Dive Brief:
- Waste Management is reminding people to be safe around waste and recycling trucks. June is not only National Safety month, it also is a time of year when more children are outside playing, according to anews release.
- Waste and recycling truck drivers know kids can be interested in their trucks and how they work, but safety is crucial. To help, Waste Management drivers came up with a list of Seven Summer Safety Tips for people to keep in mind while they are around such vehicles.
- Those tips include knowing the schedule of the trucks operating in your area, keeping a safe distance away from trucks, and not allowing kids to play or even stand around the trucks.
Dive Insight:
One of the leading causes of injuries of waste and recycling workers is vehicle accidents — vehicle-to-vehicle crashes, and even vehicle-to-worker crashes. That’s why Waste Management’s safety tips are critical.
Waste Dive recently wrote about the progress of the "Slow Down To Get Around" initiative.
