As June is National Safety Month in the US,
SWANA encourages all our members and others to take the pledge.
SWANA Safety Pledge
Safety
We are very excited about the upcoming Networking and Technical Session, hosted by Region 8 SWANA (New York, Northern New England & Southern New England).
The networking session will be held on Tuesday, February 28th, from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at UMass Amherst, in the Hadley Room located in the Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center at One Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA 01003.
The Technical Session “The State of Recycling” is scheduled for March 1, 2023, and will also take place at the Campus Center in the Amherst Room Campus Center.
There will be a Continental Breakfast at 7:15am with the Technical Session starting at 8:00am. Provided below is the agenda for the meeting as well as a map of the campus.
There will also be signage providing directions to the Hadley Room & the Amherst Room.
The State of Recycling-Region 8 Tech Session 03-01-2023
Directions:
Travel to Commonwealth Avenue. At the set of lights near the Mullins Center (our large sports/entertainment arena), turn onto Campus Center Way. The Campus Center Parking Garage is adjacent to the Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center.
This Monday, September 12th, is “Safety Monday!”
Now that school is starting bus safety is more important than ever!
Here is some information from the National Safety Council regarding bus safety, as well as a link to a PDF with more information:
PDF with additional information on Safety Monday (September 12, 2022)
A fatal incident that occurred on Tuesday, August 17 in Milbridge, ME.
A 61-year-old motorcyclist died after colliding with a garbage truck on Cherryfield Stretch.
The victim allegedly was in the oncoming lane to pass traffic when his motorcycle struck a turning trash truck.
SWANA HQ did not know the owner of the truck and would appreciate us sharing that information should you determine it. Further details are available via the link below.
https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/maine-news/motorcyclist-dies-in-collision-with-trash-truck/
This is the first solid waste-related fatality that we have confirmed in Maine this year and is the third one to occur in New England in August.
Thanks,
Al Sabino, Safety Ambassador NNE SWANA
“Hello NNE Chapter Members:
On March 16, SWANA issued a press release summarizing our 2019 fatality data, which included at least 53 solid waste worker deaths in the United States and Canada. The number of worker fatalities recorded in 2019 was fewer than in 2018, but was above the historical average. The most common cause of death was being struck by one’s own waste vehicle, followed by single vehicle accidents involving only a waste vehicle. Over 40 percent of worker fatalities were a result of one of these two causes.
It has a summary by type of solid waste / recycling operation, a comparison of total #’s from 2018 to 2019, and an interactive map which provides additional information by area.
Please be healthy and safe, and take the proper precautions related to COVID-19. Thanks.
SWANA 2019 Solid Waste Fatality Data
Sincerely, Al.”
