(A) The owner or operator shall inspect the
facility for malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors, and discharges
which may be causing or may lead to :
(1) Release of hazardous waste constituents
to the environment; or
(2) A
threat to human health. The owner or operator shall conduct these inspections
often enough to identify problems in time to correct the problems before the
problems harm human health or the environment.
(B)
(1) The owner or operator
shall develop and follow a written schedule for inspecting all 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) The owner or operator
shall keep this schedule at the facility.
(3) The schedule shall 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 of
inspection should be based on the rate of deterioration of the equipment and
the probability of an environmental or human health incident if the
deterioration,
malfunction, or
operator error goes undetected between
inspections. Areas subject to spills, such as loading and unloading areas,
shall be inspected daily when in use. At a minimum, the inspection schedule
shall include the items and frequencies in rules
3745-66-74,
3745-66-93,
3745-66-95,
3745-67-26,
3745-67-60,
3745-67-78,
3745-68-04,
3745-68-47,
3745-68-77,
3745-69-03,
3745-256-33, 3745-256-52, 3745-256-53, 3745-256-58, and 3745-256-84 to
3745-256-90 of the Administrative Code, where applicable.
(C) The owner or operator shall
remedy any deterioration or malfunction of equipment or structures which the
inspection reveals. Such remedies shall be on a schedule which ensures that the
problem does not lead to an environmental or human health hazard. Where a
hazard is imminent or has already occurred, remedial action shall be taken
immediately.
(D) The owner or
operator shall record inspections in an inspection log or summary. The owner or
operator shall keep these records for at least three years after the date of
inspection. At a minimum, these records shall 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.
