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Health and Safety <br /> Sims has an outstanding Safety, Health, Environment, and Community ( SHEC) program that has <br /> elevated the safety and environmental culture among the employees . Each and every yard <br /> employee wears a hard hat, safety glasses , reflective clothing, and safety, steel-toed and -shank <br /> boots . Employees engaged in the Appliance Area wear this personal protective equipment . They <br /> °also have leather and -nitrile gloves . A mercury spill lit is stored close by, as well an oil spill kit. <br /> Oil spill kits contain tgranular adsorbent; spill pads , oil absorbent booms . Employees are trained <br /> on the emergency response to spills annually. <br /> Removal and Management of MRSH <br /> The following describes the ability of the facility to properly remove and manage MRSH from <br /> those appliances not received from a certified appliance recycler (CAR) . <br /> First, the weighmaster at the scale of the facility will inspect each load of scrap materials <br /> received at the facility from a non-CAR customer to determine whether it contains any <br /> appliances . Second, a designated inspector will inspect each load of scrap material that contains <br /> any appliances to determine whether each such Appliance within that load may require removal <br /> of Refrigerants, switches, capacitors , ballasts , or waste oil . <br /> The designated inspector then will segregate appliances from the other scrap material, into one <br /> area for those appliances that may contain Refrigerants and waste oil (e. g. refrigerator, freezers, <br /> and air conditioning units) and another area for all other appliances . The facility collects such <br /> appliances in each area in quantities that are reasonable for efficient removal of MRSH by <br /> trained personnel . Once the MRSH are removed, the facility moves the appliance carcasses into <br /> the general scrap metal handling areas appropriate for such materials . <br /> Equipment Used in Removing and Managing MRSH <br /> A. Capacitors/Ballasts <br /> a. Removal Equipment : Reciprocating Saw <br /> b . Storage Containers : D . O . T approved containers/drums <br /> c . Labeling Containers : Universal Waste (Non-PCB) or Hazardous Waste label <br /> (PCB ) <br /> B . Refrigerants <br /> a. Removal Equipment : Pumps-microvac2/Promax RG5410 <br /> b . Storage Containers : 1254b gas cylinders dedicated for each type of Freon, plus <br /> mixed Freon <br /> c . Labeling Containers : Each type of Freon is marked on the cylinder, including <br /> mixed Freon <br /> C . Waste Oils <br /> a. Removal Equipment : Drain into oil pan <br /> Sims Metal Management CAR Application December 2017 Page 2 <br />