Coke Handling Contractor. The coke handling contractor is responsible for loading, offsite transporting and unloading coke at the facility, and for loading and transporting slag to buyers as specified in their agreement with CRNF. A copy of the current agreement is provided in Appendix A. This includes the responsibility to operate and maintain all coke loading equipment and trucks. The contractor is also responsible for operation and routine maintenance of the feeder-breaker, crusher, and related conveyors. Finally, the contractor operates a street sweeper to remove coke and slag dust from paved facility roads. The contractor has developed a set of procedures for coke transportation and handling operations that are used to train the contractor’s employees. A current copy of these procedures is provided in Appendix B. The contractor’s existing procedures specify several standard management practices, including periodically washing coke loading equipment and trucks, operating the street sweeper, and maintaining good communication to prevent accidents. Kansas motor vehicle regulations apply to dump trucks carrying coke when driving on or crossing Sunflower Road or other public roads. A complete text of the current regulation is provided in Appendix C. The contractor should ensure that its existing procedures are followed and should incorporate the additional management practices listed below into their procedures. Additional management practices for coke handling and transportation include the following: • Ensure that spills of coke from trucks are minimized, and that spillage onto public roads is prevented. • Clean up all coke spilled during truck loading from the coke pit as soon as practical. Ensure that all coke spilled on or around the loading area on the south side of the coke pit is cleaned up before the end of each shift. • Clean up all coke spilled over the walls of the CRNF coke pad before the end of each shift. • Maintain catch basin covers, sediment screens or other similar storm water best management practices to prevent coke dust from entering storm drains located near coke handling or transportation operations. The following specific additions should be made to the contractor’s operating procedures: • Add items to the section on loading and unloading coke in the 10 Wheel Dump Truck Procedures, to the Front End Loader Procedure, and to the Coke Pit Excavator Procedure specifying that loaders fill coke trucks no higher than 6 inches below the top of the bed walls. • The ...
