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onsite treatment of hazardous waste. Health and waste handlers such as offsite hazardous waste <br /> Safety Code, section 25201.14 required generators facilities,hazardous waste transporters, or transfer <br /> to get certification from DTSC that the facilities. Offsite commercial processors remain <br /> technology they used for processing the cans did subject to all applicable requirements for the <br /> not pose "a significant potential hazard to human management of hazardous waste, including <br /> health and safety or to the environment." obtaining proper authorization for the type of <br /> SB 1158 deleted from section 25201.14 this treatment they conduct (Health &Saf. Code, <br /> certification requirement. In its place,section 25201.16(a)(7) and 25201.16(h)(1)); Cal. Code <br /> 25201.16 was added, which made processing Regs., tit. 22, 66273.9). <br /> hazardous waste aerosol cans a universal waste <br /> handler activity. Qualified handlers can now <br /> process the cans onsite without a permit or other Notification Requirements <br /> authorization from DTSC or the local Certified <br /> Unified Program Agency (CUPA). A notification j <br /> requirement exists, as explained below. It is the j Health and Safety Code section 25201.16(j) <br /> handler's responsibility to ensure that equipment requires you to notify your local CUPA if you <br /> used for processing the cans meets the requirements I process universal waste aerosol cans. The <br /> of Health and Safety Code, section 25201.16(e). notification can be given in person or by letter, via <br /> If you process aerosol cans under the provisions of certified mail, with return receipt requested. Some <br /> SB 1158,your processing equipment must be CUPAs may have a notification form that can be <br /> designed,maintained, and operated so as to prevent I completed. In the absence of a CUPA, send the <br /> fire,explosion, and unauthorized releases to the i notification to the agency authorized to implement <br /> environment. and enforce the hazardous waste generator program <br /> in your jurisdiction. Also notify the CUPA or <br /> authorized agency within 30 days of any change in <br /> operation that changes the information you <br /> Note:If the contents drained from the canoriginally provided. <br /> hazardous,you must continue to manage the i <br /> contents as hazardous waste (Health &Saf. Code, <br /> § 25201.16(i)). <br /> ! Requirements for Handling Universal <br /> Waste Aerosol Cans <br /> Does SS 1158 Apply to Me? <br /> All handlers of universal waste aerosol cans must <br /> comply with the requirements of Health and <br /> SB 1158 applies to you if you generate or Safety Code section 25201.16 (e), (f), and (g). If <br /> accumulate hazardous waste aerosol cans in <br /> you are a qualified handler who processes universal <br /> accordance with California Code of Regulations, <br /> title 22, chapter 23 (which specifies standards for waste aerosol cans,you are subject to additional <br /> managing universal wastes). You may now process requirements in section 25201.16. You must: <br /> hazardous waste aerosol cans onsite if you meet SB <br /> 1158 requirements. <br /> • Manage the universal waste aerosol cans in <br /> a manner and in equipment designed to <br /> The aerosol can puncturing and draining provisions prevent fire, explosion,and unauthorized <br /> � releases to the environment; <br /> of SB 1158 do not apply to commercial universal <br />