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National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

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National Norms and Standards for the Sorting, Shredding, Grinding, Crushing, Screening, Chipping or Baling of General Waste, 2017

Chapter 3 : Management of Facilities that Sort, Shred, Grind, Crush, Screen, Chip or Bale General Waste

8. Operation

 

(1) Waste accepted at the waste facility must be screened for any hazardous waste material.

 

(2) No hazardous waste may be accepted at the waste facility covered by these Norms and Standards.

 

(3) The operational area must be hard surfaced or impermeable where there is potential for significant leachate generation.

 

(4) The facility including the operational area must be kept clear of any residual waste that is spilled during the loading and offloading of waste or produced as part of the processing.

 

(5)        Roadways must be maintained and accessible.

 

(6) Dust suppression abatement methods must be employed in accordance with relevant National Dust Control Regulations, 2013 in the case where dust emissions are generated from the processing of waste material.

 

(7) Any waste water generated from the processing of waste material must comply with municipal waste water requirements.

 

(8) Noise levels in the waste facility must meet the noise standard requirements of applicable relevant legislation.

 

(9) The waste facility should be free from odour or emissions that are likely to cause a nuisance.

 

(10) The storage of waste must be compliant with all relevant legislation regulating storage of general waste.

 

(11) Personnel employed at the waste facility must be trained accordingly in relation to and as a minimum:
(a) Facility management and operation;
(b) Health and safety requirements including the importance of personal protective equipment;
(c) Response to complaints and emergency incidents;
(d) The identification of hazardous and unacceptable waste materials; and
(e) Storage requirements relevant to the specific waste streams.

 

(12) Proof of the requisite training must be kept on-site and presented to competent authority upon request.

 

(13) Health and safety issues including the use of personal protective equipment must be in compliance with relevant legislation at all times during the operational processes.