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• Personnel working on the tipping floor are made aware that the compactor is being used on the tipping floor via hand-held radio communication from the compactor operator, and the compactor operator does not operate the compactor until he receives acknowledgment from personnel working on the tipping floor. After this notice, workers maintain a minimum 100 ft distance from the compaction area. • All personnel on the tipping floor are required to wear highly visible safety vests, safety glasses, and hard hats. • All refuse received is screened for unacceptable wastes (i.e. hazardous waste, universal waste). • All equipment operators have been trained to 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. • The compactor operator also informs personnel working on the tipping floor when the compactor needs to be driven off the compaction pad, so that personnel may maintain the required safety distance from the compactor. • The compactor is fueled and serviced south of the compaction area near the z -wall (Figure 5) between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. • 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 the local Fire Department). The following safety measures are taken when other mechanical equipment (front-end loaders, etc) are used on the tipping floor: • Only qualified personnel operate equipment. Lovelace MRF and Transfer Station Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Division Transfer Processing Report County of San Joaquin April 10, 2015 14