Arlington, VA – Kirk Sander, Chief of Staff and Vice President of Safety for the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), was selected to serve on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Work Group. NACOSH selected Sander because OSHA recognized NWRA as an organization whose views and expertise would be valuable.

“Waste collection workers operate in all conditions, everywhere. This is an important issue to us and our industry,” said NWRA NWRA President and CEO Darrell Smith. “I am pleased that Kirk will help advise OSHA and Labor Secretary Walsh on issues that will help reduce injuries and illness related to heat for our workforce.”

Waste collection workers spend many hours working outside. In its weekly safety newsletter, NWRA devoted the month of May to remind industry employees of the dangers of working in the heat and how to prevent injuries and illness from doing so.

The workgroup will provide recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention guidance and rulemaking. The first meeting will be in early 2022.

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The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) represents the private sector waste and recycling services industry. Association members conduct business in all 50 states and include companies that manage waste, recycling and medical waste, equipment manufacturers and distributors, and a variety of other service providers. For more information about NWRA, please visit www.wasterecycling.org.