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so <br /> Health and Safety <br /> Sims has an outstanding Safety, Health,Environment, and Community(SHEC) program that has <br /> elevated the safety and environmental culture among the employees. Each and every yard <br /> employee wears hard hat, safety glasses, reflective clothing, and safety, steel-toed and -shank <br /> boots. Employees engaged in the Appliance Area wear this personal protective equipment. They <br /> also have leather and nitrile gloves. A mercury spill kit is stored close by, as well an oil spill kit <br /> and a first aid kit.Employees are trained on the emergency response to spills. <br /> Removal and Management of MRSH <br /> The following describes the ability of the facility to properly remove and manage MRSH from <br /> those appliances not received from a certified appliance recycler(CAR). <br /> First, the weighmaster at the scale of the facility will inspect each load of scrap materials <br /> received at the facility from a non-CAR customer to determine whether it contains any <br /> appliances. Second, a designated inspector will inspect each load of scrap material that contains <br /> any appliances to determine whether each such Appliance within that load may require removal <br /> of Refrigerants,switches, capacitors,ballasts,or waste oil. <br /> i <br /> The designated inspector then will segregate appliances from the other scrap material, into one <br /> area for those appliances that may contain Refrigerants and waste oil (e.g. refrigerator, freezers, <br /> and air conditioning units) and another area for all other appliances. The facility collects such <br /> appliances in each area in quantities that are reasonable for efficient removal of MRSH by <br /> trained personnel. Once the MRSH are removed, the facility moves the appliance carcasses into <br /> the general scrap metal handling areas appropriate for such materials. <br /> Equipment Used in Removing and Managing MRSH <br /> A. Capacitors <br /> a. Removal Equipment: Reciprocating Saw <br /> b. Storage Containers:D.O.T approved containers/drums <br /> B. Refrigerants <br /> a. Removal Equipment: Pumps-microvac2/Promax RG5410 <br /> b. Storage Containers: 125-1b gas cylinders dedicated for each type of Freon, plus <br /> mixed freon <br /> C. Waste Oils <br /> a. Removal Equipment: Drain into oil pan <br /> b. Storage Containers: DOT Drums or appropriate above-ground storage tanks. i <br /> Separate drums for halogenated oil and gear oil <br /> D. Switches <br /> a. Removal Equipment: Miscellaneous small tools <br /> b. Storage Containers: Plastic drum with Lid <br /> Sims Metal Management CAR Application June 2011 Page 2 i <br /> i <br />