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4 Environmental Analysis 4.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials Laws and regulations require hazardous materials users to store these materials appropriately and to train employees to manage them safely. Individual states may implement their own hazardous waste programs in lieu of the RCRA, as long as the state program is at least as stringent as federal RCRA requirements. In California, the DTSC regulates the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. The hazardous waste regulations establish criteria for identifying, packaging, and labeling hazardous wastes; prescribe management of hazardous waste; establish permit requirements for hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal, and transportation; and identify hazardous wastes that cannot be disposed of in landfills. These regulations list more than 800 materials that may be hazardous and establish criteria for identifying, packaging, and disposing of such waste. The California Hazardous Waste Control Law is codified at Health and Safety Code Section 25100 et seq. Occupational Safety The California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) assumes primary responsibility for developing and enforcing workplace safety regulations in California. Because California has a federally approved OSHA program, it is required to adopt regulations that are at least as stringent as those found in Title 29 of the CFR. Cal/OSHA regulations concerning the use of hazardous materials in the workplace require employee safety training, safety equipment, accident and illness prevention programs, hazardous substance exposure warnings, and emergency action and fire prevention plan preparation. Cal/OSHA enforces hazard communication program regulations, which contain training and information requirements, including procedures for identifying and labeling hazardous substances, and communicating hazard information relating to hazardous substances and their handling. The hazard communication program also requires that safety data sheets (SDS) be available to employees,and that employee information and training programs be documented.These regulations also require preparation of emergency action plans (i.e., escape and evacuation procedures, rescue and medical duties, alarm systems, and training in emergency evacuation). Other State Regulations The CCR contains additional requirements that would apply to the Project, including: 1. 8 CCR Section 2700 et seq., High Voltage Electrical Safety Orders, which establish essential requirements and minimum standards for installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical equipment to provide practical safety and freedom from danger. 2. 14 CCR Sections 1250-1258, Fire Prevention Standards for Electric Utilities, which provide specific exemptions from electric pole and tower firebreak and electric conductor clearance standards and specify when and where standards apply. They establish minimum clearance requirements for flammable vegetation and materials surrounding structures. 3. 22 CCR Section 66273, Standards for Universal Waste Management, which regulates the management of universal wastes. These wastes are not fully regulated as hazardous waste to encourage their recycling. Batteries, electronic devices, mercury containing equipment, lamps, cathode ray tubes and tube glass, and aerosol cans are considered Griffith Energy Storage Project 4.9-6 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023