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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM
<br /> This survey form is intended to identify businesses which need to comply with the hazardous materials emergency planning and
<br /> reporting requirements of Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code. This statute requires businesses which handle
<br /> hazardous materials to prepare emergency plans for their employees' use in an emergency. Businesses must submit a copy of
<br /> this plan,along with an annual inventory of their hazardous materials,to public safety agencies for use in protecting emergency
<br /> responders and the public.In San Joaquin County,the Office of Emergency Services (OES)has been designated to administer
<br /> this program. Should you have any questions on this program or this form, please call that office at (209)468-3969.
<br /> Please consider the following guidelines when completing the questions on the front of this form.
<br /> Question 1:
<br /> The law defines "hazardous material' for purposes of this program as any material that, because of its quantity,
<br /> concentration,or physical or chemical characteristics, poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety
<br /> or to the environment if released into the work place or the environment. This includes, blit is not limited to fuels, petroleum
<br /> products,paints, propane,oxygen,ammonia,chlorine,pesticides, fertilizers, and hazardous wastes. Answer"Yes"if you use a
<br /> material that meets that definition in any quantity at least once in the year. If you are unsure,contact our office at(209)468-
<br /> 3969 for assistance. If you answer"No" and at a later date your business,or a tenant on your property,begins handling
<br /> hazardous materials,you must inform the Office of Emergency Services within 30 days. '
<br /> Ouestion 2:
<br /> If you answer"Yes',you must meet the requirements of Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code. Our office will
<br /> be contacting you to provide assistance. These requirements must be met prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. If you
<br /> answer"No",our office may conduct an inspection after you begin operations to verify your exemption.
<br /> The statutes establish some modified requirements or program exemptions for certain uses of hazardous materials. If you
<br /> answered"Yes"to questions 1 and 2,determine whether your business meets one of the following conditions. Then mark the
<br /> appropriate boxes on the front of this form. Our office will contact,you to make a final determination of these exemptions.
<br /> A. Retail Exemption- Products packaged for direct distribution to the general public are exempt from the program.
<br /> This exemption may not apply if 1)the quantity handled creates an unacceptable public hazard,2)the material is
<br /> being used directly by the business as part of its operations in addition to being sold to the general public, or 3) the
<br /> general public does not have ready access to the product as it is stored by the business, i.e.,in a warehouse.
<br /> B. Medical Exemption -Medical offices which use only oxygen and/or nitrous oxide in quantities less than 1,000
<br /> cubic feet are required to meet modified requirements.
<br /> C. Farm Exemption-Farms,as defined in the question,must meet modified program requirements. The definition of
<br /> farm in the law does not include businesses providing commercial pest control services, fertilizer application
<br /> services,product processing services,or packing shed services for farmers. Farms qualifying for the exemption are
<br /> still required to submit an annual chemical inventory and fee to the County Agricultural Commissioner's
<br /> Department along with other requirements. Please contact the County Agricultural Commissioner's Department
<br /> for further information. Businesses operating a commercial business in addition to a farm as defined must comply
<br /> with the HMMP program for those materials associated with the commercial business.
<br /> Questions 3:
<br /> The Federal and State governments have defined approximately 366 chemicals as"Acutely Hazardous Materials" (AHI). The
<br /> most common"AHMs"used in the County include chlorine,ammonia, sulfuric acid, methyl bromide,acrolein, sulfur dioxide,
<br /> formaldehyde, nitric acid,vinyl acetate monomer,hydrogen peroxide,and many types of pesticides. Answer"Yes" if you use
<br /> any of these specific chemicals in any quantity at any one time of the year. Call our office if you are unsure for assistance.
<br /> Ouestion 4:
<br /> Answer"Yes"if the boundary of your property or facility will be within 1,000 feet of the boundary of a school (K thin 12).
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