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proper offsite disposal or 3) if it is an unknown hazardous waste it will be left in place, cordoned off, and the area evacuated until proper authorities arrive onsite. The storage locker is a special chemical storage building that is kept locked. Wastes are removed from the locker before any waste has been stored for 90 days, or once the locker reaches 90 percent of its capacity, which ever happens first. Containers of hazardous waste are labeled with the customer's name and the date and time of delivery. In the event of a spill, the LEA will be contacted. All unlawful incidents of disposal will be noted in the operator's log of special occurrences. 3.1.8 LOAD CHECKING In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17409.5(a), the operator has implemented a load -checking program at the RRF. The hazardous waste screening program for the site is conducted consistent with the Load Checking Program for the Forward Landfill, (Forward, Inc., December 1992, Appendix Q. The load checking program is designed to monitor incoming load to detect unacceptable materials and/or waste at the RRF. The load checking program describes how waste loads are inspected for hazardous wastes, designated wastes, and other unacceptable wastes. In general, the load checking program consists of three basic components: load inspection, training of on-site personnel, and signage. The load inspection consists of load checking at the tipping areas within the transfer building. The equipment operator(s) check for hazardous or unacceptable waste at the unloading area. All personnel are experienced and trained in identifying potentially unacceptable wastes in the dumped loads. One staff person will be assigned to inspect for unacceptable wastes. If hazardous or unacceptable waste is detected, the operator tells the customer to remove the waste from the site by a licensed hazardous waste hauler under the manifest system. Hazardous wastes that are found after the hauler has left the site are moved to the hazardous waste storage locker for temporary (less than 90 days) storage prior to proper offsite disposal. If the customer that hauled the hazardous or unacceptable waste is known, the RRF notifies them that the waste must be removed by them and disposed of at a licensed site. If the customer refuses, Forward, Inc. Resource Recovery Facility 3-10 Transfer/Processing Report (L:\Allied\2003.0146\Report\Final TPR\Sec3revl.doc:10/22/03; Revision 1: 11/20/2003) BRYAN A. STIRRAT 6 ASSOCIATES