Industry Safety
Green Jobs
Waste Safety

Workers loading,operating,or working near refuse compacting or baling equipment are at risk of injury

Preventing Deaths and Injuries While Compacting or Baling Refuse Material

Brief discussion of safeguarding requirements for scrap paper balers

Safety intervention was performed on a waste paper baling operation

A lessons learned report on a fatality of a machine operator crushed in a recycling center baling machine

Lessons learned

Lessons learned from municipal waste collection activities

The control of safety and health hazards in metal scrap recycling, cardboard baling and waste management collection

Possible explosion & asphyxiation hazards related to odors emanating from the landfill and low-level chemical emissions

Example of a site health and safety plan for a specific landfill

A discussion of worker safety hazards and controls at landfills

A few of the main ones

Guidance for the identification and control of safety and health hazards in metal scrap recycling

A safety survey tool to audit solid waste dispoal operations

Solid waste management health and safety risks

Operating precautions in the office environment

For the safe use of paper shredders in offices

Relates to consumer model paper shredders

Example of a school district's safety policy and checklist

City trash collector's injury highlights job's safety considerations

Advice to help improve health and safety in the waste management and recycling industry

EPA hazardous waste management standards for federally designated universal wastes

An online safety slide presentation

Preventing worker injuries and deaths from moving refuse collection vehicles

What the general public should keep in mind when encountering residential trash collection operations

A series of safety posters for public and private waste haulers

A series of articles related to solid waste management job hazards