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Distracted Drivers Continue to Cause Safety Risks in Solid Waste Industry

Jun 01, 2016

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, each day in the United States, more than eight people are killed and 1...

A Proactive Risk Approach Can Help Stem Injuries

Mar 30, 2015

The economy simply can no longer be the excuse as to why safety is not a top-tier priority in the waste and...

Behind the Industry’s Effort to Improve Driver Safety, One State at Time

Mar 30, 2015

David Biderman would like people to think of garbage trucks more like they think of school buses...

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Technology Can Play a Vital Role in Improving Waste & Recycling Safety

Mar 24, 2015

Advances in technology have proven to be effective for creating comprehensive safety programs and promoting driver awareness within the waste and recycling industry...

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 irrational—but...

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 local...

Survey Findings Illustrate Lack of Awareness Over Dangers Waste & Recycling Workers Face

Mar 22, 2015

When working around inattentive motorists, collecting waste and recyclables can be dangerous. A new survey shows us just how bad the problem is...

On the Front Lines of an Epidemic: Dealing with Ebola in Liberia

Mar 20, 2015

As a veteran of cleanups following Hurricanes Katrina, Ike and Sandy, hazardous waste specialist Richard Dabal has witnessed...

Recycling Household Hazardous Waste Provides Safety Challenges

Mar 18, 2015

A live mortar shell from WWII, sodium in its metallic form, dynamite and even dead animals are some of the perplexing and...

ATTI, Lytx Deal Shines Light on Driver Safety

Mar 17, 2015

Haulers often turn to programs and technologies to help promote driver safety. Now, even the industry’s insurance carriers have...

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

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 &...

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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