Fed-OSHA Warning on Trash Trucks

By: Cal-OSHA Reporter - The leading occupational safety and health publication in California.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is warning employers in refuse collection about the dangers from dumpsters during the collection process.The bulletin was triggered by an incident a year ago in which an employee was killed after being crushed between a dumpster and a truck. The dumpster swung free because the truck's trunnion bar was not properly secured.Fed-OSHA notes that trash collection was identified as one of the most dangerous occupations in the Unite

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