Attachment 21: Pallets Specification

Attachment 21

SPECIFICATION FOR WOOD COMPOSITE PALLETS

(a)

SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION

This specification covers Wood Composite Pallets. At the time of delivery these materials shall meet the following physical properties listed below.

(b)

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

The Wood Composite Pallets shall meet the following specifications and be used to ship the cubic yard boxes of filter press cake sludge from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
(1)

Each wood composite pallet shall be capable of holding a cubic yard box with a lid weighing approximately 2,500 lbs of moist filter cake sludge.

PROPERTY

Description

Dimensions
Maximum Holding Capacity
(c)

REQUIREMENT

The composite pallet shall be made of
a wood composite, be biodegradable
and be of a nestable design.
Top Dimension: 40" wide x 48" long
and approx. 6" high.
4,000 lbs/cubic yard box.

RELATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

A safety data sheet of the product shall be forwarded by the Supplier and received by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing two (2) weeks before the first delivery and upon any material changes. The following specifications, standards and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein.
(1)

Certification of Compliance with Environmental and Safety Regulations
Certificates are required to show that the material complies with the following regulations:
a.

40 CFR 720 – Pre-manufacture Notification: Premanufacture Notification Requirements and Review Procedures.

b.

40 CFR 761 - Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB's)
Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and use Prohibitions.
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(2)

c.

40 CFR Part 268, Subpart B - Schedule for Land Disposal Prohibitions and Establishments of Treatment Standards.

d.

Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA),
Title III.

e.

Test Methods for Evaluation of Solid Waste; EPA Procedure 1030 and Number 7420 SW - 846, Third Edition, November, 2004.

f.

District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984. (Copies may be obtained from the District of Columbia Office of Documents, Room 523, the District Building, Washington, D.C. 20004.)

g.

District of Columbia Rules and Regulations - Title 8 - Health regulations, Chapter 2, Part 7. (Published by the Office of Air and Water Quality, Environmental Control Division,
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs,
Government of the District, 510 Overlook Avenue, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20032.)

h.

California's "Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement