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Safety Tips

• SWANA Backing Best Management Practices
• SWANA Five to Stay Alive

Safety Resource Links for Collectors

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z245.1: Standard for Refuse Collection, Processing and Disposal Equipment
• Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Safety Matters Website
• Video: National Waste Recycling Association SDTGA Public Service Announcement
• OSHA Standard OSHA 3151-12R 2004 for Personal Protective Equipment

Staying Safe in the Heat

• NSC Five Minute Safety Talk on Heat Related Illness
• OSHA Quick Card on protecting workers from heat stress   (and in Spanish)
• Dehydration Urine Color Chart
• There is also a great OSHA Heat Index app available for smartphones. There is a version that can be free downloaded for IOS and one for Android.