Safety Links

Fairfax County Solid Waste Slow Down to Get Around PSA: http://www.ebmcdn.net/fairfax/fairfax-cable-viewer.php?w=768&h=432&viewnode=psa_60_slowdown

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 Summer

·        Heat Related Illness: NSC Five Minute Safety Talk on Heat Related Illness

·        OSHA Quick Card on protecting workers from heat stress:

English:https://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3154.pdf

Spanish https://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3417-sp.pdf

·        Dehydration: Dehydration Urine Color Chart 

·        Free OSHA Heat Index app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/osha-heat-safety-tool/id469229784?mt=8 and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.dol.heatindex&hl=en

Staying Safe in the Winter

• OSHA Cold Stress Guide: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/emergencypreparedness/guides/cold.html
• OSHA Cold Stress Prevention: https://www.osha.gov/dts/weather/winter_weather/windchill.html
• OSHA Quick Card – Protecting Workers from Cold Stress: https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3156.pdf
• NWS Wind Chill Calculator: https://www.weather.gov/epz/wxcalc_windchill
• NHTSA Winter Driving Tips: https://www.nhtsa.gov/winter-driving-tips
• Holiday Driving Tips: How To Stay Safe On The Road During The Holidays | Bankrate