ISCO Occupation Group 9611.1 Refuse Collector
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Refuse Collector: Refuse collectors remove waste from homes and other facilities and put it in the bin lorry so it can be transported to a treatment and disposal facility. They assist the driver of the bin lorry, help unload the waste, and record the amount of refuse collected. They may also collect waste from construction and demolition sites, and hazardous waste.
Essential Skills
- Collect Industrial Waste
- Maintain Waste Collection Records
- Health, Safety And Hygiene Legislation
- Waste And Scrap Products
- Collect Domestic Waste
- Manage Waste
- Assess Waste Type
- Maintain Refuse Collection Equipment
- Waste Management
Optional Skills
- Operate Recycling Processing Equipment
- Monitor Civic Amenity Sites
- Hazardous Waste Storage
- Sort Waste
- Use Personal Protection Equipment
- Identify Damage To Public Space
- Waste Transport Legislation
- Educate On Recycling Regulations
- Dispose Of Hazardous Waste
- Dispose Of Non-Hazardous Waste
- Pollution Prevention
- Empty Community Waste Collection Bins
- Maintain Recycling Records
- Report Pollution Incidents
- Install Recycling Containers
- Handle Chemical Cleaning Agents
Alternative Names
- Hazardous Waste Collector
- Binman
- Office Waste Collector
- Commercial Waste Collector
- Household Refuse Collector
- Waste Collector
- Dustman
- Demolition Site Refuse Collection Worker
- Kerbside Collector
- Dustbin Man
- Household Waste Collector
- Refuse Collection Operative
- Domestic Waste Collector
- Industrial Waste Collector
- Domestic Refuse Collector
- Refuse Collection Worker
- Refuse Sorter
- Recycling Operator
- Garbage And Recycling Collector
