Lithium batteries are dangerous for recycling centers. Used to power popular accessories such as smartphones and cameras, the batteries are often discarded along with their devices but cannot be recycled in the same manner because they can be combustible. A 3,000-pound ferrous stockpile caught fire at a Tacoma scrapyard when…
Plan Ahead for a Hurricane
Preparing a scrapyard for a hurricane should begin well before the winds start whipping. Creating, reviewing and revising an emergency response plan prior to storm season provides the optimal protection. In planning ahead, you can react sooner and avoid potentially disastrous oversights when a storm threatens. For example, knowing how…
Set Positive Goals for Safety Programs
Focus on your efforts. Not the results. That’s the essence of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s policy for a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), under which employers, employees and OSHA collaborate to make a workplace safer. So, while the beginning of the year is a good time to set safety goals for…