East Penn Sanitation - Safety Policies
Safety is important to all of us.
When visiting and making use of the East Penn Sanitation, Inc. (EPS), please follow the following guidelines below.
Personal Safety Equipment:
- Personal Protective Equipment is required for everyone unloading in the Transfer Station.
- High visibility clothing (orange, green safety vests, shirts, etc) must be worn
- Proper footwear (hard soled boots or shoes) is required
- Wearing a hard hat is required in the Transfer Station.
- Safety glasses/goggles are to be worn in the Transfer Station area.
Rules of the Road:
- Site speed limit is 5 mph. Obey all posted safety and traffic signs.
- Follow a left handed traffic pattern.
- Stop at all stop signs.
- Pay particular attention to the incoming scale.
- There are radiation detectors in place. If they are triggered, you must stop immediately. The scaleperson will direct you.
- Heavy Equipment has the right of way.
Conduct:
- No one under 16 years old is permitted in the Transfer Station.
- No one is permitted outside of the vehicle in the active Transfer Area.
- Any and all accidents must be reported to the Supervisor immediately and an incident report must be completed.
- Reckless/negligent behavior shall be the cause for banning from the site.
- Radio, tape or CD headphones are prohibited from being worn on the site. Use of cell phones in the active Transfer Station area is prohibited.
- All customers must adhere to EPS personnel requests pertaining to safety, dumping, weighing, returning to vehicles, etc.
- Customers triggering the radiation monitoring devices will be charged with the expense.
- Telephones and 2 way radios are available throughout the site. Familiarize yourselves with their locations. Contact the office should immediate attention be necessary: (610)759-6398
- All incoming vehicles must abide by emergency instructions given by EPS representative.
- No roadway may be blocked with any vehicle or material that would interfere with the passage of emergency vehicles.
- Stay with your vehicle at all times.
