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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HAZARDOU_ S 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 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(OES)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 /> uestion 1:
<br /> The law defines"hazardous material"for purposes 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 workplace or the environment This includes, but!s 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 Wo"and at a
<br /> later date your business, of a tenant on your property,begins handling hazardous ma
<br /> Services within 30 days. terials,you must inform the Office of Emergency
<br /> uestion 2:
<br /> If you answer"Yes,"you must meet the requirements of Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code. ice
<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 forcertain uses of hazardous materials.'if you
<br /> answered`Yes'to questions land 2, determine whether your business meats 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 Exem tion: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 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 Exem tion: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 Commissioner's 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`ARMs"used in the County include'chlodne, ammonia,sulfuric acid, methyl bromide, acrolein, 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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