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Pointers About Sharps Disposal
Pointers About Sharps Disposal
Mar 23, 2015
Recyclers are increasingly suffering from trypanophobia. What’s trypanophobia? That’s the word for needle phobia. It is estimated that between 4 percent and 20 percent of people fear needles. Most of these fears are baseless and...
From Out of the Ashes, Fire Safety Partnership Emerges
From Out of the Ashes, Fire Safety Partnership Emerges
Mar 22, 2015
When the wrong recyclables caused a four-alarm fire at the Rumpke recycling facility in St. Bernard, Ohio, it sparked a new safety plan of action for the Colerain Township-based hauler and forged a new partnership between the company and its loca...
Waste Management Going Back to Basics for Employee Safety
Waste Management Going Back to Basics for Employee Safety
Mar 15, 2015
Like professional athletes across the country watch practice and game films to build their skills, drivers at Waste Management (WM) engage in similar reviews to recognize successes and continuously improve their safety practices. And as position...
Sixty Seconds with Certified Safe Driver John Johnson
Sixty Seconds with Certified Safe Driver John Johnson
Mar 12, 2015
Meet John Johnson, Area Safety Trainer for Advanced Disposal in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Johnson has worked in the waste industry for over 25 years and recently earned the Certified Safe Driver (CSD) credential, offered by the National Waste & R...
Waste, Recycling and the Most Dangerous Professions
Waste, Recycling and the Most Dangerous Professions
Mar 12, 2015

The waste and recycling industry ranked as the fifth most dangerous occupation in America in 2013, according to annual Labor Department statistics. It pushed the industry to fifth from sixth the previous year.

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