Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.641.14 - Discharge response plan
Rule 14.
(1) An
operator of a storage facility shall prepare a written discharge response plan
for the storage facility. The plan shall include all of the following
information:
(a) The identities and telephone
numbers of the persons or agencies that are to be contacted in the event of a
discharge, including the persons who are responsible for the stored
fertilizer.
(b) For each bulk
fertilizer that is stored at the facility, a complete copy of the storage
container labeling that is required by this rule and the labeling required by
Part 85 of Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, as amended, being ยง
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seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to accompany the sale of the
fertilizer.
(c) An identification,
by location, of every bulk storage container that is located at the bulk
storage facility together with the type of fertilizer it contains. The plan
need not include the specific location of each mobile fertilizer container if
the plan includes the general location within the facility where the containers
are held.
(d) For each type of bulk
fertilizer that is stored at the facility, the procedures to be used in
controlling and recovering, or otherwise responding to, a discharge or
spill.
(e) The procedures to be
followed in using or disposing of a recovered discharge or spill.
(2) An operator shall keep the
plan current and readily available and shall inform the local fire and police
departments of the existence of the plan.
(3) The owner or manager of the bulk
fertilizer storage facility shall conduct emergency and discharge response
training for all new and existing employees of the facility annually before the
beginning of the fertilizer use season. New employees shall receive training
within 30 days of employment.A firm's owner, manager, and employees are
responsible for following the firm's emergency and discharge response plan
procedures.
(4) Every storage
facility shall have an appropriate spill kit readily available in the event of
a discharge or spill.
(5) A storage
facility shall immediately report any discharges to the environment to the
department at 1-800-405-0101, which is available 24 hours a day.
(6) A storage facility shall fully comply
with this rule on the effective date of this rule.
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