In the eyes of corporate officers - "as long as it doesn't cost us extra $'s or cuts into the bottom line"! >From my experience - if I have a standard or regulation to back up these types of requirements it does make my job allot easier! In (most of) the corporate world, the almighty buck carries more weight than an unwritten regulation or standard. I'm not saying that I am in agreement with this, but in most companies today it is the way it is. PS - Wearing the additional hat of "hazardous waste coordinator", we (company) do recycle regulated waste following the laws that have been established within out county / state. In fact we recycle some of our waste that is not "regulated" (just don't tell my upper management people!!).
However - I do personally agree with your thoughts on this matter! -----Original Message----- From: Whitehouse, Terence (Terry) [mailto:twhiteho...@avaya.com] Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 8:15 PM To: 'Mike Murphy'; 'emc-p...@ieee.org' Subject: (Assault and) Batteries (On The Planet) ... Mike, You deserve an award*** for your refreshing display of common sense. I suggest that we can all learn from your response. As responsible private individuals and regulatory guardians of our corporate interests, we should all be more willing to volunteer to do what is appropriate to protect everybody and everything around us from the (human), mechanical, electrical and toxic hazards so prevalent in our complex society. Too often, we spend time examining legislation and standards to decide how to define the bare minimum to be compliant with the production and use of the items for which we are responsible. As good citizens, we ought not to wait for legislation to "force" us to do the right thing. There is lots of information readily available, which, in conjunction with the ever louder voice of social conscience, should be more than sufficient for us to discharge our personal and regulatory responsibilities appropriately. *** Take a step outside to reward yourself with some deep breaths of fresh air - while there is still some around to inhale! (For the group members in the UK, as "Del Boy" would say - "... you know it makes sense ....") Terry Whitehouse Avaya Regulatory Milpitas (408) 577-7714 -----Original Message----- From: Mike Murphy [mailto:mmur...@alesis.com] Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 2:14 PM To: 'emc-p...@ieee.org' Subject: Batteries ... Doug, >From an environmental, not compliance, standpoint, batteries leech nasty chemicals into the groundwater supply as they age in landfills. Enlightened communities sponsor 'hazardous waste roundups' periodically. So, my suggestion is to keep the dead batteries in a sealed container in the home until they can be handed off to qualified disposal specialists such as at these roundups. This is what I do as a matter of course--it's not difficult at all. For Our Little Planet, Mike Murphy ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"
