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Personnel The compost facility is on the same site as the poultry operation. The poultry facility is in operation 7 days a week therefore there will always be a knowledgeable, properly trained, individual on-site to address an emergency if one was to occur. Personnel Training Personnel working in the compost facility will be trained in to following areas. Basic fire extinguisher lessons on how to use fire extinguishers and what type of extinguishers are needed for a compost facility. Maintenance of fire extinguishers, fire extinguishers will be checked to make sure extinguishers are recharged before expiration dates. Recharging of fire extinguishers will be carried out by a company that is licensed to carry out this job. Equipment safety training pertaining to the use of the compost machine,tractors, loaders, and equipment required to accomplish the task. Vector Control SKS Enterprises maintains an active and ongoing rodent and fly control program. Cutting, mowing and /or removing weeds and brush away from the production buildings and processing plant (minimum 25 feet) to reduce rodent harborage. Areas around buildings will remain free of unwanted debris and material. Varieties of rodent baits are utilized for the control of rodents on the poultry facilities. Rodenticides will be rotated by active ingredient 1 —2 times a year. Each building has Tin cats and is monitored on a bimonthly basis. If rodent activity is noticed, bait will be replaced and if necessary one or two additional bait stations will be placed in the vicinity. If the number of rodents caught, found dead or seen visually increases, then the baiting level and frequency of monitoring will be elevated. Fly control is monitored by carrying a fly sticky tape up and back through the aisles and walking at a normal pace then the number of flies will counted and recorded bimonthly. A record of 75 or fewer flies indicates satisfactory. Records are kept at the office. 13