Hazardous Hazardous WasteWaste

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Facility emergency Facility emergency monitoring equipmentmonitoring equipment

UseUse

InspectionInspection

RepairRepair

ReplacementReplacement

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Facility emergency Facility emergency monitoring equipmentmonitoring equipment

Frequently test and maintain:Frequently test and maintain:• Communications systemsCommunications systems• Alarm systemsAlarm systems• Fire protection equipmentFire protection equipment• Spill control equipmentSpill control equipment• Decontamination equipmentDecontamination equipment

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Automatic waste feed Automatic waste feed cut-off systemscut-off systems

Shut down systems in event of Shut down systems in event of emergencyemergency

Operators must know necessary Operators must know necessary proceduresprocedures

2a

Communications/Alarm Communications/Alarm systemssystems

Immediate access to alarm system Immediate access to alarm system is required whenever hazardous is required whenever hazardous waste is:waste is:• PouredPoured• MixedMixed• SpreadSpread• Otherwise handledOtherwise handled

3a

Communications/Alarm Communications/Alarm systemssystems

An employee An employee working alone working alone must be able to must be able to summon external summon external emergency emergency assistanceassistance

3b

Responses to fires and Responses to fires and explosionsexplosions

Contingency plans for:Contingency plans for:• FiresFires• ExplosionsExplosions• Unplanned Unplanned

releasesreleases

4a

Responses to fires and Responses to fires and explosionsexplosions

Outlines arrangement with:Outlines arrangement with:• PolicePolice• FireFire• HospitalsHospitals• ContractorsContractors• Other response authoritiesOther response authorities

4b

Responses to fires and Responses to fires and explosionsexplosions

List:List:• Names of emergency coordinatorsNames of emergency coordinators• Available emergency equipmentAvailable emergency equipment• Facility Facility

evacuation evacuation proceduresprocedures

4c

Ground water Ground water contamination incidentscontamination incidents

Ground water monitoring program Ground water monitoring program must determine facility’s impact must determine facility’s impact on quality of ground wateron quality of ground water

Report ground water Report ground water contamination and monitoring data contamination and monitoring data to Regional Administratorto Regional Administrator

5a

Operation shutdownOperation shutdown

If operation stops because of fire, If operation stops because of fire, explosion, or release, monitor for:explosion, or release, monitor for:• LeaksLeaks• Pressure build-upPressure build-up• Gas generationGas generation• Ruptures in valves, pipes, or other Ruptures in valves, pipes, or other

equipmentequipment

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