§ 66264.56. Emergency Procedures.
22 CA ADC § 66264.56Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 22. Social Security
Division 4.5. Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste
Chapter 14. Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Transfer, Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
Article 4. Contingency Plan and Emergency Procedures
22 CCR § 66264.56
§ 66264.56. Emergency Procedures.
(b) Whenever there is a release, fire, or explosion, the emergency coordinator shall immediately identify the character, exact source, amount, and areal extent of any released materials. The emergency coordinator may do this by observation or review of facility records or manifests, and, if necessary, by chemical analysis.
(c) Concurrently, the emergency coordinator shall assess possible hazards to human health or the environment that may result from the release, fire, or explosion. This assessment shall consider both direct and indirect effects of the release, fire, or explosion (e.g., the effects of any toxic, irritating, or asphyxiating gases that are generated, or the effects of any hazardous surface water run-off from water or chemical agents used to control fire and heat-induced explosions).
(1) if the emergency coordinator's assessment indicates that evacuation of local areas may be advisable, the emergency coordinator shall immediately notify appropriate local authorities. The emergency coordinator shall be available to help appropriate officials decide whether local areas should be evacuated; and
(e) During an emergency, the emergency coordinator shall take all reasonable measures necessary to ensure that fires, explosions, and releases do not occur, recur, or spread to other hazardous waste at the facility. These measures shall include, where applicable, stopping processes and operations, collecting and containing release waste, and removing or isolating containers.
(g) Immediately after an emergency, the emergency coordinator shall provide for treating, storing, or disposing of recovered waste, contaminated soil or surface water, or any other material that results from a release, fire, or explosion at the facility. Unless the owner or operator can demonstrate, in accordance with section 66261.3(c) or (d) of this division, that the recovered material is not a hazardous waste, the owner or operator becomes a generator of hazardous waste and shall manage it in accordance with all applicable requirements of chapters 12, 13, and 14 of this division.
(j) The owner or operator shall note in the operating record the time, date, and details of any incident that requires implementing the contingency plan. Within 15 days after the incident, the owner or operator shall submit a written report on the incident to the Department. The report shall include:
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208, 25150 and 25159, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25159 and 25159.5, Health and Safety Code; and 40 CFR Section 264.56.
History
1. New section filed 5-24-91; effective 7-1-91 (Register 91, No. 22).
2. Change without regulatory effect redesignating subsection (f)(9) as subsection (g) filed 1-7-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 2). (Filing deadline specified in California Code of Regulations, title 1, section 100(c) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
This database is current through 5/3/24 Register 2024, No. 18.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 66264.56, 22 CA ADC § 66264.56
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