Att 21 - Pallets Specification.pdf
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This is a specification document for wood composite pallets required by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for transporting filter press cake sludge.
Product Requirements and Specifications:
The pallets must be constructed from biodegradable wood composite material in a nestable design. Each pallet shall measure 40 inches wide by 48 inches long and approximately 6 inches high, with a maximum holding capacity of 4,000 pounds per cubic yard box. The pallets must be capable of supporting cubic yard boxes with lids weighing approximately 2,500 pounds of moist filter cake sludge.
Compliance and Environmental Requirements:
Suppliers must provide a safety data sheet two weeks before first delivery and upon any material changes. The pallets must comply with multiple federal environmental and safety regulations, including 40 CFR 720 (Pre-manufacture Notification), 40 CFR 761 (PCB prohibitions), 40 CFR Part 268 Subpart B (Land Disposal Prohibitions), SARA Title III, EPA Test Methods for Evaluation of Solid Waste (SW-846), District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act and health regulations, and California's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act. Shipping, marking, and labeling must conform to DOT, OSHA, HMIS standards, and the Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), with reference to the National Motor Freight Classification Rules and Uniform Freight Classification Rules.
Intended Use:
The pallets will provide support for secure closed storage of inert sludge waste from the wastewater pretreatment plant and will be transported to licensed disposal facilities, recycling facilities, or alternate use facilities.
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SPECIFICATION FOR WOOD COMPOSITE PALLETS
(a) SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION
This specification covers Wood Composite Pallets. At the time of delivery these materials shall meet the following physical properties listed below.
(b) PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
The Wood Composite Pallets shall meet the following specifications and be used to ship the cubic yard boxes of filter press cake sludge from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
(1) Each wood composite pallet shall be capable of holding a cubic yard box with a lid weighing approximately 2,500 lbs of moist filter cake sludge.
PROPERTY REQUIREMENT
Description The composite pallet shall be made of a wood composite, be biodegradable and be of a nestable design.
Dimensions Top Dimension: 40" wide x 48" long and approx. 6" high.
Maximum Holding Capacity 4,000 lbs/cubic yard box.
(c) RELATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
A safety data sheet of the product shall be forwarded by the Supplier and received by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing two (2) weeks before the first delivery and upon any material changes. The following specifications, standards and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein.
(1) Certification of Compliance with Environmental and Safety
Regulations
Certificates are required to show that the material complies with the following regulations:
a. 40 CFR 720 – Pre-manufacture Notification: Pre-manufacture Notification Requirements and Review Procedures.
b. 40 CFR 761 - Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB's)
Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and use Prohibitions.
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c. 40 CFR Part 268, Subpart B - Schedule for Land Disposal
Prohibitions and Establishments of Treatment Standards.
d. Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA), Title III.
e. Test Methods for Evaluation of Solid Waste; EPA Procedure
1030 and Number 7420 SW - 846, Third Edition, November, 2004.
f. District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984.
(Copies may be obtained from the District of Columbia Office of Documents, Room 523, the District Building, Washington, D.C. 20004.)
g. District of Columbia Rules and Regulations - Title 8 - Health regulations, Chapter 2, Part 7. (Published by the Office of Air and Water Quality, Environmental Control Division, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Government of the District, 510 Overlook Avenue, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20032.)
h. California's "Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
Act" of 1986. Request for copies should be addressed to the State of California Health and Welfare Agency, 1600 Ninth Street, Room 450, Sacramento, California, 95814.
(2) Compliance with Shipping, Marking and Labeling Regulations
The shipping, marking and labeling shall conform to the applicable requirements of DOT, OSHA, HMIS, Uniform Freight Classification Rules, Motor Freight Classification Rules listed below:
a. 29 CFR 1910, Part 1200 - Hazard Communication Standard
(Occupational Safety and Health Administration). See also Federal Register Volume 77, Number 58, March 26, 2012.
b. Hazardous Material information System (HMIS) for Labeling.
(Request for copies should be addressed to the National Paint and Coating Association 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20005).
c. National Motor Freight Classification Rules and Container
Specification. (Request for copies should be addressed to
Page 3 of 3 Pages the American trucking Association, Inc., 2000 Mill Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
d. Uniform Freight Classification Rules. (Request for copies should be addressed to the Uniform Classification Committee, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60600.)
(d) ORDER OF PREFERENCE
In the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence.
Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained.
(e) INTENDED USE
The wood composite pallets will be used to provide support for secure closed storage of an inert sludge waste material produced in the wastewater pretreatment plant process. This material will be transported to and disposed of in an appropriately licensed disposal facility, a recycling facility, or an alternate use facility.
END OF SPECIFICATION FOR WOOD COMPOSITE PALLETS
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