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3• ENVIRONMENTAL. HEALTH DEPARTMENT (Staff Contact; Robert McClellon, 208-468-3420) a. 1 (A.3) Proposed as Part of the Project: Existing measures to discourage birds from the landfill will be continued. Surface area of ponds will be limited to the extent feasible. The project sponsor will conduct a bird survey before construction of the project and monitor bird population after operation of the consolidated landfill begins. If follow-up surveys show an increase in bird populations, the project sponsor will increase mitigation measures such as covering the fill areas as soon as possible and using noise -makers and other measures as necessary to discourage birds from the site, until bird population levels return to the level found in pre -project surveys. Use of noise -makers would be limited to daylight hours. b. 31 (E.1) Proposed as Part of the Project: Operations at the combined landfill will be limited to a single working area at any given time. All employees will be given appropriate training regarding the potential for exposure to hazardous materials. This training will include a 24-hour hazardous waste operations course and an annual 8 -hour refresher course for personnel involved in the load checking" program where the incoming loads are screened for hazardous materials. The landfill will not accept any special waste that may potentially contain hazardous levels of regulated substances. Dust control procedures specified in the Site Operations Plan (section 7,7.5 of the JTD) will use the application of fine water spray at a minimum of twice daily on the active soil -covered work areas, soil excavation areas, and soil stockpile areas where fugitive dust may exist. Dust exposure of site workers will be monitored periodically, at the discretion of the landfill manW, to evaluate if any additional respiratory protection or dust suppression (watering) mitigation is needed. Additional engineering controls will be Implemented by the site operator, if needed based on the evaluation of the site health and safety or operations manager, to control dust emissions. Such controls might include wind -screens near unloading areas or the use of dust suppressants, If the above controls cannot reduce employee dust exposure below acceptable levels as determined by Forward (considering factors including irritation and annoyance to employees), site personnel at risk will be supplied with gloves, coveralls, eye protections and respirators, with associated training In their use. Wastes must not leave the landfill on workers' clothing. Workers who have had direct contact with waste, or who have performed operations that may lnvolve direct contact with wastes (such as equipment maintenance or asbestos handling), will wear disposable clothing or change clothing before leaving the site. The potentially contaminated clothing will be cleaned or disposed as appropriate. To avoid cross -contamination from contaminated to non -contaminated sites, the applicant will provide a portable decontamination facility with self-contained water supply for personnel and equipment. San Joaquin County UP -04-7, ER-00-2Torward, Inc. 40 Community Development Page 7