TRI Pollution Prevention Report for RBC TRANSPORT DYNAMICS CORP and Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)

Facility ID: 92704RBCTR3131W

Facility Name and Address:
RBC TRANSPORT DYNAMICS CORP
3131 W SEGERSTROM AVE
SANTA ANA, CA 92704

Parent Company: RBC BEARINGS INC

Industry: Machine Shops (332710)
Chemical: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2019

Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical

Reporting Year	Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2019	Source Reduction:: W65: Redesigned parts racks to reduce dragout[-15-24%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	W65: new racks in production reduce part nicks and dings Source Reduction - new MRP tracking of material used in part production reduce overages in material issued Source Reduction - delivery of materials used is precoordinated with suppliers to insure next day availability Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - a great deal of research is being done to fine chrome substitutes while maintaining corrosion resistance and strength
2018	Source Reduction:: W65: Redesigned parts racks to reduce dragout	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W65: new plating rack tooling seals the internal part chambers to prevent plating solution from being wasted in an area it is not wanted Source Reduction - production control team insures that raw material arrives only as needed in correct quantity Source Reduction - machine suppliers assistant in best part flow determination Source Reduction: Methods for Identifying Pollution Prevention Opportunities - reduced flow time is being accomplished by a study of current operations and reposition of equipment to reduce travel distance distance
2017			Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Maintain an ongoing effort to reduce scrap material in production and installed additional airborne dust control systems at individual operator work stations
2016	Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications[-5-14%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)	Source Reduction: Source Reduction - tighter inventory control to reduce waste
2015	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers[-5-14%] Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping[-5-14%] Source Reduction:: W15: Introduced an in-line product quality monitoring or other process analysis system[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T02: External pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction: General Environmental Management - REVISED PRODUCTION TO REDUCE WAISTED MOTIONS REMOVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE ATMOSPHERE ADDED MORE ROLLING MATERIAL CARTS TO REDUCE HANDLING OF PARTS AND SPEED PRODUCTION
2014	Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond[-5-14%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits	Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Reduction of roughing operations required to finish the parts required less raw stock to begin machining parts
2013	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W24: Instituted better labeling procedures Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping Source Reduction:: W65: Redesigned parts racks to reduce dragout	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2012	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W24: Instituted better labeling procedures Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping Source Reduction:: W65: Redesigned parts racks to reduce dragout	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2011	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W24: Instituted better labeling procedures Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping Source Reduction:: W65: Redesigned parts racks to reduce dragout	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2008	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2007	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2006	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2005	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2004	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management

*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.

TRI Pollution Prevention Glossary

The Waste Management Hierarchy

The waste management hierarchy established by the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) guides waste generators toward the best options for managing wastes. The preferred option is to prevent pollution at its source, but for waste that is generated, the preferred management methods are recycling, followed by burning for energy recovery, treatment and, as a last resort, disposing of the waste.

Source Reduction includes activities that eliminate or reduce the generation of chemical waste.
Recycling includes the recovery of a toxic chemical in waste for reuse.
Energy Recovery includes the combustion of toxic chemicals in waste to generate heat or electricity.
Treatment includes the destruction of a toxic chemical in waste.
Disposal or Other Releases includes toxic chemical quantities entering the environment.

The PPA requires facilities to provide the following details about each chemical they report to TRI:

A breakdown of production-related waste managed. This includes all amounts of the chemical released directly to the environment or otherwise managed as waste, other than waste generated by one-time events not associated with normal production processes (e.g., fires or remedial actions).
A production ratio or activity index to provide context for reported toxic chemical quantities. For example, if a chemical is used in the manufacture of refrigerators, the production index would track the number of refrigerators produced and could be used to help gauge how much of the chemical is being released per unit of production.
Any newly implemented source reduction activities, reported using "W-codes" (e.g., "W41: Increased purity of raw materials")

Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.