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Video Contest Invites College Students to Film Everyday Environmentalists for Scholarship Money

Thom Metzger — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:59:24 +0000

College students have a chance to win up to $3,000 in scholarships by filming or creating animation and uploading short video clips to YouTube that demonstrate the everyday, practical ways that garbage men and women help keep communities healthy and clean, protect the environment and conserve resources in their communities. The contest, which opens on September 9, 2010, is sponsored by NSWMA. Students are asked to upload video or animated clips of five minutes or shorter. In addition to information about eligibility, contest rules and directions for uploading videos, the contest webpage lists a number of possible themes, one or more of which must be incorporated into the videos.

NSWMA & WASTEC Members Can Save on Dues and WasteExpo Exhibit Space

Thom Metzger — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:50:13 +0000

Planning for WasteExpo 2011? Companies that exhibit at WasteExpo (whether NSWMA or WASTEC members) are eligible to participate in the Dues Contribution Program and receive savings on exhibit space AS WELL AS having a portion or all of their NSWMA or WASTEC dues paid by Penton Media. Here’s a link to a chart outlining the potential booth savings and the dues contribution that is possible through the program.

Application for 2011 EIA Driver of the Year Award Now Available

Thom Metzger — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:55:00 +0000

The application for the 2011 EIA Driver of the Year Award is now available…This program recognizes and honors waste industry drivers committed to safety, quality and service. Nominations are due by December 3. For more information, comments or questions about the program, contact chutcherson@nswma.org.

Congrats to Choice Environmental Services!

Thom Metzger — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:02:48 +0000

Congrats to Choice Environmental Services! The Clean Vehicle Education Foundation and Natural Gas Vehicles for America recently announced that Choice has been selected to receive the prestigious 2010 NGV Achievement Award, an honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the advancement of natural gas as a vehicle fuel. Choice is being honored for their commitment to natural gas vehicles, and for being the first refuse fleet in Florida to use natural gas vehicles. (Photo: NGVAmerica President Rich Kolodziej honors Choice Environmental Services Chairman and CEO Glen Miller with 2010 National NGV Achievement Award.)

Recording of WASTEC webinar: OSHA & NFPA Requirements for Arc Flash Safety

Thom Metzger — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:05:43 +0000

Now available: recordings from WASTEC webinar about OSHA & NFPA Requirements for Arc Flash Safety (recorded on August 31). Here’s link to QuickTime movie, but MP3, MP4, AVI and PPT files also are available in WASTEC and NSWMA members-only pages on website.

NSWMA Press Release: DOL Reports Fewer Worker Deaths in Solid Waste Industry

David Biderman — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:30:42 +0000

According to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Labor, the number of fatalities by solid waste collection workers declined substantially in 2009 compared to 2008. In its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the fatality rate during 2009 for both solid waste collection and landfill employees continued to decline, as it has in recent years.

Press Release: NSWMA Comments on Proposed EPA and OSHA Rules

Thom Metzger — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:25:48 +0000

Institutes of the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) recently submitted comments regarding proposed rules by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). NSWMA’s Landfill Institute offered comments on EPA’s proposed rule regarding amendments to the mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases, and NSWMA’s Healthcare Waste Institute recently submitted comments regarding OSHA’s blood-borne pathogens standard. Read full release here.

WASTEC Member News

Caija Owens — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:35:57 +0000

WASTEC would like to welcome new members Qwik-Tip, Inc. and UTC Overseas, Inc. to the association. To learn more about these members please visit their sites at the following:

Qwik-Tip, Inc.: www.qwiktip.com

UTC Overseas, Inc.: www.utcoverseas.com

WASTEC Webinar: OSHA and NFPA Requirements for Arc Flash Safety

Thom Metzger — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:37:30 +0000

Waste handling companies use electrical power for a variety of tasks. This work can be challenging and requires care to avoid injury and remain compliant with safety regulations. In this one hour and 30 minute Webinar, you will learn more about these requirements and the solutions that you must put in place when working with balers, compactors, conveyors and other equipment at your facilities. Employees of these companies are often asked to troubleshoot and test equipment to verify that it is being fed the proper electrical current and voltage or to verify that power has been disconnected.

Specifically, new regulations and guidelines for electrical arc flash protection from OSHA (29 CFR 1910, Subpart S) and the NFPA (NFPA 70E) require that your employees wear flame resistant clothing, face shields and other arc flash rated protective equipment when they are performing this work at greater than 50 volts. The NFPA 70E rule also contains requirements for performing arc flash studies, labeling electrical panels and preparing electrical “hot work” permits.

The session will include opportunities for questions and answers.

WASTEC is providing this session at no cost for NSWMA and WASTEC members, but pre-registration is required.

WASTEC Member News

Caija Owens — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:00:14 +0000

WASTEC would like to welcome new member Inthinc Technology Solutions to the association. For more information on them, please visit them at www.inthinc.com.