Utah Admin. Code R315-261-420 - Emergency Preparedness and Response for Management of Excluded Hazardous Secondary Materials - Contingency Planning and Emergency Procedures for Facilities Generating or Accumulating More Than 6000 Kg of Hazardous Secondary Material
A generator or an intermediate or reclamation facility that generates or accumulates more than 6000 kg of hazardous secondary material shall comply with the requirements in Subsections R315-261-420(a) through R315-261-420(g):
(a) Purpose and implementation of contingency
plan.
(1) Each generator or an intermediate or
reclamation facility that accumulates more than 6000 kg of hazardous secondary
material shall have a contingency plan for their facility. The contingency plan
shall be designed to minimize hazards to human health or the environment from
fires, explosions, or any unplanned sudden or nonsudden release of hazardous
secondary material or hazardous secondary material constituents to air, soil,
or surface water.
(2) The
provisions of the plan shall be carried out immediately if there is a fire,
explosion, or release of hazardous secondary material or hazardous secondary
material constituents that could threaten human health or the
environment.
(b) Content
of contingency plan.
(1) The contingency plan
shall describe the actions facility personnel shall take to comply with
Subsections R315-261-420(a)
and R315-261-420(f)
in response to fires, explosions, or any unplanned sudden or nonsudden release
of hazardous secondary material or hazardous secondary material constituents to
air, soil, or surface water at the facility.
(2) If the generator or an intermediate or
reclamation facility accumulating more than 6000 kg of hazardous secondary
material has already prepared a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures
(SPCC) Plan in accordance with 40 CFR 112, or another emergency or contingency
plan, the generator need only amend that plan to incorporate hazardous waste
management provisions that are enough to comply with the requirements of Rule
R315-261. The hazardous secondary material generator or an intermediate or
reclamation facility operating under a verified recycler variance under
Subsection R315-260-13(d) may develop one contingency plan that meets the
regulatory requirements. The director recommends that the plan be based on the
National Response Team's Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance ("One Plan"). If
modifications are made to non-hazardous waste provisions in an integrated
contingency plan, the changes do not trigger the need for a hazardous waste
permit modification.
(3) The plan
shall describe arrangements agreed to by local police departments, fire
departments, hospitals, contractors, and state and local emergency response
teams to coordinate emergency services, pursuant to Subsection
R315-261-410(f).
(4) The plan shall list names, addresses, and
phone numbers, office and home, of each person qualified to act as emergency
coordinator, see Subsection
R315-261-420(e),
and this list shall be kept up-to-date. If more than one person is listed, one
shall be named as primary emergency coordinator and others shall be listed in
the order that they shall assume responsibility as alternates.
(5) The plan shall include a list of the
emergency equipment at the facility, such as fire extinguishing systems, spill
control equipment, communications and alarm systems, internal and external, and
decontamination equipment, if this equipment is required. This list shall be
kept up to date. In addition, the plan shall include the location and a
physical description of each item on the list, and a brief outline of its
capabilities.
(6) The plan shall
include an evacuation plan for facility personnel if there is a possibility
that evacuation could be necessary. This plan shall describe signals to be used
to begin evacuation, evacuation routes, and alternate evacuation routes, in
cases where the primary routes could be blocked by releases of hazardous waste
or fires.
(c) Copies of
contingency plan. A copy of the contingency plan and any revisions to the plan
shall be:
(1) maintained at the facility;
and
(2) submitted to each local
police department, fire department, hospital, and state and local emergency
response team that may be called upon to provide emergency services.
(d) Amendment of contingency plan.
The contingency plan shall be reviewed, and immediately amended, if necessary,
if:
(1) applicable rules are
revised;
(2) the plan fails in an
emergency;
(3) the facility
changes-in its design, construction, operation, maintenance, or other
circumstances-in a way that materially increases the potential for fires,
explosions, or releases of hazardous secondary material or hazardous secondary
material constituents, or changes the response necessary in an
emergency;
(4) the list of emergency
coordinators changes; or
(5) the
list of emergency equipment changes.
(e) Emergency coordinator. There shall always
be at least one employee either on the facility premises or on call, that is,
available to respond to an emergency by reaching the facility within a short
period, with the responsibility for coordinating emergency response measures.
This emergency coordinator shall be thoroughly familiar with the aspects of the
facility's contingency plan, the operations and activities at the facility, the
location and characteristics of hazardous secondary material handled, the
location of records within the facility, and the facility layout. In addition,
this person shall have the authority to commit the resources needed to carry
out the contingency plan. The emergency coordinator's responsibilities are more
fully spelled out in Subsection
R315-261-420(f).
