Health & Safety
Duty of care under the Environmental Protection Act means every load of waste you move needs a transfer note, kept for two years. Gaffer records the EWC code, quantity, carrier registration number and the receiving site's permit — the details that make a note valid rather than decorative.
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A note per transfer, carrying the statutory detail and linked to the job that produced the waste.
The European Waste Catalogue code is recorded alongside the description, because the code is what makes the classification unambiguous to a regulator.
Producer name and address, carrier registration number, and the receiving site's name, address and permit — so the chain of custody is complete on one document.
Quantity with its unit and container type are recorded, along with whether the note was signed, so an unsigned note is visible rather than assumed complete.
Waste transfer notes sit with your jobs, sites and waste carrier registration in one platform.
Two years for non-hazardous waste transfer notes, and three years for hazardous waste consignment notes. Gaffer retains them against the job and site, so retention is not dependent on a paper file surviving in a van.
A code from the European Waste Catalogue — retained in UK law — that classifies the waste type. It is what determines whether waste is hazardous and how it must be handled, so a transfer note without one is difficult to rely on.
Yes. Duty of care means you must ensure waste is only transferred to an authorised person. Recording the carrier registration number on the note is how you evidence that you checked rather than assumed.
Hazardous waste needs a consignment note rather than a standard transfer note, with additional detail and a longer retention period. Record the EWC code accurately and the classification follows from it.
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