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<br /> <br />Lovelace MRF and Transfer Station Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Division <br />Transfer Processing Report 16 County of San Joaquin <br />September 16, 2024 <br />• Safety meetings are held regularly with all personnel and personnel are constantly <br />reminded to be aware of working around mobile equipment on the tipping floor. <br /> <br />• When two or more pieces of equipment will be working in a confined area for a period of <br />30 minutes or more, the area is cordoned off and personnel working on the tipping floor <br />will be instructed to maintain a distance of 75 ft to 100 ft. <br /> <br />The compactor and the backhoe are operated an average of three hours daily while the loaders <br />are operated an average of seven hours daily. When the compactor, backhoe and the two <br />loaders are operated simultaneously, equipment operators and other staff on the tipping floor are <br />made aware that all four pieces of equipment are operating on the tipping floor, and maintain a <br />distance of 15 to 20 ft from each other. Also, equipment operators make use of the horn on the <br />equipment to make personnel aware of their presence. <br /> <br />2.7 LOADING TRANSFER VEHICLES <br />Transfer trucks enter the site and proceed to the ramp at the rear of the MRF, which allows the <br />trucks to park below the loading chute (Figure 2). The transfer trucks are loaded with solid waste <br />through the chute. During loading, the vehicle weight is monitored using a platform scale at the <br />bottom of the transfer chute, allowing the trailer to be filled to the maximum allowed weight. <br />Once the trailer is loaded, it leaves the tunnel and exits the facility via the gate (Figure 2). <br /> <br />2.8 Provisions for Peak Loading <br />Peak loading of vehicles at the scale house will be accommodated by opening a second cashier <br />window at the scale house. <br /> <br />Peak loading within the MRF is accommodated by: <br />1. Placing additional traffic directors to direct traffic. <br /> <br />2. Involving all equipment on site and operators to aid in the processing of incoming refuse. <br /> <br />3. Accumulating refuse and materials within the MRF until peak loading conditions are <br />passed. The storage capacity within the MRF is approximately 8,200 CY.