For Immediate Release
October 15, 2013
Contact:
Mark Carpenter
MarkCarpenter@isri.org (Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has released its
agenda for the Fall ISRI Safety & Environmental Council (ISEC) Meeting to be held November 5-7, 2013, in St. Louis at the Drury Plaza Hotel. The meeting is structured to provide a forum where safety issues are discussed openly and thoroughly among safety professionals employed by ISRI members.
“As an industry we must continually strive to improve our safety record,” said Robin Wiener, president of ISRI. “Serving as the industry leader in providing safety guidelines and training, it is important that ISRI keeps raising the bar and setting new standards for its members. The ISEC meetings are an opportunity for members to receive the latest safety training, exchange best practices, obtain a refresher on long-standing procedures, and discuss with colleagues new challenges all with an eye toward creating the safest work environment for employees.”
Featured topics include: safe handling of airbag systems, radiation, and a train-the-trainer session on accident investigation. The meeting will feature Dr. James K. Walsh, executive director and senior scientist of the Sleep Medicine and Research Center. A world-renowned expert on sleep disorders, Dr. Walsh has authored more than 190 scientific manuscripts and chapters. His primary research interests include insomnia, clinical pharmacology, shift work, and the relationship of sleep and behavior. He will present the causes, diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea, including the physical and psychological consequences of when it goes untreated. Dr. Walsh will present data on how this effects the workforce, including drowsy driving risks, and liability and lost productivity for the employer.
Another feature presentation, Airbags: What You Don’t Know Can Kill You and Your Business, by Peter Byrne, president of Crashboxx Telematics will focus on the training solutions for handling airbags. Attendees who have specific questions about how to safely work with airbags, can submit them in advance to
Anne Marie Horvath and Mr. Byrne will address them during his presentation.
ISEC is an
ISRI member-only event. Attendees may register through the
ISRI website. The conference registration fee is $235, which includes all lunches and a cocktail reception.
A limited number of rooms have been reserved for conference participants at $101/night plus tax for a single or double. Rooms may be reserved
online or by calling 800-378-7946. When calling the hotel, participants must identify themselves as attending the ISRI ISEC Meeting and use code 2159035 to qualify for the special rate. Hotel registration deadline is October 18.
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) is the Voice of the Recycling Industry™. ISRI represents more than 1,700 companies in 21 chapters nationwide that process, broker and industrially consume scrap commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, glass, rubber, electronics and textiles. With headquarters in Washington, DC, the Institute provides safety, education, advocacy, and compliance training, and promotes public awareness of the vital role recycling plays in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment and sustainable development. For more information about ISRI, visit www.ISRI.org.