Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)RegulationsWaste Tyre Regulations, 2009Part 6 : Storage of Waste Tyres16. Storage of waste tyres |
| 1) | The waste tyre storage area for a tyre dealer shall not exceed 500m². |
| 2) | Any waste tyre storage area must not exceed 30000m². |
| 3) | A waste tyre storage area plan must be developed by the tyre dealer, waste tyre processor and waste tyre storage site owner. |
| 4) | The waste tyre storage plan must be approved by the municipal fire department and must be available on site at all times. |
| 5) | The municipal fire department may exempt the waste tyre storage owner from the provisions in sub-regulation (6). |
| 6) | The site on which waste tyres are stored must meet as a minimum the following requirements- |
| a) | clearly visible signs with operating hours, contact details and site regulations must be posted near the entrance to the facility; |
| b) | a security attendant trained in fire prevention must be on site at all times; |
| c) | the site manager must be on site at all times when the facility is open: |
| d) | no single pile of waste tyres may exceed a height of 3 metres, a length of 20 metres and a width of 10 metres; |
| e) | all interior firebreaks between piles of waste tyres must be at least five metres wide; |
| f) | the site must be flat and hard packed; |
| g) | the site must make provision for storm water management; |
| h) | the edges of the piles must be at least 8 metres from the perimeter fence, and any buildings, and the area between the piles and the fence and buildings must be clear of debris and vegetation; |
| i) | all firebreaks must be at least 8 metres wide; and |
| j) | waste tyre piles may not be located within 8 metres of a powerline. |
| 7) | Waste tyres must not be stored on wetlands, flood plains, ravines, canyons, on steeply graded surfaces or anywhere else where they may pose a significant environmental or fire risk. |
