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Incident Date: 07/16/2020  Incident Description:  Operator ran over long piece of rebar. rebar got stuck in material handler’s tracks. operator was unaware of this and continued to travel the machine. rebar came around with the machine tracks and whipped up and into the back window shattering the glass. operator was not physically injured. Corrective action:  Improvements...

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, is now accepting presentation proposals for its 2021 Annual Convention & Exposition (ISRI2021). The largest scrap recycling industry event in the world, ISRI2021 will take place April 21-24 in San Diego. ISRI is seeking high-quality session proposals that address...

The David J. Joseph Company’s River Metals Recycling team members are shown here participating in OSHA’s Fall Prevention Week at their Newport, KY facility. During a time when social distancing is a necessity for both health and safety reasons, The David J. Joseph Company’s River Metals Recycling team shows that safety education and training goes...

(Washington, DC) – Serving as the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today testified before the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee in support of proposed legislation that expands the use of recycled plastics. ISRI Plastics Division Chair Sunil Bagaria offered support of the intent of the bill,...

Our hearts go out to those impacted by the record-setting wildfires that are burning across many parts of the western United States. In some areas of the Country the air quality has degraded to “hazardous” levels. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “exposure to air pollutants in wildfire smoke can irritate...