Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
If a fire occurs at a location identified on a scrap
tire transporter registration or at a scrap tire facility, the registered scrap
tire transporter or owner or operator of the scrap tire facility shall
immediately do the following:
(1)
Notify local police and fire agencies.
(2)
Call Ohio EPA's
twenty-four hour number at 800-282-9378 and provide the following
information:
(a)
The name and telephone number of the contact person
reporting the fire.
(b)
The name and address of the site or
facility.
(c)
The time of the fire.
(d)
The quantity of
tires involved, to the extent known.
(e)
The possible
hazards to human health or the environment.
(3)
Take all
reasonable actions necessary to ensure the following:
(a)
Suppression of
the fire.
(b)
The threat to human health and the environment is
minimized.
(c)
Containment of pyrolytic oil, water, and other
residuals that result from suppression of the fire at the site by establishing
temporary berms, dikes, or other containment devices.
(d)
That fires do not
occur, recur, or spread to other areas of the site, including the removal or
isolation of tires and portable containers.
(B)
Following a fire at a location identified on a scrap tire transporter
registration or a scrap tire facility, the registered scrap tire transporter or
the owner or operator of the scrap tire facility shall complete remediation
activities in accordance with rule
3745-580-31 of the
Administrative Code.
(C)
Not later than seven days after occurrence of a fire at
a scrap tire facility, the owner or operator of the scrap tire facility shall
do the following:
(1)
Note the time, date, and details of the fire in the
daily log in accordance with rule
3745-580-215,
3745-580-315,
3745-580-415, or
3745-580-515 of the
Administrative Code, as applicable.
(2)
Submit a written
notification to Ohio EPA and the board of health that includes the information
specified in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule.
