Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a)
Applicability of this Section. This Section applies to the owner and operator
of a facility that treats or stores hazardous waste under a RCRA standardized
permit pursuant to Subpart J of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703, except as provided in
Section
727.100(a)(2).
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (a) is derived from
40 CFR
267.30(2015).
b) General Facility Design and Operation
Standards. The facility owner or operator must design, construct, maintain, and
operate its facility to minimize the possibility of a fire, explosion, or any
unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste
constituents to air, soil, or surface water that could threaten human health or
the environment.
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (b) is derived from
40 CFR
267.31(2015).
c) Required Facility Equipment. A facility
must be equipped with all of the following, unless none of the hazards posed by
waste handled at the facility could require a particular kind of equipment
specified below:
1) An internal
communications or alarm system capable of providing immediate emergency
instruction (voice or signal) to facility personnel;
2) A device, such as a telephone (immediately
available at the scene of operations) or a hand-held two-way radio, capable of
summoning emergency assistance from local police departments, fire departments,
or State or local emergency response teams;
3) Portable fire extinguishers, fire control
equipment (including special extinguishing equipment, such as that using foam,
inert gas, or dry chemicals), spill control equipment, and decontamination
equipment; and
4) Water at adequate
volume and pressure to supply water hose streams, or foam-producing equipment,
or automatic sprinklers, or water spray systems.
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (c) is derived from
40 CFR
267.32(2015).
d) Equipment Testing and
Maintenance Requirements. The facility owner or operator must test and maintain
all required facility communications or alarm systems, fire protection
equipment, spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment, as
necessary, to assure its proper operation in time of emergency.
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (d) is derived from
40
CFR
267.33(2015).
e) Facility Personnel Access to Communication
Equipment or an Alarm System.
1) Whenever
hazardous waste is being poured, mixed, spread, or otherwise handled, all
personnel involved in the operation must have immediate access to an internal
alarm or emergency communication device, either directly or through visual or
voice contact with another employee, unless the device is not required pursuant
to Section
727.130(c).
2) If just one employee is on the premises
while the facility is operating, that person must have immediate access to a
communication device, such as a telephone (immediately available at the scene
of operation) or a hand-held two-way radio, capable of summoning external
emergency assistance, unless the device is not required pursuant to Section
727.130(c).
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (e) is derived from
40
CFR
267.34(2015).
f) Ensuring Access for Personnel
and Equipment During Emergencies. The facility owner or operator must maintain
enough aisle space to allow the unobstructed movement of personnel, fire
protection equipment, spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment to
any area of facility operation in an emergency, as appropriate, considering the
type of waste being stored or treated.
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (f) is derived from
40
CFR
267.35(2015).
g) Required Emergency Arrangements with Local
Authorities.
1) The facility owner or
operator must attempt to make the following arrangements, as appropriate, for
the type of waste handled at its facility and the potential need for the
services of these organizations:
A)
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 and roads inside the facility, and possible
evacuation routes;
B) Agreements
designating primary emergency authority to a specific police and a specific
fire department where more than one police and fire department might respond to
an emergency, and agreements with any others to provide support to the primary
emergency authority;
C) Agreements
with State emergency response teams, emergency response contractors, and
equipment suppliers; and
D)
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.
2) If State or local authorities
decline to enter into such arrangements, the facility owner or operator must
document the refusal in the operating record.
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (g) is derived from
40
CFR 267.36(2015).
