ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board Opens RIOS Accreditation Program
The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB), based in Milwaukee, has officially opened the Washington, D.C.-based Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) Accreditation Program. Scrap recycling companies implementing RIOS will be able to obtain third-party certification of their compliance as a result of this step.
RIOS is ISRI’s standard for integrated quality, environmental and health and safety management systems. ISRI and 50 charter member companies established, funded and developed the standard.
ANAB’s opening of the RIOS Accreditation Program starts the process of authorizing certifying bodies (CBs) and their auditors to conduct RIOS certification audits at RIOS member company facilities. Only ANAB-accredited CBs and their auditors may conduct such audits and issue RIOS certification documents.
"ISRI is very pleased that RIOS has reached this important milestone, making RIOS certification a reality for RIOS members in 2009," says ISRI President Robin Wiener. "ISRI has invested significant effort and resources into RIOS over the past six years, when RIOS was only an outline of an idea, and greatly appreciates ANAB’s willingness and efforts to develop a RIOS accreditation program to help our industry."
New Jersey Governor Signs Anti-Theft BillNew Jersey Gov. John Corzine has signed a bill into law with the aim of reducing materials theft in the state.
New Jersey Senate Bill 1781 requires scrap metal businesses in the state to verify the identity of customers selling or delivering scrap metal by requesting and copying a photo ID. Companies also must maintain for at least five years records of all scrap metal purchases, including the date of receipt or purchase of the metal, the name and address of the customer, the type and number of the ID presented by the seller as well as a copy of the government-issued ID, a description of the items purchased and the signature of the seller. Scrap recycling companies also must make their records available to law enforcement upon request.
The law’s provisions will apply to scrap metal purchases of more than 100 pounds or $50, whichever is less.
The New Jersey law also calls for operators of scrap metal businesses to report to the appropriate law enforcement agency suspicious sales or deliveries of scrap material.
According to Senate Bill 1781, violations of the law will be considered disorderly persons offenses for first and second offenses and fourth-degree crimes for third and subsequent offences.
The law goes into effect Aug. 1, 2009.
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