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For over a decade, Kantner & Company, Inc. has helped dozens of scrap metal / scrap recyclers all over North America meet the ISO challenge. Whether you're certified or not -- interested in ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 14001 (environmental management), and/or OHSAS 18001 (health/safety management), or all three -- and RIOS, too -- we're here to help you.

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11/21/08: Sometimes it seems like the same accidents, injuries, etc. happen over and over. And occasionally a single scrap recycler endures two tragic events in just the matter of weeks. The article below, published last week, is a reminder to everyone in the industry to renew and live by the pledge "safely, or not at all."

ARKOMA, Okla. - A massive fire broke out at the Yaffe metal scrap yard Wednesday, just weeks after an explosion fatally injured a worker there.

According to Arkoma police chief Thomas Lenard, a shredder flew a piece of hot metal into a scrap pile, starting the fire.

This is the second major incident at Yaffe just this month. On November 3rd, residents within a quarter mile radius of the metal scrap yard had to be evacuated after an old artillery shell, that had supposedly been defused, exploded there, critically wounding one of the workers, 25-year-old Steve Fontenot. Fontenot died Tuesday in a Fort Smith hospital. Fontenot was using a blow torch on a demilitarized artillery shell when it exploded. . . .

--Rob Kantner

Other news:

The 10 ISO Rules Scrap Recyclers Disregard Most*

magglass (152K) #9: Verification (calibration) of inspection and test equipment

Most scrap recyclers make sure scales and metal testers are verified / calibrated. But ISO 9001 requires that all measuring equipment that affects material be calibrated to certain standards and with appropriate traceability.

In this week's installment of "The Ten ISO 9001 Rules," you'll learn:

  • How the typical scrap recycler falls short;
  • Simple ways to bring your process into full ISO 9001 compliance (without the aid of a consultant);
  • Why it makes good business sense to do so.

Check back next week for "The Ten ISO 9001 Rules" #10: Preventive maintenance.

Earlier editions of "The Ten ISO 9001 Rules" include:

  • 1. Sales contracts with consumers
  • 2. Purchasing of MRO products/services
  • 3. Identification of material grades
  • 4. Material identification: inspection status of material
  • 5. Identifying nonconforming material
  • 6. Inspection criteria / specifications
  • 7. Inspection records
  • 8. Training

If you missed any of these, request copies here. No charge, of course.

*and why compliance makes sense for you