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3-12 Visitors to the site are required to park in a designated parking areas to avoid circulation conflict with facility traffic, operations and other facility vehicles or equipment. Signs specifying rules of the facility, which protect users of the facility are discussed in Section 3.3.3. In the 'tiood grinding area , the customeF5 are constantly supervised, as are a ll customers. Personal safety equipment is provided to all personnel. First aid kits and eye wash kits are available at the facility. Fire extinguishers are strategically located in the facility. The firefighting equipment is discussed in Section 3.3.6. The site's Emergency Action Plan, which is part of the site Health and Safety Plan (Appendix D) outlines procedures in case of an emergency evacuation and provides an evacuation map, which is posted in several conspicuous areas at the facility for public and company personnel access. 3.2.7 Vector, Bird and Animal Control (14 CCR, Section 17410.4) In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17410.4, the operator will continue to institute measures to control or prevent the propagation, harborage and attraction of flies, rodents or other vectors and animals, and to minimize bird attraction. Daily removal of solid wastes and keeping the storage of waste overnight to a minimum will minimize the presence of rodents and insects. Recyclables, such as glass and aluminum cans, stored overnight are kept on the tipping floor to deter vectors, birds, and rodents. Once the bins are full they will be transported off-site for appropriate recycling. A professional pest control company is used to control vectors, as needed. Pest control includes the use of bait stations, pesticides, and exclusionary methods, as needed. Additionally, nuisance birds will be controlled by reducing litter through the litter management program as discussed in Section 3.2.3. The majority of waste handling activities are conducted in the partially enclosed RRF building (open on one side). The '/load grinding operations are conducted outside but are not attractive to birds. Under normal operations, wastes are processed within 24 hours. 3.2.8 Odor Control (14 CCR, Section 17406.2 (d)) In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17406.2(d), odor control measures are practiced at the RRF. The main odor control feature at the site is that waste handling activities are conducted within the partially enclosed transfer station building. All wastes within the transfer station building are removed and delivered to the landfill within 48 hours of receipt. Odors within the building are controlled through regular housekeeping methods. As discussed in Section 3.1.2.3, housekeeping activities are conducted on a continual basis. Incoming loads which are extremely odorous are rejected.lt should be noted that the Odor Impaot Monitoring Plan (OIMP) for the Compost Faeil ity is ineluded as an append ix in the RCS I (SVVT, 2014 ). Forward Resource Recovery Facility SWT Engineering Transfer/Processing Report -MayJ.u.I.Y 2014 z:\projects \all ied waste \forward \resource recovery facility \5 yr permit rvw 2013-14\tpr 2014\text \sec3.do c