Forest Road Engineering Guidebook - Ministry of Forests

Litter, petroleum products, and other waste materials
All workers on the site should be familiar with the requirements for the use,
storage, and disposal of litter and of equipment fuel and servicing products.
Those most commonly associated with road construction are:
• petroleum products: waste oil, oil and grease containers, and spoiled fuel
• refuse: camp garbage, waste paper, old machine parts, and damaged culvert
pipe
• batteries and battery acid
• sewage and litter: where camps are to be established, sewage disposal via
permitted septic systems is required
• fuel storage: permit from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is
required for the establishment of fuel tank farms
Petroleum product spills are common and actions to contain the spill must be
taken. Proponents should have a spill response kit on hand and ensure that all
personnel are familiar with spill containment procedures.
Spill kit contents will vary by type of work, potential size of spill, and
impact potential. Spill response equipment may be required for incidents
from minor hydraulic leaks to major watercourse spills. At a minimum, each
machine should have a spill kit with extra absorbents in the support vehicle.
As appropriate and in accordance with the Waste Management Act, waste and
contaminated materials may be disposed of either by being:
• burned or buried, or
• contained and removed from the site to an approved disposal location.
Stabilizing the subgrade and surfacing the road
Ballasting
Ballasting is the use of rock to construct the road subgrade where other available
material is incapable of supporting the design traffic load during the
period of use.
Generally, suitable ballast material should:
• drain well
• form a structurally competent fill
• compact well
• resist erosion.
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