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MINUTES February 4, 1999 6 BOARD.OF HEALTH Mr. Doherty stated, "This is just FYI." Mr. Bauer continued by stating, "Green Seal is a full service environmental company." "We do a lot of things the other solid waste companies do." "Where we differ, however, we try integrating our services along with all the other regulations and financial issues that confront a town." "We developed an acronym called IEI, Integration, Education, and Improvement." "For example, at the transfer station, there are health and safety issues, operational and maintenance issues, other regulations and financial issues which we try to integrate those all into our work, into our oversight and advice to the town." "We also try to offer education to the employees that use the facilities, to the vendors that provide various services." "As I go through my discussion, you will see how it all ties together." "And we are also a company that likes to see constant improvement." "If you have any problems with revenues, cost of disposal, these are some of the things we try to help with." "We try to introduce new technologies that are helpful to make things as efficient as possible so that you know your tax dollars are being spent wisely and not being wasted." "I did take a trip to the transfer station this week and from a layman's perspective it is a very clean and well-run operation and that's a big credit to the Board of Health Agent and contractor." "I did research by looking at the contract document that you have, the bi-monthly report you get, and noticed as I was going through this information that there are some plans you do not have which are required by Solid Waste RegulationsP Operations Maintenance Plan." "Contingency and Emergency Provisions Plans are required." "There are other plans we feel you should have as well, i.e., Hazardous Plans and Health & Safety." "There was also no mention in your contract about Health& Safety responsibilities." "Who is responsible for the people at the landfill." "The Town obviously is responsible for the towns people that come and dump." "But who is responsible for the contractors liability?" "Contractors are there all the time, townspeople are there momentarily." "That was an issue I noticed." "Looking at the bi-monthly report, I found it to be somewhat lacking. What happens when you have all these plans together? What do they do for you?" "If I had an operations Maintenance Plan, something that was well written, easy to read, easy to pass on to other individuals that been reviewed by the board, contractors, everyone on the same page, it's easy to provide training to the next contractor, employee that comes in." "It integrates all the regulations, provides the education to ensure a smooth running operation and improves things for everyone knows how things should go." "If there is a change to the document, the whole thing starts all over again, IEL" "If I had a Health & Safety Plan, everyone would know what to do in case of a Health related emergency." "They would know where and what to stay away from; how to service a piece of machinery; and, not to service when running." "Again, it's all written down and everyone understands it and it is passed along." "Everyone knows and is aware of how to respond if an emergency arises." "Hazard Communication - does the contractor know what hazards there are to the things that come into the facility." "Does he know the hazards associated with the things that are already there, gasoline, diesel fuel, things of that nature." "Does he know