH have undertaken with the HSE and others we have agreed and are now publishing the attached position statement on this issue.
This statement will be kept under review during the current Avian Flu outbreak and will be changed should the circumstance so require.
WISH Avian Flu Position Statement V1 – 19 Dec 2022

26 October 2021 – The following link to a safety alert issued last week by the HSE (in collaboration with WISH) concerning the use of wheeled loading shovels in waste and recycling.
https://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/wheeled-loading-shovels.htm

26 January 2021 – WISH COVID Press Release

22 October 2020 – Initial Notification of Waste and Recycling Fatality – OHPL

2 Ocober 2020 – Initial Notification of Waste & Recycling Fatality – Skip Exchange (Hot Swapping)

24 February 2017 – New Waste Industry Safety & Health (WISH) website launched

02 May 2017 – FINAL 02.05.17 Revised WISH waste fires guidance release 2 May 2017

09 June 2017 – Keep an eye on collections with a new WISH information sheet – June 2017