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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM
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<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 6 . 95 of the California Health and Safety Code-. This statute requires businesses ,
<br /> which handle hazardous materials to prepare emergency plans for their employees ' use in an emergency. Businesses must
<br /> submit a copy of this plan , along with annual inventory of their hazardous materials ,-to public agencies for use in protecting
<br /> emergency responders and the public. In San Joaquin County, the Office of Emergency Services ( OES.) has been
<br /> designated to administer this program . Should you have any questions on this program or this form , please call that office
<br /> 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 significant present or potential hazard to human health and
<br /> safety or to the environment if released into the work place or the environment . This includes , but is limited to, fuels ,
<br /> petroleum products , paints , propane , oxygen , ammonia , chlorine , pesticides , fertilizers , and hazardous wastes . Answer
<br /> "Yes " if you use a material that meets that definition in any quantity at least once in the year . If you are unsure , contact our
<br /> office at (209) 468-3969 for assistance . If you answer " No" and at a later date-your business , or a tenant on your property,
<br /> begins handling hazardous materials , you must inform the Office of Emergency Services within 30 days .
<br /> Question 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
<br /> 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
<br /> the appropriate boxes on the front of this form . Our office will contact you to make a final determination of these
<br /> exemptions .
<br /> A . Retail Exemption : Products packaged for direct distribution to the general public are exempt from the program . This
<br /> exemption may not apply if 1 ) the quantity handled creates an unacceptable public hazard ; 2) the material is being
<br /> 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 , e . g . , in a warehouse .
<br /> Be Medical Exemption : Medical offices which use only oxygen and/or nitrous oxide in quantities lessi than 1 , 000 cubic
<br /> feet are required to meet modified requirements .
<br /> Co Farm Exemption : Farms , as defined in the question , must meet modified program requirements . IThe definition of
<br /> farm in the law does not include- businesses providing commercial pest control services , fertilizer application
<br /> services , product processing services , or packing shed services for farmers. Farms qualifying for exemption are still
<br /> required to submit an annual chemical inventory and fee to the County Agricultural Commissioner' s Department
<br /> along with other requirements . Please contact the County Agricultural Commissioner' s Department for further
<br /> information . Businesses operating a commercial business- in addition to a farm as defined must comply with the
<br /> HMMP program for those materials associated with the commercial business-.
<br /> Question 3 :
<br /> The Federal and State governments have defined approximately 366 chemicals as "Acutely Hazardous Materials" (AHM ) .
<br /> The most common "AHMs" used in the County include chlorine, ammonia , sulfuric acid , methyl bromide , acrolein , sulfur
<br /> dioxide , formaldehyde , nitric acid , vinyl acetate monomer, hydrogen peroxide , and many types of pesticides . Answer "Yes"
<br /> if you use any of these specific chemicals in any quantity at any one time of the year . Call our office for assistance if you
<br /> are unsure .
<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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