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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM This survey form is intended to identify businesses which need to comply with the hazardous materials emergency planning and reporting requirements of Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code. This statute requires businesses which handle hazardous materials to prepare emergency plans for their employees' use in an emergency. Businesses must submit a copy of this plan,along with an annual inventory of their hazardous materials,to public safety agencies for use in protecting emergency responders and the public. In San Joaquin County,the Office of Emergency Services(OES)has been designated to administer this program. Should you have any questions on this program or this form, please call that office at(209)953-6200. Please consider the following guidelines when completing the questions on the front of this form. Ouestion 1: The law defines"hazardous material" for purposes of this program as any material that, because of its quantity,concentration,or physical or chemical characteristics,poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment if released into the work place or the environment. This includes,but is not limited to fuels,petroleum products, paints,propane, oxygen,ammonia,chlorine,pesticides, fertilizers, and hazardous wastes. Answer"Yes"if you use a material that meets that definition in any quantity at least once in the year. If you are unsure,contact our office at(209)953-6200 for assistance. If you answer"No"and at a later date your business,or a tenant on your property,begins handling hazardous materials,you must inform the Office of Emergency Services within 30 days. Ouestion 2: If you answer"Yes",you must meet the requirements of Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code. Our office will be contacting you to provide assistance. These requirements must be met prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. If you answer "No",our office may conduct an inspection after you begin operations to verify your exemption. The statutes establish some modified requirements or program exemptions for certain uses of hazardous materials. If you answered "Yes"to questions 1 and 2,determine whether your business meets one of the following conditions. Then mark the appropriate boxes on the front of this form. Our office will contact you to make a final determination of these exemptions. A. Retail Exemption-Products packaged for direct distribution to the general public are exempt from the program. This exemption may not apply if 1)the quantity handled creates an unacceptable public hazard,2)the material is being used directly by the business as part of its operations in addition to being sold to the general public,or 3)the general public does not have ready access to the product as it is stored by the business, i.e., in a warehouse. B. Farm Exemption-Farms,as defined in the question,must meet modified program requirements. The definition of farm in the law does not include businesses providing commercial pest control services,fertilizer application services,product processing services,or packing shed services for farmers. Farms qualifying for the exemption are still required to submit an annual chemical inventory and fee to the County Agricultural Commissioner's Department along with other requirements. Please contact the County Agricultural Commissioner's Department for further information.Businesses operating a commercial business in addition to a farm as defined must comply with the HMMP program for those materials associated with the commercial business. Questions 3: The Federal and State governments have defined approximately 366 chemicals as"Acutely Hazardous Materials"(AHM). The most common"AHMs"used in the County include chlorine,ammonia,sulfuric acid,methyl bromide,acrolein,sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde,nitric acid,vinyl acetate monomer,hydrogen peroxide,and many types of pesticides. Answer"Yes" if you use any of these specific chemicals in any quantity at any one time of the year. Call our office if you are unsure for assistance. Ouestion 4: Answer"Yes"if the boundary of your property or facility will be within 1,000 feet of the boundary of a school(K thru 12).