Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Toxics users shall develop and include in the plan the
following facility-wide information:
(1) a statement of the management policy of
the facility regarding toxics use reduction. This statement shall include, but
not be limited to, a description of the ways in which the toxics user
encourages toxics use reduction and a description of any policy applicable to
the facility that encourages or discourages toxics use reduction. This
statement may include, without limitation, the following information:
(a) a description of how toxics use reduction
affects the facility's policy or decisions concerning research and
development;
(b) a description of
how toxics use reduction affects the facility's policy or decisions concerning
financial investments or capital investments;
(c) a description of how toxics use reduction
affects the facility's policy or decisions concerning hiring, promotions or
bonuses, or other incentives, for facility employees;
(d) any other policy applicable to the
facility that encourages or discourages toxics use reduction.
(2) a statement of the scope of
the plan. This statement shall include but not be limited to the following:
(a) a description of each production unit
included in the plan. The description of each production unit shall include the
following information as reported in the facility's toxics use report due on
the same date that the plan summary is due:
1.
the number assigned to the production unit;
2. the process or processes associated with
the production unit;
3. the product
produced by the production unit; and,
4. the chemical name and CAS number of each
covered toxic manufactured, processed, or otherwise used in the production
unit.
(b) a summary of
the identification process pursuant to
310
CMR 50.45(1);
(c) a brief description of the technologies,
procedures, or training programs identified pursuant to
310 CMR
50.46(3),(4) and
(5).
(3) the expected change in the use of each
covered toxic and in the amount of each covered toxic generated as byproduct.
The expected change shall be based on toxics use reduction techniques chosen to
be implemented as identified in the plan, and shall be stated as:
(a) the amount in pounds by which the toxics
user plans to increase or decrease the use of the toxic; and,
(b) the amount in pounds by which the toxics
user plans to increase or decrease the amount of the toxic generated as
byproduct.
