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SANJOAQUIN Environmental Health Department
<br /> COUNTY
<br /> San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department
<br /> HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM
<br /> This survey form is intended to identify businesses which need to comply with the hazardous materials emergency planning and
<br /> reporting requirements of the California Health and Safety Code ( HSC ) Chapter 6 . 95 . This Chapter requires businesses which
<br /> handle hazardous materials to prepare emergency plans for their employees to use in an emergency . Businesses must submit this
<br /> information , along with an annual inventory of their hazardous materials , online to the California Environmental Reporting System
<br /> ( CERS ) found at cers . calepa . ca . gov for use in protecting emergency responders and the general public . In San Joaquin County ,
<br /> the Environmental Health Department ( EHD ) has been authorized to administer this program as the Certified Unified Program
<br /> Agency or CUPA . Should you have any questions about the CUPA program or this form , please contact EHD at ( 209 ) 468 - 3420 .
<br /> Please consider the following guidelines when completing the questions on page 1 :
<br /> Question 1 :
<br /> The ( HSC ) section 25501 ( p ) defines a " Hazardous Material " as any material that , because of its quantity , concentration , or physical
<br /> 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 . " Hazardous Materials " include but are not limited to , hazardous substances ,
<br /> hazardous waste , and any material that a handler or the administering agency has a reasonable basis for believing that it would be
<br /> injurious to the health and safety of persons or harmful to the environment if released into the workplace or the environment . This
<br /> includes , but is not limited to , fuels , petroleum products , paints , propane , oxygen , ammonia , chlorine , pesticides , fertilizers , and
<br /> used oil . If a business generates any amount of hazardous waste they must enroll in the EHD Hazardous Waste Generator Program .
<br /> Answer "Yes " if you use a material that meets the definition above in any quantity at least once in the year . If you are unsure ,
<br /> contact the EHD at ( 209 ) 468 - 3420 for assistance . If you answer " No " and at a later date your business , or a tenant on your property ,
<br /> begins handling hazardous materials , you must inform the EHD within 30 days .
<br /> Question 2 :
<br /> If you answer " Yes " , you must meet the requirements of HSC Chapter 6 . 95 . The EHD will be contacting you to provide assistance .
<br /> These requirements must be met prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy . If you answer " No our office may conduct an
<br /> inspection after you begin operations to verify your exemption .
<br /> The HSC establishes some modified requirements or program exemptions for certain uses of hazardous materials . If you answered
<br /> " Yes " to questions 1 and 2 , a determination must be made if your business meets one of the exemptions listed . Check the
<br /> appropriate boxes on page 1 and submit the hazardous materials information online at cers . calepa . ca . gov . Please contact the EHD
<br /> to determine if your business meets the exemptions . However , even if an exemption is met for the Business Plan program , you
<br /> may still be a hazardous waste generator and will need to report in cers . calepa . ca . gov as a hazardous waste generator .
<br /> A . Retail Exemption — Products packaged for direct distribution to the general public are exempt from the program . This
<br /> exemption may not apply if any of the following conditions exist :
<br /> 1 . The quantity handled creates an unacceptable public hazard
<br /> 2 . The material is being used directly by the business as part of its operation in addition to being sold to the
<br /> general public
<br /> 3 . The general public doesn ' t have ready access to the product as stored by the business (e . g . in a warehouse ) .
<br /> B . Modified Farm Exemption — Farms , as stated in Question 2B on page 1 , must meet modified program requirements .
<br /> The definition of a farm in the law doesn ' t include businesses providing commercial pest control services , fertilizer
<br /> application services , product processing services , or packing shed services for farmers . Farms qualifying for the
<br /> exemption are still required to submit an annual chemical inventory , site map , and other requirements online to
<br /> cers . calepa . ca . gov and pay a fee to the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department ( EHD ) . Please contact
<br /> the EHD at ( 209 ) 468 - 3420 for assistance . Businesses operating a commercial business in addition to a farm as
<br /> defined must comply with the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Program for those materials associated with
<br /> the commercial business .
<br /> Question 3 :
<br /> The Federal and State governments have defined approximately 366 chemicals as an "Acutely Hazardous Material " (AHM ) . The
<br /> most common AHM used in the county include : Chlorine , Ammonia , Sulfuric Acid , Methyl Bromide , Acrolein , Sulfur Dioxide ,
<br /> Formaldehyde , Nitric Acid , Vinyl Acetate Monomer , Hydrogen Peroxide , and many types of Pesticides .
<br /> Answer " Yes" if you use any of these specific chemicals in any quantity at any one time of the year . Contact the EHD if you ' re
<br /> unsure for assistance .
<br /> Question 4 :
<br /> Answer " Yes " if the boundary of your property or facility is or will be within 1 , 000 feet of the boundary of a school . ( K . 12 )
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