The top priority for North American lead battery recyclers is to ensure the health, safety and well-being of our employees, their families and local communities. We comply with the most stringent environmental, health and safety (EHS) standards in the world. And we take our commitment further by setting our internal goals even higher.
Our recycling facilities implement comprehensive employee health and safety programs and training. We make substantial investments in on-site hygiene programs designed to protect our employees from exposure to hazardous substances, implement extensive employee training; and employ sophisticated safety and environmental equipment, and advanced controls and monitoring.
Our U.S. recycling companies, on average:
Like all manufacturing sectors, our work has inherent risks. Regularly monitoring the amount of lead in an employee’s blood is the standard for measuring and minimizing lead exposure. We have BLL management policies that are significantly more rigorous than required by law. Our member companies also confer with outside experts, including third-party testing labs, regarding employee testing and results. The objective is to keep an employee’s lead exposure well below that mandated by current Federal standards.
U.S. lead battery recycling facilities operate to some of the world’s most stringent environmental standards designed to minimize emissions of hazardous substances. They are committed to adopting world-leading control measures to ensure the highest level of environmental protection.
Environmental Data
ABR member companies don’t operate in silos. We collaborate and share environmental, health and safety best practices to collectively advance the industry as a whole. This includes making substantial voluntary investments and holding ourselves accountable through the development of an industry-wide material stewardship program, LeadBattery360°.
