ISRI hires vice president of environmental, health and safety

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, has hired Scott Wiggins to serve as vice president of environmental, health and safety (EHS). The association says Wiggins will lead ISRI’s EHS training and outreach programs, including the ISRI Safety & Environmental Council (ISEC), Circle of Safety Excellence and OSHA Alliance, as well as the ongoing development of safety and environmental products and services.

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“With safety being a core value of ISRI and the recycling industry, it is crucial that the association has a strong, qualified person leading our EH&S efforts,” says Robin Wiener, ISRI president. “Scott brings more than two decades of field and management experience to this role for ISRI. His knowledge and expertise will further enhance the many safety and environmental offerings available to ISRI members and the industry. I am excited to be working with Scott as ISRI continues to develop and further strengthen the tools and other resources needed for recyclers to build a strong safety culture at every single facility.”

Prior to joining ISRI, Wiggins managed the EHS program for Delek Logistics, an oil and gas pipeline transportation company, as well as the EHS operations for two oil refineries in Mississippi, where he provided the oversight of all air permitting in Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Wiggins also developed safety programs, including training, inspection and policy gap analysis, and oversaw emergency response and was the technical liaison for emergency and EHS compliance.

“I am looking forward to getting to know ISRI and its members,” Wiggins says. “I am especially excited to use my 20 plus years of experience in EHS to guide membership in incorporating best safety practices and being compliant during all operations from transportation and driving to handling explosive hazards.”

Wiggins was mobilized twice for Operation Iraqi Freedom, including one tour in Iraq, where he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. He graduated from West Point where he studied general engineering. He also received a master’s degree from Texas A&M University in construction management and graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.