Attachment_20_-_Boxes_-_Lids_Specification.pdf

Attachment 20

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SPECIFICATION FOR CUBIC YARD BOXES WITH LIDS

(a) SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION

This specification covers Cubic Yard Boxes of multi-wall construction and water resistant adhesive supplied with Lids. At the time of delivery these materials shall meet the following physical properties listed below.

(b) PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

The fiberboard boxes shall meet the following specifications and be used to ship the filter press cake sludge from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

(1) Each box shall be capable of holding 2,500 lbs of moist filter press cake sludge.

(2) The multiple wall construction cubic yard boxes shall be a minimum of double wall with multi-wall construction and have water-resistant adhesive along with the below listed properties:

PROPERTY REQUIREMENT

Burst Strength 100 pounds minimum Board Combination 90/40/90/40/90/40/90 Puncture Resistant 1450 pounds minimum Box Compression Factor 1.15 Short Column Compression 195 pounds minimum

Inside Dimensions

45.25-long, 37.5-inches wide and 40-inches high, 5-inch flaps on top cover and a cover top. The side corners shall be half-slotted.

The Pad

Closure in accordance with Rule 41, Section 7. The box is required to fit on a pallet 40-inches x 48-inches with no overhang.

Bottom Closure Scored and slotted or scored for erection.

Maximum Holding Capacity 2,500 Pounds.

Testing

With two 4-mils thick polyethylene liners installed in an erected box, the box shall be capable to be filled with water; slight bulging will be allowed.

The box must not fail after three days.

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(3) DOUBLE WALL/TRIPLE WALL CONSTRUCTION: Laminated with one layer of double wall and one layer of triple wall construction fiberboard. The outer double wall structure makes up the RSC Bottom and 5-inch top flap. The fluted structure is CA/CAA. Board combination shall be: 90/40/90/40/90/40/90

(4) Boxes to be delivered knocked down (flat).

(c) RELATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

A material 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.

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.)

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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 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

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The box and lid will be used to provide secure closed storage for 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.

END OF SPECIFICATION FOR CUBIC YARD BOXES WITH LIDS