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with puncture resistant soles, leather uppers and leather soles, safety vest, gloves, safety glasses and hard hats. In addition, ear plugs and dust masks are available and required when performing any task that could produce flying particles or excessive noise levels. Gloves are provided and required when handling materials with sharp or jagged edges which may result in lacerations. In addition, heavy equipment operators use radios to communicate constantly with ground crew and to minimize any possible accidents. All County vehicles housed onsite are equipped with flashing lights and audible beeping signals when reversing. Industrial first aid kits are provided and are located in the MRF, maintenance and administrative offices and eye-wash/shower units and drinking water units are located throughout the working areas. Both men's and women's lavatories with handicapped accommodations and showers are located are available in the office area of the O&M Building. The scale house has also been constructed with a restroom, toilet and sink. Various portable toilets with hand washing features are scattered in remote areas. Hand washing facilities and liquid hand soap are provided and their use required for personal hygiene. 3.1.8 LOAD CHECKING In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17409.5(a), the operator has implemented four different kinds of load-checking best management practices at the LMRF&TS. The purpose of these BMPs is to exclude materials that may be considered hazardous or which are to be excluded for other reasons. Site personnel are trained in the recognition, proper handling and disposition of prohibited waste. Load checking records for the previous year are maintained for future reference at the LMRF&TS main administration office. Verbal surveys - the screening of incoming loads for hazardous and prohibited wastes begins at the scale house. Signs indicating what types of waste are prohibited are posted on the scale house. Customers are asked if they have any hazardous or prohibited waste within their load. Routine Load Checks - The County has adopted a visual inspection program of commercial and self haul unloading operations in addition to random load checking to prevent the unloading of any unacceptable materials including hazardous waste. If hazardous materials are detected in a load, site staff will notify the driver that the load contains hazardous materials that are not accepted at the station. Before the vehicle is turned away from the site, all information indicated on the Load Checker's Log (Appendix D) is obtained and recorded. The Load Checker's Log is signed by both the driver and the load checking inspector. The information obtained can be used to notify the hauler and the Department of Environmental Health should the load be illegally dumped. In addition, each driver operating a Loader or Compactor also keeps a Daily Log to note any materials that escaped identification during the routine load check. These materials are spotted by the drivers, logged, and removed from the tipping floor (Appendix D). Random Load Checks are performed at least once a day. This procedure is an in-depth search of the contents of randomly selected transfer vehicles to prevent the unloading of any unacceptable materials including hazardous waste. This practice encourages each commercial customer to self-monitor their own waste stream and customers. The Random Load Check Log can be found in • Appendix D. Lovelace MRF and Transfer Station Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Division Transfer Processing Report 23 County of San Joaquin-Revised 7/26/05