Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter NR 662 - Hazardous Waste Generator Standards
Subchapter M - Preparedness, Prevention, and Emergency Procedures for Large Quantity Generators
Section NR 662.254 - Access to communications or alarm system
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) Whenever hazardous waste is being poured, mixed, spread, or otherwise handled, all personnel involved in the operation shall have immediate, direct, and unimpeded access to an internal alarm or emergency communication device, either directly or through visual or voice contact with another employee, unless such a device is not required under s. NR 662.252.
(2) In the event there is just one employee on the premises while the facility is operating, the employee shall have immediate, direct, and unimpeded access to a device, such as a telephone, immediately available at the scene of operation, or a hand-held two-way radio, capable of summoning external emergency assistance, unless such a device is not required under s. NR 662.252.
