NYC Route Management and Collection Operations 3

Question 1

Which NYC DSNY designation describes a worker assigned to operate the rear controls and compact refuse into the truck?

Accepted Answer

Collection sanitation worker

Answer

Loader

Answer

Hopper operator

Answer

Route supervisor

Question 2

What is the maximum height a refuse pile may be loaded into a collection truck's hopper in NYC operations?

Accepted Answer

Below the top of the hopper opening to avoid overflow

Answer

Two feet above the truck bed

Answer

There is no height limit

Answer

To the level of the cab roof

Question 3

When is a DSNY collection truck considered 'loaded to capacity' and required to return to a disposal facility?

Accepted Answer

When the compactor reaches its rated payload and the hopper can no longer accept material safely

Answer

When the weight reaches 10 tons

Answer

When the driver feels the truck is heavy

Answer

After every 50 stops

Question 4

Which DSNY procedure governs what happens when a collection route cannot be completed due to a mechanical breakdown?

Accepted Answer

The crew notifies dispatch, who arranges a relief truck or reschedules the missed portion

Answer

The crew walks the rest of the route manually

Answer

The route is permanently cancelled

Answer

The crew uses a personal vehicle to complete collection

Question 5

What NYC regulation requires DSNY to post collection schedules, and where must this information be publicly accessible?

Accepted Answer

Available on the NYC DSNY website and through 311 for each residential district

Answer

Posted only inside sanitation district garages

Answer

Mailed only to building owners

Answer

Only available by calling the Commissioner's office

Question 6

During a declared NYC Sanitation Emergency, which authority can temporarily suspend normal collection rules and schedules?

Accepted Answer

The DSNY Commissioner with mayoral authorization

Answer

Individual sanitation district supervisors

Answer

Borough presidents only

Answer

The NYC City Council