Drainage and utilities compliance checklist
Pre-start compliance checklist for drainage and utility infrastructure works. Covers Section 104 sewer adoption, Approved Document H, confined …
Environment & Sustainability
Which sewerage rules apply to you
If you operate a sewerage undertaking, carry out sewage treatment, empty cesspools and septic tanks, or maintain drains and sewers, you must meet workplace safety duties and the regulatory requirements for your activities. Use this page to find which guides apply to your business.
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Your guides
The rules that apply to a sewerage business fall into two areas. Work through both.
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1. Set up and run a safe sewerage operation
Workplace health and safety, fire safety, employers' liability insurance, equality and data protection duties that apply to every sewerage business.
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2. Meet your sewerage regulatory duties
Appointment as a sewerage undertaker, environmental permits for discharges, urban waste water treatment standards and sewage sludge controls.
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3. Sewerage: compliance checklist
Confirm your business meets all its obligations in one place.