§ 19-2731. Emergency Response Plans and Procedures.

The business plan shall include the following emergency response procedures for a release or threatened release of hazardous materials, scaled appropriately for the size and nature of the business, the nature of the damage potential of the hazardous materials handled, and the proximity of the business to residential areas and other populations:

(a) immediate notification of:

(1) local emergency response personnel;

(2) the administering agency and the California Emergency Management Agency pursuant to article 2 of this subchapter;

(3) persons within the facility who are necessary to respond to an incident;

(b) identification of local emergency medical assistance appropriate for potential accident scenarios;

(c) mitigation, prevention, or abatement of hazards to persons, property, or the environment;

(d) immediate notification and evacuation of the facility; and

(e) identification of areas of the facility and mechanical or other systems that require immediate inspection or isolation because of their vulnerability to earthquake related ground motion.

HISTORY

1. Editorial renumbering of former section 2756 to section 2731 (Register 86, No. 37).

2. Amendment of initial paragraph, subsection (d) and reference citation filed as an emergency 9-12-86, operative 9-12-86 making the following changes: In initial paragraph added “and nature” after “size”; “damage potential of the” after “nature of the”; and “and the proximity of the business to residential areas and other populations:” after “materials handled,”; Subsection (d) added “the” after “evacuation of” and deleted “employees and the affected public, pursuant to the determinations made under section 2726 (c) of article 3 of this subchapter” after “facility”; Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted no later than 1-12-87, or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law (Gov. C. 11346.1); (Register 86, No. 37).

3. Certificate of Compliance transmitted to OAL 1-7-87 and filed 2-6-87 (Register 87, No. 6).

4. Amendment filed 9-20-90; operative 10-20-90 (Register 90, No. 45).

5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(2) and Note filed 5-12-2010 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2010, No. 20).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 8585, Government Code; and Sections 25503 and 25517.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 8585, Government Code; and Sections 25503(b)(2), 25504(b) and 25507, Health and Safety Code.