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Eppes is a safety expert with more than 30 thirty years of experience in the waste and recycling industry. She is currently corporate safety manager for Waste Connections, focusing on their recycling operations. Her corporate experience includes Waste Management, Republic Services, BFI, IBM and Mobil Oil.
Since 1992, Eppes has served on ANSI Z245 series subcommittees as both a representative of major waste and recycling companies and a consultant. She is currently chairperson of the ANSI Z245 committee for standards that apply to all waste and recycling companies, as well as subcommittees for ANSI Z245.41, Facilities for the Processing of Commingled Recyclable Materials – Safety Requirements and ANSI Z245.42 – Waste Transfer Station Safety Requirements.
Eppes’ certifications and affiliations reflect her broad experience in occupational safety and health:
• Certified Safety Professional (#8089), 1986, Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• Associates in Risk Management, 1995, Insurance Institute of America
• Member, American Society of Safety Professionals
• Member, Solid Waste Association of North America
• Member, National Waste and Recycling Association
Susan Eppes completed her Bachelor of Science in safety engineering and her Master of Science in safety engineering at Texas A&M University.
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