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rUAL AMrvlcl a, ar1LL?AND KELEASES Page 1 of 1 <br /> San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services <br /> Hazardous Materials Management Plan Program <br /> Guidelines for Reporting Spills and Releases <br /> The law requires businesses to immediately report a spill, or threatened spill, of hazardous <br /> materials. Failure to comply with the following reporting requirements can lead to serious <br /> criminal or civil actions. <br /> "A person shall provide an immediate verbal report of any release or threatened release of a <br /> hazardous material to the local Administering Agency and the State Warning Center as soon as <br /> 1) the person has knowledge of the release or threatened release, 2) notification can be <br /> provided without impeding immediate control of the release, and 3) notification can be <br /> provided without impeding immediate emergency medical measures." <br /> In San Joaquin County, you must notify local public safety agencies by calling <br /> 9-1-1 and the Office of Emergency Services, the program Administering Agency, by calling <br /> (209) 468-3962 during business hours. For spills that occur after hours or on weekends, <br /> contact the Sheriff's Department at 468-4400 and request that the OES Duty Officer call your <br /> business representative to receive the report. The State of California Warning Center must also <br /> be notified by calling (800) 852-7550. According to regulations this report will "Include, at a <br /> minimum, 1) the exact location of the release or threatened release, 2) the name of the person <br /> reporting the release or threatened release, 3) the hazardous materials involved, 4) an <br /> estimate of the quantity involved, and 5) the potential hazards, if known, presented by the <br /> hazardous material involved."Our office recommends that you carefully consider the <br /> circumstances of a release in order to determine whether it needs to be reported. If in doubt, it <br /> is always better to report the spill. Some chemicals, including those classified as <br /> "Extremely Hazardous Materials", must always be reported to the National Response <br /> Center if the amount released meets or exceeds the "Reportable Quantity" <br /> established by the Federal Government. <br /> Main Menu <br /> http://www.sjoesdata.org/action.lasso?-Database=oes login&-layout=html&-response=oe... 12/15/2003 <br />