Applicable responsibilities for the emergency coordinator vary, depending on
factors such as type and variety of hazardous secondary materials handled by
the facility, and type and complexity of the facility.
(f) Emergency procedures.
(1) If there is an imminent or actual
emergency situation, the emergency coordinator, or the emergency coordinator's
designee if the emergency coordinator is on call, shall immediately:
(i) activate internal facility alarms or
communication systems, if applicable, to notify the facility personnel; and
(ii) notify appropriate state or
local agencies with designated response roles if their help is
needed.
(2) If there is a
release, fire, or explosion, the emergency coordinator shall immediately
identify the character, exact source, amount, and areal extent of any released
materials. The emergency coordinator may do this by observation or review of
facility records or manifests and, if necessary, by chemical
analysis.
(3) Concurrently, the
emergency coordinator shall assess possible hazards to human health or the
environment that may result from the release, fire, or explosion. This
assessment shall consider both direct and indirect effects of the release,
fire, or explosion, for example, the effects of any toxic, irritating, or
asphyxiating gases that are generated, or the effects of any hazardous surface
water run-offs from water or chemical agents used to control fire and
heat-induced explosions.
(4) If the
emergency coordinator determines that the facility has had a release, fire, or
explosion that could threaten human health, or the environment, outside the
facility, the emergency coordinator shall report their findings as follows:
(i) If the emergency coordinator's assessment
shows that evacuation of local areas may be advisable, the emergency
coordinator shall immediately notify appropriate local authorities. The
emergency coordinator shall be available to help appropriate officials decide
whether local areas should be evacuated; and
(ii) The emergency coordinator shall
immediately notify the Utah Department of Environmental Quality 24 hour
answering service at 801-536-4123, and the National Response Center, using
their 24-hour toll free number 800-424-8802. The report shall include:
(A) name and telephone number of
reporter;
(B) name and address of
facility;
(C) time and type of
incident, for example, release, fire;
(D) name and quantity of materials involved,
to the extent known;
(E) the extent
of injuries, if any; and
(F) the
possible hazards to human health, or the environment, outside the
facility.
(5)
During an emergency, the emergency coordinator shall take any reasonable
measures necessary to ensure that fires, explosions, and releases do not occur,
recur, or spread to other hazardous secondary material at the facility. These
measures shall include, if applicable, stopping processes and operations,
collecting and containing released material, and removing or isolating
containers.
(6) If the facility
stops operations in response to a fire, explosion or release, the emergency
coordinator shall monitor for leaks, pressure buildup, gas generation, or
ruptures in valves, pipes, or other equipment, if this is
appropriate.
(7) Immediately after
an emergency, the emergency coordinator shall provide for treating, storing, or
disposing of recovered secondary material, contaminated soil or surface water,
or any other material that results from a release, fire, or explosion at the
facility. Unless the hazardous secondary material generator can demonstrate, in
accordance with Subsection
R315-261-3(c)
or R315-261-3(d),
that the recovered material is not a hazardous waste, the owner or operator
becomes a generator of hazardous waste and shall manage it in accordance with
the applicable requirements of Rules R315-262, R315-263, and
R315-265.
(8) The emergency
coordinator shall ensure that, in the affected areas of the facility:
(i) no secondary material that may be
incompatible with the released material is treated, stored, or disposed of
until cleanup procedures are finished; and
(ii) the emergency equipment listed in the
contingency plan is cleaned and fit for its intended use before operations are
resumed.
(9) The
hazardous secondary material generator shall note in the operating record the
time, date, and details of any incident that requires implementing the
contingency plan. Within 15 days after the incident, the hazardous secondary
material generator shall submit a written report on the incident to the
director. The report shall include:
(i) name,
address, and telephone number of the hazardous secondary material
generator;
(ii) name, address, and
telephone number of the facility;
(iii) date, time, and type of incident, for
example, fire, explosion;
(iv) name
and quantity of materials involved;
(v) the extent of injuries, if any;
(vi) an assessment of actual or potential
hazards to human health or the environment, if this applies; and
(vii) estimated quantity and disposition of
recovered material that resulted from the incident.
(g) Personnel training. Each
employee shall be thoroughly familiar with proper waste handling and emergency
procedures relevant to their responsibilities during normal facility operations
and emergencies.
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