Environmental Health and Safety Plan draft for Staten Island Landfill,

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Staten Island Landfill Debris Disposal Operation Health and Safety Program

Portable Office Trailers- These structures should be anchored to the ground by means of a hurricane anchor fastened to the frame of the trailer. This serves a dual purpose of overturning protection from wind and grounding.

Portable Equipment- Equipment that is not on rubber wheels should be grounded to protect the equipment operator and the equipment.

Electrical Systems-- Electrical systems providing power to buildings and trailers should be properly grounded in accordance with NEC Standards.

4.3.11 Confined Spaces

A Confined space is a space that:

Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and

Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit (for example, tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, and pits are spaces that may have limited means of entry.): and

Is not designed for continuous employee occupancy.

The potential presence of methane and hydrogen sulfide as components of landfill gas, and the presence of structures, which have no floor, creates a potential for these two gases to accumulate in these open-bottom structures. Additionally, there are other trailer-type facilities established onsite. However, these conditions/spaces do not meet the formal definition described above definition from 29 CFR 1910.146. Furthermore, it is not likely that the normal sorting/sifting operation creates conditions for permit-required confined spaces. It should be recognized that these gases could

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