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Employees are provided with safety vests, hard hats, hearing protection, safety <br /> glasses, dust masks and respirators, as appropriate for personal safety in their <br /> particular job function. Personnel are also required to wear safety shoes and <br /> gloves, depending on their job function. No employee is permitted to operate <br /> potentially dangerous equipment or engage in potentially dangerous activities <br /> without appropriate training. <br /> Forward implements an emergency response training. All site employees are <br /> trained in (1) emergency notification (onsite employees and offsite emergency <br /> response [i.e., 9111 and (2) location and content of the landfill's emergency <br /> response plan. Landfill employees receive a copy of the landfill's emergency <br /> response plan when they are hired. <br /> Spill prevention, reporting, and cleanup are integrated into the landfill's monthly <br /> and weekly safety/training meetings. Landfill employees are made aware of the <br /> most common source of surface spills, and how to help prevent those <br /> occurrences. The importance of reporting significant hazardous or <br /> nonhazardous liquid spills is covered. Storm water awareness and the <br /> importance of keeping storm water clean is integrated into regular staff <br /> meetings. <br /> The load checking program is explained in detail to all site personnel who are <br /> involved with the inspection of waste, including the scalehouse attendant, load <br /> inspectors, transfer station workers, and equipment operators. These employees <br /> also attend a 24-hour hazardous waste operations course and an annual 8-hr <br /> refresher course. The course emphasizes familiarity with containers and labels <br /> typically used for hazardous waste and other materials. All new employees are <br /> enrolled in the course at the earliest available class after they are hired. Specific <br /> emergency response and evacuation procedures for all Forward employees and <br /> members of the emergency response team are covered in the training sessions <br /> conducted at the site throughout the year. <br /> 6.2.2 MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE <br /> The following persons are responsible or available for onsite solid waste <br /> management and disposal operations at the Forward Landfill: <br /> Forward Landfill)TD 6-3 <br /> ):\Allied\ForwardUTD Amendment\March 2006 JTD-LEA Resp\ITD\ITD Sec 6 Rev.doc: <br /> 5/22/02;Rev.1:7/2002:Rev.2:4/2003;Rev 3:6/2003;Amendment No.1:5/22/2006 <br />