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that none of the hazards posed by waste could require a particular kind of equipment specified below: (1) Internal communication or alarm system to provide immediate instruction to personnel; (2) A telephone, two-way radio, or similar device, capable of summoning emergency assistance from local police departments, fire departments, or state or local emergency response teams; (3) Portable fire extinguishers, fire control equipment, spill containment equipment and decontamination equipment; and (4) Water at adequate volume and pressure to supply water hose streams or foam producing equipment or automatic sprinklers or water spray systems. (40 C.F.R. section 265.32, section 66265.32) (c) All communications and alarm systems, fire protection equipment, spill control equipment and decontamination equipment, where required, must be tested and maintained as necessary to ensure its proper operation in time of emergency. (40 C.F.R. section 265.33, section 66265.33) (d) Whenever hazardous waste is being handled, all personnel involved in the operation must have immediate access to an internal alarm or emergency communication device, either directly or through visual or voice contact with another employee, unless DTSC has determined that such a device is not required. (40 C.F.R. section 265.34, section 66265.34.) (e) If only one employee is on the premises while the facility is operating, he/she must have immediate access to a device, such as a telephone (immediately available at the scene of operation) or a hand-held two- way radio, capable of summoning external emergency assistance, unless DTSC has determined that such a device is not required under section 66265.32. (40 C.F.R. section 265.34, section 66265.34) (f) The generator must maintain aisle space to allow the unobstructed movement of personnel, fire protection equipment, spill control equipment and decontamination equipment to any area of operation in an emergency, unless it can be demonstrated to DTSC that aisle space is not needed for any of these purposes. (40 C.F.R. section 265.35, section 66265.35) (g) The generator must attempt to make the following arrangements, as appropriate, for the types of waste handled at the site and the potential need for the services of these organizations: (1) Arrangements to familiarize police and fire departments, emergency response teams and the local Office of Emergency Services with the layout of the facility, properties of the hazardous waste, associated hazards, places where personnel would normally be working, entrances to roads inside the facility and possible evacuation routes; (2) Where more than one police and fire department might respond to an emergency, agreements designating primary emergency authority to a specific police and a specific fire department, and agreements with any others to provide support to the primary emergency authority: (3) Agreements with State emergency response teams, emergency response contractors and equipment suppliers; (4) Arrangements to familiarize local hospitals with the properties of hazardous waste handled and the types of injuries or illnesses that could result from fires, explosions or releases at the facility; and (5) Where State or local authorities decline to enter into such arrangements, the generator must document the refusal in the operating record. (40 C.F.R. section 265.37, section 66265.37) (2) LESS THAN 1000 KG/MONTH Generators that generate less than 1000 kg/month of hazardous waste must comply with the following requirements (40 C.F.R. section 262.34(d) (5)): (a) At all times there must be at least one employee either on the premises or on call (i.e., available to respond to an emergency by reaching the facility within a short period of time) with the responsibility for coordinating all emergency response measures. This employee is the emergency coordinator. (40 C.F.R. section 262.34(d) (5) (i)). (b) Post the following information next to the telephone: (1) The name and telephone number of the emergency coordinator; (2) The location of fire extinguishers and spill control material, and, if present, fire alarm; and (3) The telephone number of the fire department, unless the facility has a direct alarm.