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December 19, 2006 NORTH COUNTY RECYCLING CENTER AND SANITARY LANDFILL: USE OF CAT 8250 COMPACTOR IN THE RECYCLING CENTER This unit will allow the breaking up of bulky items and the compacting of waste to increase density for more economical shipping. In addition, use of the compactor, in our opinion, will significantly reduce wear and tear on equipment. Following is a description of how the unit will be utilized: • The compactor will be working in the middle of the tipping floor on an area about 50' in length by 30' in width (See attached diagram). • Personnel operating a front end loader on the tipping floor will push bulky refuse from both the general public side and the commercial side to the middle of the tipping floor. The compactor will push and spread the refuse in lifts of two feet or less and run over it several times. Once the refuse is crushed, personnel on the front end loader will push the refuse towards the south loading area of the building for loading. The following measures will be taken while using the compactor, in addition to our routine safety measures: • Only qualified trained personnel will operate the compactor. • A line of cement K -Rails (50' length) running north to south will be placed on the tipping floor and the compactor will operate on the east side of the K -Rails. • The on -duty supervisory, via verbal directions and radio communications, will ensure that all personnel (i.e. County staff, Sheriff Inmates, Alternate Work Program Participants, vendors) working on the tipping floor will leave the tipping floor prior to the operation of the compactor. • All personnel working on the tipping floor are required to wear highly visible safety vests, safety glasses, and hard hats. • Radio communication is maintained at all times between equipment operators and personnel working on the tipping floor. • All refuse received is screened for unacceptable wastes (i.e. hazardous wastes, universal wastes) • All equipment operators will be vigilante for cylinders, propane tanks, televisions, computer monitors and these items will be pulled out and not pushed with the refuse being "fed" to the compactor. • The compactor is equipped with an audible back up alarm and working lights. • In the event of an explosion as a result of the compactor running over refuse, on-site staff will take appropriate action by isolating the area and contacting the appropriate emergency agencies (i.e. County Office of Emergency Services, County Environmental Health Department, and local Fire Department). Attachment R:Vaime\Description of use of 825C Compactor at NCRCSL 121906.doc