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WEBSITES <br /> State Regulations <br /> http://www.oal.ca.gov <br /> State Statutes <br /> http://Ieginfo.legislature.ca.gov <br /> Federal Regulations <br /> http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ <br /> Federal Reportable Quantities <br /> http://www.epa.gov/superfund/policy/release/rq/index.htm <br /> See California Labor Code 49030 and the Safe Drinking Water <br /> and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986(Proposition 65)for other <br /> reporting requirements. <br /> DEFINITIONS <br /> Q:What is a"Hazardous Material'? <br /> A:`Any material that,because of its quantity,concentration, <br /> or physical or chemical characteristics,poses a significant <br /> present or threatened hazard to human health and safety or to <br /> the environment,if released into the workplace or the environ- <br /> ment...:'(Health and Safety Code,425501 (m)) <br /> Q:What is a release? <br /> A:`Any spilling,leaking,pumping,pouring,emitting,empty- <br /> ing,discharging,injecting,escaping,leaching,dumping,or dis- <br /> posing into the environment,unless permitted or authorized <br /> by a regulatory agency". <br /> (Health and Safety Code,425501 (q)and CERCLA 4101 (22)) <br /> Q:What is a threatened release? <br /> A:A threatened release is a condition creating a substantial <br /> probability of harm that requires immediate action to prevent, <br /> reduce,or mitigate damages to persons,property,or the envi- <br /> ronment. (Health and Safety Code 425501 (u)) <br /> 9 <br />