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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
<br /> and reporting requirements of Chapter 8.95 of the California Health and Safety Code. This statute requires businesses,which
<br /> handle hazardous materials to prepare emergency pians for their employees'use in an emergency. Businesses must submit a
<br /> copy of this plan,along with annual inventory of their hazardous materials,to public 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
<br /> administer 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,slgniticaml-present or-potentiarhazard-td`hurnan Health and
<br /> _ . . _�_ ,safnty-or to the environment-lf-reteasea Intro the worn place or.the environment, This includes, but is 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 /> uestion 2:
<br /> if you answer"Yes,"you must meet the requirements of Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code. Our office
<br /> will be contacting you to provide assistance. These requirements must be met prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
<br /> If you 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 Exemo ion:Products packaged for direct distribution to the general public are exempt from the
<br /> program. This exemption may not apply if 1)the quantity handled creates an unacceptable public hazard;2)
<br /> the material Is being used directly by the business as part of its operations in addition to being sold to the
<br /> general public;or 3)the general public does not have ready access to the product as it is stored by the
<br /> business,e.g., 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 defiined.in the question, must meet modified program requirements. The
<br /> definition of farm In the law does not include businesses providing commercial pest control services, fertilizer
<br /> application services,product processing services,or packing shed services for farmers. Farms qualifying for
<br /> exemption are still required to submit an annual chemical inventory and fee to the County Agricultural
<br /> Commissioner's Department along with other requirements. Please contact the County Agricultural
<br /> Commissioners Department for further Informatlon. Businesses operating a commercial business'ln
<br /> addition to a farm as defined must comply with the HMMP program for those materials associated with the
<br /> commercial business.
<br /> Question 3:
<br /> The Federal and State govemments have defined approximately 3es chemicals as'Acutely Hazardous Materials"(AHM). The
<br /> most common"AHMs"used In the County Include chlorine; emmonla,sulfuric said, methyl bromide,scrolein,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 for assistance If you are unsure,
<br /> QUQIUt2.raA:
<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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