Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
1. The
owner or operator must inspect his facility for malfunctions and deterioration,
operator errors, and discharges which may be causing or may lead to:
a. a release of hazardous waste; or
b. a threat to human health.
2. The owner or operator must
conduct these inspections often enough to identify problems in time to correct
them before they harm human health or the environment.
B. Inspection Schedule
1. The owner or operator must develop and
follow a written schedule for inspecting monitoring equipment, safety and
emergency equipment, security devices, and operating and structural equipment
(such as dikes and sump pumps) that are important to preventing, detecting, or
responding to environmental or human health hazards.
2. He must keep this schedule at the
facility.
3. The schedule must
identify the types of problems (e.g., malfunctions or deterioration) which are
to be looked for during the inspection (e.g., inoperative sump pump, leaking
fitting, eroding dike, etc.).
4.
The frequency of inspection may vary for the items on the schedule. However,
the frequency should be based on the rate of possible deterioration of the
equipment and the probability of an environmental or human health incident if
the deterioration, a malfunction, or operator error goes undetected between
inspections. Areas subject to spills, such as loading and unloading areas, must
be inspected daily when in use. At a minimum, the inspection schedule must
include the items and frequencies called for in LAC 33:V.1709, 1719, 1721,
1731, 1753, 1755, 1757, 1759, 1761, 1763, 1765, 1907, 1911, 2109, 2309, 2507,
2711, 2907, 3119, and 3205, where applicable. LAC 33:V.517.G requires the
inspection schedule to be submitted with Part II of the permit application. The
department will evaluate the schedule along with the rest of the application to
ensure that it adequately protects human health and the environment. As part of
this review, the department may modify or amend the schedule as may be
necessary.
C. The owner
or operator must remedy any deterioration or malfunction of equipment or
structures which the inspection reveals; a schedule must be set up to ensure
that the problem does not lead to an environmental or human health hazard. When
a hazard is imminent or has already occurred, remedial action must be taken
immediately.
D. The owner or
operator must record inspections in an inspection log or summary. He must keep
these records for at least three years from the date of inspection. At a
minimum, these records must include the date and time of the inspection, the
name of the inspector, a notation of the observations made, and the date and
nature of any repairs or other remedial actions.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:2180 et
seq.
