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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 this
<br /> plan, along with an annual inventory of their hazardous materials,to public safety agencies for use in protecting emergency responders
<br /> and the public. In San Joaquin County,the Office of Emergency Services(OES)has been designated to administer this program.
<br /> Should you have,any questionsonthis program or this form,please call that office at(209)953-6200.
<br /> Please consider the following guidelines when completing the questions on the front of this form.
<br /> Question L
<br /> The law defines "hazardous material"for purposes of this program as any material that, because of its quantity,concentration,or
<br /> physical or chemical characteristics,poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment if
<br /> released into the work place or the environment. This includes, but is not limited to fuels,petroleum products,paints,propane,
<br /> oxygen,ammonia,chlorine, pesticides, fertilizers,and hazardous wastes. Answer"Yes" if you use a material that meets that
<br /> 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
<br /> answer"No"and at a later date your business,or a tenant on your property, begins handling hazardous materials,you must inform the
<br /> 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 be,
<br /> contacting you to provide assistance. These requirements must be met prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. If you answer
<br /> "No",our office may conduct an inspection after you begin operations toverifyyour exemption. -
<br /> The statutes establish some modified requirements or program exemptions for certain uses of hazardous materials. If you answered
<br /> "Yes"to questions 1 and 2,determine whether your business meets one of the following conditions. Then mark the appropriate boxes
<br /> on the front of this form. Our office will contact you to make a final determination of<these exemptions.
<br /> A. - Retail F,xemption 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. 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,orpacking 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 for -
<br /> further information.Businesses operating a commercial business in addition to a farm as defined must comply with
<br /> the HMMP program for those materials associated with the commercial business.
<br /> Ouestions 3:
<br /> The Federal and State governments have defined approximately 366 chemicals as'.Acutely Hazardous Materials"(AHM). The most
<br /> 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 any of
<br /> these specific chemicals in any quantity at any one time of the year. Call our office if you are unsure for assistance.
<br /> Question 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 thru 12).
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