Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VIII - Municipal Waste
Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION
Subchapter F - HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND MANAGEMENT
REGISTRATION AND APPROVAL OF PROGRAMS
Section 272.514 - Contingency plan
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
The application shall also include a contingency plan that meets the following requirements. The plan shall:
(1) Include provisions to prevent spills, manage and clean up spills that may occur, and prevent explosions, fire or the release of toxic or hazardous substances.
(2) Provide that adequate emergency equipment will be available during the operation of the collection event. The plan shall also include the names and telephone numbers of local emergency agencies, and Commonwealth and Federal agencies that must be contacted in the event of a fire, spill or other release at the collection site.
(3) Describe the qualifications of the personnel that will be at the collection site operating the collection event.
(4) Describe the security arrangements that will be provided at the collection site, and shall provide that access to the collection site will be controlled throughout the collection event and the cleanup of the collection site following the event.
(5) Describe provisions for the safe management of waste in the event of inclement weather.
(6) Describe provisions for cancellation or rescheduling of the collection event due to inclement weather.
