Like most sectors today, the solid waste industry is dealing with an aging workforce. Add on the fact that many of these jobs are very physical and repetitive, and you have a recipe for disaster. Injuries cost both you and your employees’ time, money, and anguish, so reducing them benefits...
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The U.S. EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) is collaborating with SWANA to organize a panel at the 40th Annual Landfill Gas and Biogas Symposium. Speakers: Tim Flanagan has been in the solid waste industry for more than 32 years and has worked for the district for the past 11...
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OSHA & DOT Compliance Issues for the Solid Waste Industry Eric Conn, Chair, OSHA Workplace Safety Practice Group, Conn Maciel Carey Tony Cardamone, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Concorde, Inc Thursday, August 27 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. ABSTRACT: The Current Landscape of...
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Interactive Workshop: Safety Improvements at the City of Clearwater Earl Gloster, Director of Solid Waste, City of Clearwater Jennifer Brown, Business Strategist, City of Calgary Waste & Recycling Collections Wednesday, August 26 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ABSTRACT: This event will begin...
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Safety Summit - Safety Issues for Municipal Solid Waste Workers Del Lisk, Vice President of Safety Services, Lytx. Tony Miano, Solid Waste Manager, City of Tempe Nathan Brainard, Vice President, Insurance Office of America Thursday, August 27 11:30a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ABSTRACT: Capping of...
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Lunch & Learn - Safety Summit: Fires: A Burning Issue in Trucks, at the Landfill and at Other Waste Facilities Larry Stone, Corporate Safety Director, Waste Pro USA, Inc. Risa Weinberger, Owner, Risa Weinberger & Associates, Inc. Mark Hart, President, Training Consultants Inc. Wednesday...
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Can We Improve Safety by Looking at Other Industries? Deb Frye, National Technical Director, Solid Waste Facilities, HDR, Inc. Tuesday, August 25 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ABSTRACT: In looking at some specific programs, training sessions and standard procedures used in the railroad industry,...
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Fact Sheet covering1) Injuries & Illnesses 2) Fatal Traumatic Injuries 3) Examples of Fatality Incidents 4) Focus on Prevention 5) Historical statistics 6) Resources #Safety #WASTECON #WASTECON2013Proceedings #2013
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During the inaugural Safety Summit participants broke up into 4 small groups to discuss two questions. The groups were divided up into "Transfer & Recycling Facilities," "Landfills," "Manual Collection," and "Automated Collection." Each group was prompted to discuss best management practices and...
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List of 7 ways to improve worker safety from “Safety First: Cautious Checklist” by David Biderman, General Counsel, NSWMA. Material used courtesy of WASTE360 (formerly Waste Age). Also, includes list of online resources for safety information. #Safety #2013 #WASTECON2013Proceedings #WASTECON
Safety Summit Checklist & Resource Materials.pdf