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River Metals Recycling participated in ‘Safety Stand-Down’ focus on improving safety processes


River Metals Recycling (RMR) participated in the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ (ISRI’s) Safety Stand-Down day to focus on safety.

All nine RMR recycling facilities conducted field-based safety awareness meetings on June 15, focusing on improving the RMR safety process through employee involvement. The meetings also included ISRI’s recommended emphasis on mobile equipment safety.

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Ongoing and effective safety training is essential to the success of RMR’s safety program, the company said in a press release.

RMR appreciates ISRI’s efforts in organizing this event. We support such outreach initiatives that greatly enhance cooperation between ISRI and employers to work toward the same goal:   a safe and healthful workplace.

Safety is RMR’s number one core value and the primary goal of our safety process is to offer a safe and healthful workplace, free of injuries and illnesses for our teammates, customers, and visitors, said a company spokesman.

River Metals Recycling is a metal recycler and buys common household ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal items like appliances, sheet metal, automobiles, aluminum cans and other aluminum, copper and brass products. RMR is the largest scrap recycler on the Ohio River with nine locations in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

River Metals Recycling is wholly owned by The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ), a subsidiary of Nucor Corporation. The David Joseph Company, founded in 1885, is one of the largest scrap brokers/processors in the United States providing scrap brokerage, recycling and transportation services. Nucor and affiliates are manufacturers of steel products, with operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and Canada.


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