Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 725 - INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Subpart C - PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION
Section 725.137 - Arrangements with Local Authorities
Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 725.137
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The owner or operator must attempt to make the following arrangements, as appropriate for the type of waste handled at his facility and the potential need for the services of the following organizations:
1) Arrangements to familiarize
police, fire departments, 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 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 that could result from
fires, explosions, or releases at the facility.
b) Where State or local authorities decline to enter into such arrangements, the owner or operator must document the refusal in the operating record.
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