TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE C: WATER POLLUTION CHAPTER II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PART 370 ILLINOIS RECOMMENDED STANDARDS FOR SEWAGE WORKS SECTION 370.730 PROTECTION AND SERVICE FACILITIES
Section 370.730 Protection and Service Facilities
a) Operator Protection All settling tanks shall be equipped to enhance safety for operators. Such features shall appropriately include machinery covers, life lines, stairways, walkways, handrails and slip-resistant surfaces. If sidewalls are extended more than three feet above the liquid level or four feet above ground level, convenient walkways must be provided to facilitate housekeeping and maintenance. b) Mechanical Maintenance Access The design shall provide for convenient and safe access to routine maintenance items such as gear boxes, scum removal mechanisms, baffles, weirs, inlet stilling baffle area, and effluent channels. c) Electrical Fixtures and Controls Electrical fixtures and controls in enclosed settling basins shall meet the requirements of the National Electric Code for Class I, Group D, Division 1 locations. The fixtures and controls shall be located so as to provide convenient and safe access for operation and maintenance. Adequate area lighting shall be provided. |