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SWANA Launches Safety Matters Webpage

 
 



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 2016

 Caressa Morris
Marketing Coordinator
1-800-GO-SWANA (467-9262)
cmorris@swana.org

 
 

SWANA Launches Safety Matters Webpage

Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is proud to announce the launch of its Safety Matters webpage.

The Safety Matters webpage is an online resource portal that will serve as a central place for SWANA members and other industry professionals to access the latest in safety news, important safety materials and upcoming safety events.

Included on the webpage is information about each of SWANA’s new safety initiatives – including the Safety Ambassador program and Slow Down to Get Around decal distribution – and direct links to outside resources, such as the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).

Intelivert has signed on to be an official sponsor of the Safety Matters webpage. Intelivert develops, delivers and supports software-as-a-service, portal, media and mobile solutions for business. Among their business solutions is a Workforce Safety and Management System.

“Intelivert is very pleased to sponsor SWANA’s new safety webpage,” said Eric Aubrey, president and CEO of Intelivert. “We agree that reducing accidents and injuries in the solid waste industry needs to be a top priority, and applaud SWANA’s renewed focus on safety issues.”

The Safety Matters webpage is yet another example of SWANA’s growing focus on and commitment to safety. The webpage will continue to grow and expand in the coming months as additional safety initiatives and resources are added.

“There’s lots of work to be done to get the waste collection industry off the list of top 10 most dangerous jobs in the U.S.,” said SWANA Executive Director and CEO David Biderman. “With our Safety Matters webpage, our goal is to provide the helpful and necessary resources to contribute to reducing accidents and injuries in the industry, in both the United States and Canada. Nothing we do is more important.”

Please visit www.SWANA.org/safety for more information.

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About SWANA:

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is an organization of more than 8,300 public and private sector professionals committed to advancing from solid waste management to resource management through their shared emphasis on education, advocacy and research. For more than 50 years, SWANA has been the leading association in the solid waste management field. SWANA serves industry professionals through technical conferences, certifications, publications and a large offering of technical training courses. For more information, visit www.SWANA.org.

 
 
 
 

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About SWANA

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is an organization of more than 10,000 public and private sector professionals committed to advancing from solid waste management to resource management through their shared emphasis on education, advocacy and research. For more than 60 years, SWANA has been the leading association in the solid waste management field. SWANA serves industry professionals through technical conferences, certifications, publications and a large offering of technical training courses.

Media Contact

Andrea Lazo
Director of Marketing & Digital Communications
(240) 494-2235
alazo@swana.org