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COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES RONALD E DALDWIN u; t ROOM 610,COURniOUSE COORDINATOR 222 EAST WEBER AVENUE �'Ll�ea STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95202 TELEPIIONB(209)468-3962 IIAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION(209)468-3969 IiAZARDOUS MATERIALS SURVEY FORM REQUIREMENT City permit/license applications contain a "Hazardous Materials Survey Form" from the Office of Emergency Services. This form must be completed and submitted with your other permit documents. The city department with which you are working will forward the form to our Office. Accurate completion of this survey form will allow us to ensure that you are in compliance with Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code while you handle hazardous materials. The intent of this law is to increase business preparedness for einergencies,-help safeguard public safety agencies that might respond to a hazardous materials accident at a business, and to meet community-right-to-know objectives. Requirements for businesses include preparing an emergency plan for use by their employees in an emergency, training employees in emergency functions, and providing periodic updates of plans and inventories to emergency responders. In answering the survey form most businesses have three key questions: What is a "hazardous material"? The legislation that created this program established a very broad definition of a hazardous material. The law defines a "hazardous material" 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 fo the environment. This includes many common materials such as gasoline, oil, or antifreeze as well as industrial products such as pesticides, chlorine, and ammonia. Generally, if the manufacturer of the product that you use provides a Material Safety Data Shect (MSDS) for it, then it is defined as a hazardous material. if you arc, unsure whether a material you use is a hazardous material, then call our office at (209) 468-3969 for clarification. How much of a hazardous material must I have to fall undo program requirements? The general rule is that if you use 55 gallons of a hazardous liquid, 500 pounds of a hazardous solid, or 200 cubic feet of a hazardous gas at any one time in the year, then you must comply with this program. However, there are hazardous materials that because of their characteristics are tegulated at lower or higher quantities. GenBrally if you'report that you handle a hazardous material, but under the above standard program quantities, our office will contact you to verify your exemption. We will at the same time help identify materials that may deed to be reported at lesser or greater quantities than the standard rule shown above. How complicated is it to comply with this program? Our office will provide you with forms and fret assistance Cor completing the emergency plan and inventory as well as for documenting required employee trw;ing. 12/96