Ohio Admin. Code 3745-52-265 - Emergency procedures - preparedness, prevention, and emergency procedures for large quantity generators
(A) When there is an imminent or actual
emergency situation, the emergency coordinator (or the emergency coordinator's
designee when the emergency coordinator is on call) shall immediately
do the following:
(1) Activate internal facility alarms or
communication systems, where applicable, to notify all facility
personnel.
;
and
(2) Notify appropriate
state or local agencies with designated response roles if help is
needed.
(B) When 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 by review of
the generator's records or manifests and, if necessary, by chemical
analysis.
(C) 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 (e.g., 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).
(D) If the emergency
coordinator determines that the facility has had a release, fire, or explosion
which could threaten human health or the environment outside the facility, the
emergency coordinator shall report all of
the findings as follows:
(1) If the assessment
indicates 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
(2) The emergency coordinator shall
immediately notify either the government official designated as the on-scene
coordinator for that geographical area, or the Ohio EPA spill hotline at
800/282-9378. The report shall include all of the
following:
(a) Name and telephone
number of the person making the report.
;
(b) Name
and address of the generator.
;
(c) Time
and type of incident (e.g., release, fire).
;
(d) Name and quantity of
material
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.
(E) During an emergency, the emergency
coordinator shall take all reasonable measures necessary to ensure that fires,
explosions, and releases do not occur, recur, or spread to other hazardous
waste at the generator's facility. These measures shall include, where
applicable, stopping processes and operations, collecting and containing
released hazardous waste, and removing or isolating containers.
(F) If the generator 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, wherever this is
appropriate.
(G) Immediately after
an emergency, the emergency coordinator shall provide for treating, storing, or
disposing of recovered waste, contaminated soil or surface water, or any other
material that results from a release, fire, or explosion at the facility.
Unless the generator can demonstrate, in accordance with
paragraphs
paragraph (C) or (D) of rule
3745-51-03
of the Administrative Code, that the recovered material is not a hazardous
waste, the recovered material is a newly generated hazardous waste that shall
be managed in accordance with the applicable
requirements and conditions for exemption in Chapters 3745-52, 3745-53,
3745-65 to 3745-69, and 3745-256 of the Administrative Code.
(H) The emergency coordinator shall ensure
that, in the affected areas of the facility:
(1) No hazardous waste that may be
incompatible with the released material is treated, stored, or disposed of
until cleanup procedures are completed.
; and
(2)
All emergency equipment listed in the contingency plan is cleaned and fit for
the emergency equpment's intended use before operations are resumed.
Notes
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: Exempt
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3734.12
Rule Amplifies: 3734.12
Prior Effective Dates: 10/05/2020
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