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Policies / Procedures Guidelines for an Approved Incinerator Site for the Disposal of
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APPENDIX D
Requirements for approval of an incinerator site by a CFIA inspector:
| 1. |
A current valid permit or license to operate as an incinerator is required
from the appropriate provincial (and where applicable regional) environmental authority. |
| 2. |
The CFIA inspector must be satisfied that the incinerator site is
completely enclosed, physically situated, or operated so that no ruminant animal or swine
has access to the waste subject to regulation. |
| 3. |
The incinerator site must be free of domestic and feral animals such as
swine, other domestic livestock and poultry, and wild ruminants such as deer, moose, etc. |
| 4. |
No livestock or poultry are kept on any premises within 0.5 kilometre of
the site. |
| 5. |
No agricultural crop production is undertaken within 1.0 kilometre of the
site. |
| 6. |
No garbage can be removed from the site. Only incinerated material and ash
can be removed for disposal. |
| 7. |
The route of transportation of international waste to the incinerator site
should be pre-approved by the CFIA. Similar restrictions to the approval of routes for
transportation to a landfill site apply, i.e., the shortest distance possible should be
used, while avoiding areas of intense crop and livestock production. An alternate route
should also be approved for use in the event of road closures. |
| 8. |
If waste is tipped onto the floor before being loaded into the fire, there
should be no delay in incineration. Garbage not incinerated must be stored in locked or
sealed, leakproof containers. |
Approval of an incinerator to receive international waste (to be done by CFIA
District Office):
| 1. |
Incinerator operators and their agents must forward written requests for
the approval of facilities receiving international waste to the local CFIA District
Office. |
| 2. |
For incinerators already in use, CFIA staff should visit the premises
during the hours of operation to verify that the fire is suitable for the safe disposal of
garbage in a manner that prevents the introduction of foreign animal and plant diseases.
For incinerators that are not currently in operation, a time/temperature chart must be
presented to the CFIA inspector to verify that this process is sufficient to prevent the
introduction of such diseases. |
| 3. |
An inspection of the site by CFIA staff will determine compliance with the
above requirements. |
| 4. |
Approvals will be reviewed on a tri-annual basis. If found non-compliant
the incinerator may not be re-approved, or approval may be based on recommended corrective
actions |
Procedures pertaining to an approved incinerator facility:
| 1. |
CBSA officers must be satisfied that international waste removed from the
port of entry is transported to the approved incineration facility in a closed leakproof
container. |
| 2. |
The containers should be designated for international waste and prominently
numbered to facilitate record keeping. Records must be maintained by the agent, the
trucking contractor moving the waste to the incinerator , and the incinerator operator. |
| 3. |
If the waste is not taken directly from the port of entry to the
incinerator site, a secure holding area must be approved by the CFIA District Office. |
| 4. |
Waybills and other records pertaining to the storage, transportation, and
incineration of international waste must be maintained on the premises and be available to
the CBSA officer upon request. Waybills will be verified regularly by officers to ensure
that all trucks leaving the port of entry are arriving at the incinerator site. |
| 5. |
After dumping, the garbage containers must be clean, free of debris and
disinfected with an approved disinfectant at the nearest wash area. |
| 6. |
Any contractor handling international waste should have a spill contingency
plan in case of emergencies. The plan should include the phone number of the CBSA
inspector and the approving CFIA officer to be called in the event of a spill. |
| 7. |
In the case of operational non-compliance or unsatisfactory maintenance of
an approved facility, a written warning with a deadline for the completion of corrective
measures will be sent to the incinerator operator by the CFIA Area Executive Director.
Continuous non-compliance could result in the removal of approval for the receipt of
international waste. |
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