Code of Colorado Regulations
1000 - Department of Public Health and Environment
1007 - Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
6 CCR 1007-3 - HAZARDOUS WASTE
Part 264 - HAZARDOUS WASTE - STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Subpart C - Preparedness and Prevention
Section 6 CCR 1007-3-264.37 - Arrangements with Local Authorities

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

(a) The owner or operator must attempt to make the following arrangements, as appropriate for the type of waste handled at his/her facility and the potential need for the services of these organizations:

(1) Arrangements to familiarize police, fire departments, local departments of health, and emergency response teams with the layout of the facility, properties of hazardous waste handled at the facility and associated hazards, places where facility personnel would normally be working, entrances to and roads inside the facility, and possible evacuation routes;

(2) Where more than one police and fire department might respond to an emergency, agreements designating primary emergency authority to a specific police and a specific fire department, and agreements with any others to provide support to the primary emergency authority;

(3) Agreements with State emergency response teams, emergency response contractors, and equipment suppliers; and

(4) Arrangements to familiarize local hospitals with the properties of hazardous waste handled at the facility and the types of injuries or illnesses which could result from fires, explosions, or releases at the facility.

(b) Where State or local authorities decline enter into such arrangements, the owner or operator must document the refusal in the operating record and comply with § 264.31(b).

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