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3-2 The landfill shall maintain trained, full-time personnel engaged in the inspection of incoming refuse loads for hazardous waste and universal waste. These employees also attend the Cal OSHA Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response Course taught by the University of California at Berkeley Labor and Occupational Health Program through the School of Public Health. The course emphasizes familiarity with the types of containers and labels typically used for hazardous wastes and other hazardous materials. The course is repeated annually. All new employees are enrolled in the course at the earliest available class after their hire. In addition, landfill personnel are trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first-aid, and respirator use. These personnel shall be stationed at the active disposal area whenever the landfill is open to accept waste and shall inspect loads as they are tipped. Personnel training records shall be maintained on site. 3.3 LOAD CHECKING PROGRAM Forward is not currently permitted to accept hazardous wastes for disposal. In addition, the existing SWFP does not currently allow the acceptance of hazardous, radioactive, medical, liquid, or other wastes requiring special treatment or handling, except as approved by the LEA and/or other federal, state, and local agencies. However, the SWFP does allow the acceptance of asbestos, as long as it is more than 1 percent friable. The load-checking program is designed to monitor that unacceptable waste is not discharged to any treatment or disposal WMU at the FL. No hazardous wastes, designated wastes, or wastes exceeding moisture limitations are allowed to be discharged to any Class III WMU. No hazardous waste is to be discharged to any Class II WMU, with the exception of wastes granted a variance, such as Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) and automobile shredder wastes. The load-checking program describes how waste loads are inspected for hazardous wastes, designated wastes, and other unacceptable wastes that cannot be discharged to any treatment or disposal WMU at the landfill. In general, the load checking program consists of four basic components: waste characterization and certification forms, load inspection, training of on-site personnel, and signage. The completed waste characterization form provides information regarding the waste generator and transporter, physical characteristics and chemical composition of the waste, generation, transportation, and type of waste stream to be disposed. The form must be completed by all waste generators and approved prior to waste disposal. At the scalehouse, the attendant checks the load and the appropriate paperwork and logs all of the appropriate information in the daily record. If all documentation is in order, the attendant or load checker directs the driver to the designated disposal area and observes the load during unloading for any irregularities or materials that are not consistent with the manifest. The is Forward Landfill SWT Engineering Load Checking Program z:\projects\allied waste\forwa rd\five year permit rvw 2013\jtd-5 yr pr 2013\appendices\app s - load check program (swt, 2013)\hold\sec3_fina I.doc