Waste Management of North County

WHAT:

As part of its commitment to ensuring the health and safety of its nearly 500 employees in San Diego County, next week Waste Management will host three health screening and awareness events at its facilities in Carlsbad, Oceanside and El Cajon as part of the company’s week-long “Operation Safety Excellence II.” Working in conjunction with Health Solutions Management, Waste Management will provide employees with the opportunity to check their blood pressure, do a “finger stick” to obtain a full lipid panel, receive a body mass index/body fat analysis and participate in health counseling with on-site healthcare professionals. All activities will take place before or at the end of the employees’ workdays and take 20 minutes or less.

In addition, Waste Management will be installing one automated external defibrillator (AED) each at its Carlsbad, Oceanside and El Cajon facilities in order to provide an immediate response in the event an employee experiences a cardiac emergency. Five people at each site will be trained on the use of the machine. Employees will also next week be receiving a work/home safety guide to help them and their families connect the safety programs they participate in at work to their activities at home, providing an extra measure of protection for them and their loved ones in their off-work hours.

WHEN:

Tuesday, August 22, 2006 (El Cajon)
Wednesday, August 23, 2006 (Carlsbad)
Thursday, August 24, 2006 (Oceanside)
5-9 a.m. (screenings and awareness event) and 2-5 p.m. (awareness events)

WHERE:

In El Cajon on August 22, at the Waste Management of San Diego facility at 1001 W. Bradley Ave.
In Carlsbad on August 23, at the Coast Waste Management facility at 5960 El Camino Real, located between Palomar Airport Road and Faraday Ave east of the Carlsbad Water District.
In Oceanside on August 24, at the Waste Management of North County facility at 2141 Oceanside Blvd.

WHO:

Waste Management drivers, mechanics and office staff.

WHY:

“We know our employees work hard servicing the communities of San Diego County every day, so we wanted to provide them with a convenient outlet for obtaining basic information about their health in order to help them be more proactive about staying well,” said Carl Scherbaum, District Manager of Waste Management of San Diego. “We also look forward to having the defibrillators at our facilities as another tool that can assist our employees in an emergency, in addition to the first aid training and CPR certification many of our local managers have,” added Ken Ryan, District Manager of Coast Waste Management and Waste Management of North County.

TO ATTEND:

Please contact Public Relations Manager Sarah Huoh at (714) 685-6487 or (949) 283-8486 if you would like to report on any of the activities.