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® Safety Precautions The contracted Recycler's personnel assist County supervisors and staff in the proper identification and packing methods of CRTs and electronic devices. Only qualified trained personnel are permitted to work in the CRT Collection Area. All personnel working in the CRT Collection Area are required to wear highly visible safety vests, safety-,glasses, hard hats, gloves, and proper footwear. All CRTs/e-waste received in the CRT Collection Area is screened for unacceptable wastes (i.e. hazardous wastes) prior to being placed containers. In addition, all mobile eghtpment is equipped with an audible back up alarm andvorking lights. REFRIGERANT XTRACTION — For many years, the LMRF&TS has been using a Refrigerant Extracti Contractor to meet the mandates of S to Law that require certain items in the refrigerant waste st am receive special handling and p cessing prior to recycling. However, due to increased costs escalating liability, LMRF S staff expected to be certified and begin an on-site Freon Ex tion Program by Februa 2005. Wastes to be removed include Freon and other refrigerant , Polychlorinated Bi p enyls (PCBs), mercury switches and temperature sensing devices, an gasoline. Items ch as refrigerators, freezers, A/C units, drinking water dispensers, and mmercial foo display units can contain refrigerants. Refrigeration units can contain any on of many re 'gerants, Chlorofluorocarbons (Freon) R-12, R-22, R-134, R-30 are the most co n. Old units, and units removed from recreational vehicles, may contain ammonia. Although xtre ely rare,the facility occasionally has received very old refrigerant containing methyl chlori hick poses an extreme hazard to personnel. Due ® to the level of technical understanding require , d potential for injury, refrigerant removal may only be performed by certified trained emplo eesefrigerant training includes the instruction of proper operation of evacuation equipment, d "Op ator Certification" for refrigerant removal. An employee must pass a State certified Fr on remov written exam and be certified and trained by an experienced staff member from erica Refrige t Supply. Current State law mandates that all White Goods as certified to prov that the materia identified above have been removed. (See Appendix H: Freon Removal Proc dures) AGRICULTURAL PLASTIC REC CLING — Since 1994, L RF&TS has hosted quarterly Agricultural Pesticide Container Co, ection Events for growers to bring triple-rinsed, punctured ge. A recycler arrives on-site LMRF&TS and hauls the agricultural containers free of cha plastic away for remanufacturing ilto new containers,recycled'lumber, etc. 3.1.4.2 STORAGE OF SA VAGED OR RECYCLED MATERIAL Storage of salvaged or recyc ed materials is performed in accordance with "14 CCR, Section 17409.3 (d). There is no I ng-term storage of recyclable materials at the LMRF&TS. All recyclable materials are stor d in containers and bins. Containers for glass are located outside the MRF building. Waste oil 's accepted from the public and is stored in a double walled, 1,000 gallon tank located at the northern end of the Transfer Station building as shown on Figure 5. The oil is removed by E ergreen Environmental on a regular basis. All recovered wood waste is stored on a concrete flo r adjacent to the western wall of the Transfer Station and transported to wood processor for processing. Lovelace MRF and Transfer Station Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Division Transfer Processing Report -20- County of San Joaquin-Revised 1/25/07