Dive Brief:

• The National Waste & Recycling Association announced it will name a new associate director of safety.
• John Haudenshield will fill the position. Haudenshield will work with stakeholders to confront safety issues within the industry and to expand the current safety program.
• Haudenshield has vast corporate safety and risk experience across multiple companies, including Coca-Cola. He spring-boarded his career as a safety professional in waste and recycling industry operations and in environmental, health and safety compliance. He continued on that path for 14 years, leading EOSH compliance and management systems. 

Dive Insight:

According to Sharon Kneiss, the president and CEO of NW&RA, safety is one of the association's most popular programs. The organization recently launched its safety program for waste drivers, the Safe Driver Certification Program. Additional safety programs are Safety Monday, Be Safe Be Proud and Slow Down to Get Around. The focus of all of the programs is to promote safety in the workplace and to encourage others in the community to respect potential dangers to those employed in this industry. The NW&RA championed a Florida bill to protect sanitation workers on the job. The bill was passed and became a law in June.