Waste Safety

A Focus on Safety Products 

Alliance Wireless Technologies' Mobile Rear Vision Monitor Camera Systems; Blue Ridge Services' Safety Training Video Programs; and more....

Safety First: The Heat Is On 

By David Biderman

It's summer, and waste employers and workers must guard against heat stress....

Cold Cocked 

By Steven Averett (steven.averett@penton.com)

You may think that moldering, half-eaten burrito you've been carefully neglecting in the break room fridge is no big deal. But you're wrong. Dead wrong....

Safety First: Don't Give 'Em a Reason 

By David Biderman

OSHA and other agencies could take interest in waste industry if fatalities continue....

Dutch Processed 

By Steven Averett (steven.averett@penton.com)

So through a navigational snafu, a Netherlands Air Force plane landed at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas instead of Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Ark. No big deal, right?...

Two Steps Back 

By Bruce Hooker

When backing accidents turn deadly....

They've Got Issues 

By Jerry Peters

Temporary workers are a great resource, but using them can present an array of complex problems....

Change Reaction 

By Kenneth M. Baylor

Managing employees during the economic downturn requires candor and empathy....

Safety First: Let's Protect Our Workers 

By David Biderman

When Waste Age contacted me last month about writing a monthly column on safety, I was thrilled....

Look and Listen 

By Kate McGinn, XL Specialty Insurance Company, www.xlinsurance.com

Who isn't feeling the pressure of this economy? As costs are cut and employees are asked to do "more with less," the opportunity for mistakes increases....

Low Wire Act 

By Jeff Eriks, Vice President of Project Development, Cambridge Companies, Griffith, Ind.

Finding new sites in high-density areas to build transfer stations is growing increasingly difficult. Resident concerns, limited availability of convenient...

Mark It 

By Chris Carlson (chris.carlson@penton.com)

April 21, 2009 NSWMAWorkplace Safety in the Solid Waste IndustryHoustonwww.nswma.org April 26-30, 2009 ISRI2009 Convention and ExpositionLas Vegaswww.isriconvention.org...

Look Out Below 

By Bruce Hooker, R.F. Mattei & Associates of CA Insurance Services, Sacramento, Calif.

Most waste firms are accustomed to being asked by their customers for proof of insurance (usually in the form of a certificate). As astute business people,...

Walking on Eggshells 

By Kate McGinn, XL Specialty Insurance Company, www.xlinsurance.com

Enterprise risk management can help your firm survive the economic downturn....

As Busy as a Bee 

By Craig Wallwork

WASTEC working on ANSI standards, preparing for annual meeting....

Scrap Trap 

By Chris Carlson (chris.carlson@penton.com)

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries has launched a Web site, www.scraptheftalert.com, that allows recyclers and local law enforcement to work together to combat materials theft....

Dumpster Driving 

By Steven Averett (steven.averett@penton.com)

Why walk the garbage to the dumpster when you can drive it?...

Going Soft 

By Nicole Croteau, Vice President, WasteHaulerGuard Insurance Program

What soft and hard insurance markets mean to your company....

Drive Time 

By Chaz Miller, State Programs Director, Environmental Industry Associations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released new hours-of-service regulations on Nov. 19. The hours of service rule is one of the most contentious regulations undertaken...

The Hidden Fleet 

By Bruce Hooker, R.F. Mattei & Associates of CA Insurance Services, Sacramento, Calif.

When it comes to fleet safety and reducing costly accidents, most waste companies have focused their efforts almost exclusively on their large collection vehicles....

Retaliation Review 

By Barry Shanoff, Legal Editor, Rockville, Md.

Believe it or not, the waste industry is affected as much or more by court rulings that concern all segments of the business community than by decisions...

A Very, Very Hot Pocket 

By Steven Averett (steven.averett@penton.com)

Many a disillusioned bachelor has surely looked down at his freshly microwaved frozen meal and seriously considered depositing it directly in the trash. But down that road lies disaster!...

Risky Recession 

By Kate McGinn, XL Specialty Insurance Company www.xlinsurance.com

The state of the economy is less than rosy. Lack of investor confidence, corporate failures, layoffs, declining stock prices and tightened credit markets...

Keeping Workers Safe 

By David Biderman, General Counsel, Environmental Industry Associations

The National Solid Wastes Management Association and Waste Equipment Technology Association's safety program helps companies and local governments increase employee safety in several ways....

Moving Target 

Bruce Hooker R.F. Mattei & Associates of CA Insurance Services; Sacramento, Calif.

Whether your company operates a landfill, transfer station, materials recovery facility or other recycling operation, one thing is clear: Keeping your...

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