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SAN JOAQUIN Environmental Health Department C CU N T Y— Greatness grows here, Hazardous Materials Business Plan Guidelines California Health and Safety Code (HSC) §25505(a)(3) requires that facilities provide a Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) if they handle reportable quantities of hazardous materials at any given time in the year. Reportable quantities are 500 pounds for a solid, 55 gallons for a liquid, and 200 cubic feet for a gas. There are chemicals that have exceptions to the reportable quantities. Please contact San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (SJC EHD) at 209-468-3420 for more information. All of the information for HMBPs must be uploaded into the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS). CERS is an online database that stores all of the HMBP information for CUPA agencies and emergency first responders viewing. Please go to https://cers.calepa.ca.gov/ to create a CERS login or to access CERS. Site Inspections Site inspections are done every three years but the HMBP elements must be reported into CERS every year, even if there are no changes. This must be done between November 1" and January 15' of every year. California HSC §25508(a)(1), San Joaquin County Ordinance 0-13-4432 Any changes to the HMBP (changes in phone numbers, primary contact, chemical inventory, site map, etc) must be corrected in CERS within 30 days of the change. California HSC §25508.1(a)-(f) The inspector will check the accuracy of the HMBP submittals by comparing the submittals to what is physically on site. They will also check for the following: The facility operator has access to the HMBP, either an electronic or physical copy Training records are on site The quantities of chemicals on site matches the amount listed in the CERS chemical inventory The contents of the emergency response plan and the site map are accurate. There are additional requirements to the site map. Please see the requirements and guidelines listed on the SJC EHD website under "forms." Chemical Inventory Reportable quantities of hazardous materials have to be reported into the CERS chemical inventory within 30 days of being onsite. California HSC §25508.1(a)-(f) As of January 1", 2018, the federal hazard categories have changed and require updating to the newer federal hazard categories in the inventory section. Guidance to correct the obsolete hazard categories is available in the SJC EHD website under "forms." The reportable quantity for CO2 compressed gas is 137 lbs. Batteries must contain in the name "lead acid batteries" and they must be listed in gallons instead of pounds. The reportable quantity is 55 gallons or higher of Electrolyte/Sulfuric Acid only. Guidance for reporting lead acid batteries is available in the SJC EHD website under "forms." Propane is measured in gallons because industry wide propane is referenced and sold by the gallon. The reportable quantity for propane is 55 gallons or higher. The reportable quantity for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) is 550 gallons or higher. California HSC 525507(a)(4)(A) Page 1 of 5 Rev1:05/21/2020