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Data Destruction Computer Science Labs offer the highest accredited Computer and Data Disposal Service available. We operate the following services from a high security environment.
Sensitive data held on your computer equipment being securely managed from collection to destruction We can destroy data from hard drives and any other media on your premises or ours to the very highest standard available in the U.K. We can provide: Certification: ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004, ISO 27001:2005 Audit Trail: Traceable processes Collection: Security cleared courier and GPS tracked vehicles Data Destruction: Certified Destruction or MOD approved data wiping Hard Drive Destruction: Shredded to 6mm or less WEEE: Processes used exceed the regulations. Liability Cover: £10 M public liability, £5 M Indemnity cover. UK customers include Government, Hospitals, Universities, Schools, Financial Institutions and both companies and charities small and large. We will collect process and recycle your electrical waste and provide you with the correct certification to ensure you have fulfilled your legal obligation. Your legal obligations There are numerous issues that govern the disposal of redundant computer equipment Our services use BATRRT (Best Available Treatment, Recovery and Recycling Techniques) to latest government and EU standards and laws. The main legislation is:
The Environment Act: Your company has a Legal Duty of Care to take all reasonable measures to ensure:
The Data Protection Act 1998 The Data Protection Act requires that all information collected by an organisation be destroyed when the media on which it is stored becomes redundant. The Hazardous Waste Directive All batteries and cathode ray tubes come under this directive. The transportation of loose batteries and CRT's can only be carried out by a licensed waste carrier under a special waste note. Since 16th July 2004 anything containing Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) have been reclassified as Hazardous Waste. This includes computer monitors and televisions. The Waste Electronic & Electrical Equipment Directive The WEEE Directive came into force in July 2007. Under this Directive anything that requires a current to flow though it to operate has to be recycled in accordance with the standards set out in the Directive. This includes all I.T. equipment although the Directive is not currently in force any item that is to be recycled is done so to the standards set out within the WEEE Directive. Manual Handling Regulations Employers are required, through the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, to ensure that activities involving manual contact with hazardous materials are avoided where this is reasonably practical Electrical Equipment (Safety Regulations) 1994 The safety of refurbished or second-hand equipment is controlled by these regulations. All persons who supply electrical equipment in the course of business, including auctions, must ensure that the equipment is safe. Whilst there is no mandatory requirement for refurbished or second-hand equipment to undergo any safety testing, suppliers will want to ensure that the equipment is safe so as to avoid committing an offence under the Regulations. The safety requirements of the Regulations cover all aspects of safety and are not limited to electrical safety. Illegal exports of redundant computer and I.T. equipment Under UK and international law it is illegal to export, or allow the export of any redundant computer equipment that is classified as Hazardous waste outside the EU or to any country that is not a member of the OECD. The legislation governing this is defined in the Basel Convention to which the UK is a signatory. Computer monitors and terminals as classed as Hazardous Waste because they contain 20-25% lead. |
