Site
visit:
Goodrich
Sensor
Systems
14300
Judicial
Road
Burnsville,
MN
55306­
4898
Participants:
Carl
Ender­
manager,
Safety
&
Environmental
Teena
Wooten­
EPA
OSW
Jim
O'Leary­
EPA­
OSW
Nancy
Ellefson­
MN
Pollution
Control
Agency
Date:
May
10,
2006
Jim
O'Leary
and
Teena
Wooten
with
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency's
Office
of
Solid
Waste
and
Nancy
Ellefson
with
the
Minnesota
Pollution
Control
Agency
visited
the
Goodrich
Sensor
systems
in
Burnsville,
MN
on
May
10,
2006.
Mr.
Ender
escorted
the
group
on
a
tour
of
the
facility.
This
Goodrich
facility
builds
navigation
equipment
for
aircraft
and
employs
850
people.
The
group
observed
the
machine
shop,
electrical
assembly,
pressure
sensing
and
electronic
plating
areas.

To
simplify
how
the
wastes
are
managed
at
Goodrich,
four
waste
stream
categories
were
established­
A­
D.
The
"
A"
waste
includes
the
rages,
chemwipes,
Q
tips,
syringes,
gloves,
finger
cots,
paper
cups,
etc.,
that
have
been
contaminated
with
solvents,
paints,
coatings,
potting
compounds,
or
adhesives.
The
"
A"
category
generally
is
wastes
contaminated
with
ignitable,
toxic,
or
listed
wastes.
Containers
labeled
as
"
A"
waste
are
located
throughout
the
facility.
.
The
rag
wastes
are
combined
in
a
larger
container,
compacted
and
shipped
offsite.
50­
60
drums
of
waste
are
shipped
annually.

Isopropyl
alcohol
is
used
for
cleaning
in
several
of
the
areas.
However,
very
small
quantities
are
used.
The
machine
shop
uses
cloth
rages
and
water­
soluble
solvents.
Wipes
are
also
used
with
a
neutralizer
for
label
etching.
The
solvent
from
the
degreasing
operations
is
recycled.
This
generates
an
85­
90%
recovery.

Goodrich
is
a
large
quantity
generator.
