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Ch. 15, Art. 4-1
<br />Article 4. Contingency Plan and Emergency Procedures
<br />§66265.50. Applicability.
<br />The regulations in this article apply to owners and operators of all hazardous waste facilities, except as
<br />section 66265.1 provides otherwise.
<br />NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 208, 25150 and 25159, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25159 and
<br />25159.5, Health and Safety Code; 40 CFR Section 265.50.
<br />HISTORY
<br />1. New section filed 5-24-91; operative 7-1-91 (Register 91, No. 22).
<br />§66265.51. Purpose and Implementation of Contingency Plan.
<br />(a) Each owner or operator shall have a contingency plan for the facility. The contingency plan shall be
<br />designed to minimize hazards to human health or the environment from fires, explosions, or any unplanned sudden
<br />or non -sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or surface water.
<br />(b) The provisions of the plan shall be carried out immediately whenever there is a fire, explosion, or release
<br />of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents which could threaten human health or the environment.
<br />NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 208, 25150 and 25159, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25159 and
<br />25159.5, Health and Safety Code; 40 CFR Section 265.51.
<br />HISTORY
<br />1. New section filed 5-24-91; operative 7-1-91 (Register 91, No. 22).
<br />§66265.52. Content of Contingency Plan.
<br />(a) The contingency plan shall describe the actions facility personnel shall take to comply with sections
<br />66265.51 and 66265.56 in response to fires, explosions, or any unplanned sudden or non -sudden release of
<br />hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or surface water at the facility.
<br />(b) If the owner or operator has already prepared a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)
<br />Plan in accordance with 40 CFR Part 112, or 40 CFR Part 1510, or some other emergency or contingency plan, the
<br />owner or operator need only amend that plan to incorporate hazardous waste management provisions that are
<br />sufficient to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
<br />(c) The plan shall describe arrangements agreed to by local police departments, fire departments, hospitals,
<br />contractors, and State and local emergency response teams to coordinate emergency services, pursuant to section
<br />66265.37.
<br />(d) The plan shall list names, addresses, and phone numbers (office and home) of all persons qualified to
<br />act as emergency coordinator (see section 66265.55), and this list shall be kept up to date. Where more than one
<br />person is listed, one shall be named as primary emergency coordinator and others shall be listed in the order in which
<br />they will assume responsibility as alternates.
<br />(e) The plan shall include a list of all emergency equipment at the facility (such as fire extinguishing systems,
<br />spill control equipment, communications and alarm systems (internal and external), and decontamination equipment),
<br />where this equipment is required. This list shall be kept up to date. In addition, the plan shall include the location and
<br />a physical description of each item on the list, and a brief outline of its capabilities.
<br />(f) The plan shall include an evacuation plan for facility personnel where there is a possibility that evacuation
<br />could be necessary. This plan shall describe signal(s) to be used to begin evacuation, evacuation routes, and
<br />alternate evacuation routes (in rases where the primary routes could be blocked by releases of hazardous waste or
<br />fires).
<br />(g) The plan shall include the current telephone number of the State Office of Emergency Services.
<br />NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 208, 25150 and 25159, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25159 and
<br />25159.5, Health and Safety Code; 40 CFR Section 265.52.
<br />HISTORY
<br />1. New section filed 5-24-91; operative 7-1-91 (Register 91, No. 22).
<br />§66265.53. Copies of Contingency Plan.
<br />A copy of the contingency plan and all revisions to the plan shall be:
<br />(a) maintained at the facility; and
<br />(b) submitted to all local police departments, fire departments, hospitals, and State and local emergency
<br />response teams that may be called upon to provide emergency services.
<br />NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 208, 25150 and 25159, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25159 and
<br />25159.5, Health and Safety Code; 40 CFR Section 265.53.
<br />HISTORY
<br />1. New section filed 5-24-91; operative 7-1-91 (Register 91, No. 22).
<br />§66265.54. Amendment of Contingency Plan.
<br />The contingency plan shall be reviewed, and immediately amended, if necessary, whenever.
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