National Norms and Standards relating to Environmental Health

EHPs should monitor waste transfer station and landfill sites to ensure conformance to the followingrequirements:a) A transfer station must be enclosed with a minimum 2 meter high brick/palisade/concrete to preventunauthorized entry.b) A transfer station must have a controlled entry gate to prevent unauthorized entryc) A transfer station must have adequate equipment required for the operation of the station.d) There must be a person in charge and personnel during operational times to administer and managethe facility.e) A transfer station must have sanitary facilities as prescribed in the National Building Regulations andNational Building Standards Act.f) Wind screens must be provided to protect blowing papers.g) Water sprays must be provided to control dust.h) A spill kid must be available and pilled general waste shall be picked up immediately.i) No general waste must be disposed off or littered in public places, open spaces, vacant land,pavement, street or watercourse other than at a permitted landfill site or garden refuse site.j) An operating general waste disposal facility must have an approved site and layout plan, operationalplan, and an end use plan. The site and layout plan; and operational plan shall indicate the layoutdesign, equipments and all the required facilities. The end use plan shall include the cover andlandscape design, control of landfill gases, collection and treatment of leachate and environmentalmonitoring systems.Waste disposal facilities/facilitya) An operating general waste disposal facility must have an approved site and layout plan, operationalplan, and an end use plan. The site and layout plan; and operational plan must indicate the layoutdesign, equipments and all the required facilities. The end use plan must include the cover andlandscape design, control of landfill gases, collection and treatment of leachate and environmentalmonitoring systems.b) A waste disposal facility must be enclosed with a minimum 2 meter high brick/palisade/concrete toprevent unauthorized entry;c) A waste disposal facility must have a controlled entry gate to prevent unauthorized entry;d) There must be a person in charge and personnel during operational times to administer and managethe facility;e) There must be adequate sanitary facilities for use by staff as prescribed in the National BuildingRegulations and National Building Standards Act;f) There must be adequate changing area for all sexes, provided with-• wash hand basin provided with hot and cold portable running water supply.• an adequate supply of soap and disposable towel or hand drying material.g) Unsafe excavations shall be protected b y the person in charge of the waste disposal facility;h) All waste disposal facility personnel must have appropriate protective clothing, including industrialgloves, effective face masks, safety boots and overalls at all times while working;i) Adequate drainage system and storm water diversion measures shall be in place to prevent stagnantwater runoff;j) Leachate and gas management system must be in place when significant leachate is generated;k) The waste disposal facility site must be adequately maintained on a daily basis.l) Windblown litter that must be removed daily and be contained in the facility by means of screens orbarriers.m) Odours must be controlled by effective odour suppressants and air quality monitoring at the boundaryof the facility and from any treatment facilities located on the landfill site.n) Vermin and public health vectors, must be adequately prevented and controlled by daily cover andelimination of standing waterj) Dust, must be controlled by spraying water on the entrance and on internal road gravel access roads;and fire control prevention and measures must be in place.DOH. Norms and standards for environmental health in South Africa Feb 2013 120