§ 66265.17. General Requirements for Ignitable, Reactive, or Incompatible Wastes.

(a) The owner or operator shall take precautions to prevent accidental ignition or reaction of ignitable or reactive waste. This waste shall be separated and protected from sources of ignition or reaction including but not limited to: Open flames, smoking, cutting and welding, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, or mechanical), spontaneous ignition (e.g., from heat-producing chemical reactions), and radiant heat. While ignitable or reactive waste is being handled, the owner or operator shall confine smoking and open flame to specially designated locations. “No Smoking” signs shall be conspicuously placed wherever there is a hazard from ignitable or reactive waste.

(b) Where specifically required by other sections of this chapter, the transfer, treatment, storage, or disposal of ignitable or reactive waste, and the mixture or commingling of incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, shall be conducted so that it does not:

(1) generate extreme heat or pressure, fire or explosion, or violent reaction;

(2) produce uncontrolled toxic mists, fumes, dusts, or gases in sufficient quantities to threaten human health or the environment;

(3) produce uncontrolled flammable fumes or gases in sufficient quantities to pose a risk of fire or explosions;

(4) damage the structural integrity of the device or facility containing the waste; or

(5) through other like means threaten human health or the environment.

(c) When required to comply with subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the owner or operator shall document that compliance. This documentation may be based on references to published scientific or engineering literature, data from trial tests (e.g., bench scale or pilot scale tests), waste analyses (as specified in section 66265.13) or the results of the treatment of similar wastes by similar treatment processes and under similar operating conditions.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 5-24-91; operative 7-1-91 (Register 91, No. 22).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 208, 25150 and 25159, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25159 and 25159.5, Health and Safety Code; 40 CFR Section 265.17.