§ 67384.8. Special Best Management Practices for Flares and Pyrotechnic Perchlorate Materials.

(a) Road safety flares shall be used in a manner that minimizes releases of perchlorate to the environment. The following practices shall be implemented to the extent practical without impeding immediate safety considerations:

(1) Flares should be allowed to burn completely;

(2) Flares used in an emergency incident shall be limited in number and duration necessary to ensure safety; and

(3) All personnel who routinely use flares in the normal course of employment should receive instruction on the potential environmental hazards associated with the use of perchlorate materials and on the perchlorate Best Management Practice requirements of this chapter.

(b) Marine safety flares shall be used in a manner that minimizes releases of perchlorate to the environment.

(c) Within twenty-four (24) hours of a public display of fireworks or the use of dangerous fireworks, the pyrotechnics operator, in addition to complying with title 19 of the California Code of Regulations, section 1003, shall, to the extent practical, collect any stars and un-ignited pyrotechnic material found during the required inspection of the entire firing range.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 12-30-2005 as an emergency; operative 12-30-2005 (Register 2005, No. 52). Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 25210.6(c), these emergency regulations shall remain in effect until revised by the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 25210.6 and 58012, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25210.5 and 25210.6, Health and Safety Code.