The overall goal of the Department of Solid Waste Management is to prevent accidents and their associated injuries, property, and productivity losses and costs. Doing things the safe way is this Department s state of mind. We try to instill a constant alertness to the potential dangers of the job in the minds of all solid waste personnel.
Safety is everyone s responsibility.
The Department of Solid Waste Management provides employee safety motivation in the form of safety meetings, awards, and recognition. This department understands that it takes less effort and time to prevent accidents than it does to have them. We know that accidents result from mistakes. Therefore, improved safety means fewer mistakes, which means improved efficiency. Greg McCain, the Department s Safety Officer, conducts daily inspections of the physical environment of the service center in which the employees inhabit.