The Collar360

Hazardous waste inspector

Other names

hazardous waste management inspector, hazardous waste tester/inspector, hazardous waste compliance inspector, hazardous waste disposal inspector, hazardous waste control inspector

Waste and recycling

They visit workplaces to check that dangerous waste is handled by the rules, look into complaints, and teach people how to fix problems.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Determine the nature of code violations and actions to be taken, and issue written notices of violation, participating in enforcement hearings, as necessary.

  2. 2

    Prepare, organise, and maintain inspection records.

  3. 3

    Investigate complaints and suspected violations regarding illegal dumping, pollution, pesticides, product quality, or labelling laws.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
inspecteur du contrôle de conformité en gestion des déchets dangereux/inspectrice du contrôle de conformité en gestion des déchets dangereux
español
inspector de seguridad para residuos peligrosos/inspectora de seguridad para residuos peligrosos
العربية
مفتش النفايات الخطرة / مفتشة النفايات الخطرة
português
Inspetor de resíduos perigosos/Inspetora de resíduos perigosos
Deutsch
Inspektor gefährliche Abfälle/Inspektorin gefährliche Abfälle
italiano
ispettore dei rifiuti pericolosi/ispettrice dei rifiuti pericolosi

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