The U.S. has the second-largest number of Spanish speakers in the world, behind Mexico. Five states (Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and New York) recommend postings in both English and Spanish to enhance the workplace. ISRI has long recognized that helping workers in recycling do their best to supply high quality renewable, sustainable materials means translating…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to recognize ISRI for the association’s efforts to promote fire safety in the recycling industry and overall best practices in environmental, health, and safety (EHS). On Sept. 22, OSHA included a $160,000 grant for ISRI in its announcement of more than $11.7 million in grants to 90…
Tony Smith, ISRI’s vice president of safety, used former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson’s famous quote, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth,” to illustrate how fire safety works at the E-Scrap Conference and Trade Show, Sept. 19-21 in New Orleans. ISRI had the privilege of hosting “Fire Safety at Your…