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• <br />3�.8 3.3 LOAD CHECKING <br />in aeeefdanee with 14 GGR, Seetion 17409.5(a), the eper-a4er- has implemented �� different <br />lids of lead eheeking best management pfaetiees at the r MRF&T-S. The purpose of these BMPs <br />load checking is to exclude materials that may not be accepted at the facility eensi er-ed hazardous <br />^r whit' are to be exel de a for other reasons. Site personnel are trained in the recognition, proper <br />handling and disposition of prohibited waste materials. Load checking records for the previous <br />year are maintained for future reference at the LATS main administration office. <br />3.3.1 Scale House Check <br />Verbal-sus--tThe screening of incoming loads for hazardous and prohibited wastes begins at <br />the scale house. Signs indicating what types of waste are prohibited are posted on the scale house. <br />Customers are asked if they have any hazardous or prohibited waste within their load. <br />3.3.2 Routine Load Checks <br />Routine Load Cheeks The County has-adepted-a visually inspections prografn o commercial and <br />self haul customers u „t^^a�N^^ ra4io s i <br />-ad-d *^„ to , ,.a^m'^-Aa ciee� ing and randomly <br />checks commercial loads to prevent the unloading of any unacceptable materials ' <br />hazardous . ^s*® If hazardous materials are deteeted in a lead unacceptable materials are detected, <br />site staff will notify the customer driver that the load contains hazardous unacceptable materials <br />that are not aeeepted a4 the station and that this material may not be unloaded. The customer is <br />given directions to a facility that can accept the materials in question. Before the <.ehiele is *,,—oa <br />a -way from the site, all infoFmation indieated on the Lead GheekeF's Log (Appendix D) is obtai <br />and reeer-ded. The Lead Checker's Leg is signed by both the dFiver and the lead Gheeking <br />Envir-op,mental Health should the lead be illega , I . I In addition, eaGh driver- operating <br />Leader or- Compaeter- also keeps a Daily Log to note any materials that eseaped identifiGatio <br />during the Foutine load eheek. These materials are spotted by the d -Fiver -s. logged, and remove <br />ftem the tipping fleor- (Appendix D). Random Load Cheek.9 I . 1 4 at least onee a day. <br />This pmeedur-e is an in depth sear -eh of the eentents of random!), selected tr-ansfef: vehieles te <br />pr -event the unloading of an), unaeoeptable mate.4-4-als ineluding hazardous waste. This pFaetiee <br />enerouFages eaeh eommer-eial eustomer- to self monitor- their- e:,A,n waste stream and eustemer-s. T--:-h--e <br />Random Lead Cheek Log ean be found i <br />Appendix n <br />Random Load Checks are performed at least once a day. This procedure is an in-depth search of <br />the contents of randomly selected commercial haul vehicles to prevent the unloading of any <br />unacceptable materials including hazardous waste. This practice encourages each commercial <br />customer to self -monitor their own waste stream and customers. <br />Lovelace MRF and Transfer Station Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Division <br />Transfer Processing Report 39 County of San Joaquin -Revised 8/23/07 <br />