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SAN JOAQUiN COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM
<br /> This survey form is intended to identify businesses, which need to cc,nply with the hazardous materials emergency planning and
<br /> reporting requirements of Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code. This statute requires businesses, which handle
<br /> hazardous materials to prepare emergency plans for their employees'use in an emergency. Businesses must submit a copy of this
<br /> plan, along with annual inventory of their hazardous materials, to public agencies for use in protecting emergency responders and the
<br /> public. In San Joaquin County, the Office of Emergency Services(DES) has been designated to administer this program. Should you
<br /> 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"forpurposes of this program as any material that, because of its quantity, concentration, or
<br /> physical or chemical characteristics,poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment if
<br /> released into the work place or the environment. This includes, but is limited to, fuels, petroleum products,paints,propane, oxygen,
<br /> ammonia, chlorine, pesticides, fertilizers, and hazardous wastes. Answer"Yes"if you use a material that meets that definition in any
<br /> quantity at least once in the year. If you are unsure, contact our office at(209) 468-3969 for assistance. If you answer"No"and at a
<br /> later date your business, or a tenant on your property, begins handling hazardous materials, you must inform the Office of Emergency
<br /> 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 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 Exemption:Products packaged for direct distributon 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 general
<br /> public does not have ready access to the product as it is stored by the 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 cubic
<br /> feet are required to meet modified requirements.
<br /> C. Farm Exemption:Farms, as defined in the question, must meet modified program requirements. The definition of
<br /> farm in the law does not include businesses providing commercial pest control services, fertilizer application services,
<br /> product processing services, or packing shed services for farmers, Farms qualifying for exemption are still required
<br /> to submit an annual chemical inventory and fee to the County Agricultural Commissioners Department along with
<br /> other requirements. Please contact the County Agricultural Commissioner's Department for further information.
<br /> Businesses operating a commercial business in addition to a farm as defined must comply with the HMMP program
<br /> 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). The most
<br /> common 'AHMs"used in the County include chlorine, ammonia, sulfuric acid, methyl bromide, acmlein, sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde,
<br /> nitric acid, vinyl acetate monomer, hydrogen peroxide, and many types of pesticides. Answer"Yes"if you use any of these specific
<br /> chemicals in any quantity at anyone time of the year. Call our office for assistance if you 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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