Workshop to help deal with needle finds

Published 16 Sep 2009 09:00 0 Comments

TRAINING in how to safely and sensibly collect drug needles will take place in the Royal Borough.

The council's Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) will be holding a workshop aimed at anyone who might come across needles and syringes during the course of their work, including police community support officers, community wardens, youth workers and housing association caretakers.

The training which will be provided by Veolia will take place on Wednesday, September 30, at Maidenhead Town Hall in St Ives Road.

Operations Manager for Veolia Environmental Services Darren Ashley said: "We are pleased to work with the DAAT to provide this training. If partners and colleagues are able to promptly dispose of the odd needle that they find, it allows my operatives to concentrate on improving the current high standards of cleansing within The Royal Borough."

Participants will learn about the diseases needles harbour and be shown how to safely pick up and dispose of them. At the end of the session they will receive a certificate and a single use needle disposal kit.

Cabinet member Simon Dudley added: "Fortunately the borough has a relatively low level of needle finds, but it's important that any that are found are removed quickly. By training more people to safely dispose of needles, we can help make the borough a safer place."

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