Hazardous Waste Generator Regulations Compendium
Volume 13: Preparedness, Prevention, & Emergency Procedures and Personnel Training
January 2022
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
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Main Index
Volume 13: Preparedness, Prevention, and Emergency Procedures
Introduction
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Resources by Document Category
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This document includes the following sections:
• Resource View - outlines the document types by which resources are organized.
• Resources by Document Category - lists resources for each document category outlined
in the Resource View.
• CFR View - provides relevant Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) language reformatted
for easy reading.
These three main sections are cross-referenced, i.e., each section includes hyperlinks to the other
sections. In addition, each section and its accompanying index include a hyperlink to the Main
Index that allows the user to easily navigate from one section to another.
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Introduction
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About the Compendium
The Hazardous Waste Generator Regulations Compendium serves as a user-friendly reference to
assist regulators, industrial facilities generating and managing solid and hazardous wastes, and
the general public in locating resources relevant to specific regulatory topics within the federal
hazardous waste generator program.
The objective of this document is to consolidate and streamline the various resources on a topic
into a user-friendly format, including references to relevant CFR language, Federal Register (FR)
notices, documents posted on RCRA Online (i.e., guidance in the form of memoranda issued by
EPA, Q&As, and other publications), and other resources, such as Frequent Questions webpages.
The Compendium has been divided into multiple volumes that are available here:
www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/hazardous-waste-generator-regulations-compendium.
This document does not change any of the existing solid or hazardous waste requirements, nor
does it offer an exhaustive list of relevant resources, as new resources may come into being or
older ones may be relevant to a specific issue, but not included. Certain available resources, such
as superseded RCRA Online documents, have not been referenced. Rather than including or
reproducing referenced resources, this document generally provides hyperlinks to individual
resources. As an exception, the Compendium does include relevant sections of the most current
CFR regulatory language (as of the date on the cover of the Compendium). The included CFR
language has been reformatted to make it easier to read, but it is not a substitute for the official
CFR itself, or for the requirements in the CFR. The Government Printing Office frequently
updates the e-CFR website; where appropriate, hyperlinks to the respective CFR section at the e-
CFR website are provided.
Most states are authorized to administer their own RCRA Subtitle C hazardous waste program.
Therefore, states may have their own set of regulations that apply in lieu of federal regulations.
State regulations must be at least as stringent as the federal standards, but they can be more
stringent. Please visit the following website to determine if the state regulatory program is
different from the federal program: https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/links-hazardous-waste-
programs-and-us-state-environmental-agencies, and check with your state agency.
About the Preparedness, Prevention, and Emergency Procedures Volume
This volume of the Compendium lists resources pertaining to the preparedness, prevention, and
emergency procedures provisions for SQGs and LQGs that are found at 40 CFR 262.16(b)(8) &
(9) and 262.250-265 (Subpart M) and the personnel training provisions for Small Quantity
Generators (SQGs) and Large Quantity Generators (LQGs) found at 40 CFR 262.16(b)(9)(iii)
and 262.17(a)(7). For more information regarding other topics that apply to facilities generating
hazardous waste, refer to other volumes of the Compendium and EPA's Hazardous Waste
Generators Webpage.
Please note that the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements rule of 2016 created new sections
in Part 262, which contains the regulations pertaining to generators. Accordingly, some citations
in the generator requirements in older resources in this Compendium are outdated, including
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references to § 261.5, § 262.34, and others. Please see the preamble to the final Hazardous Waste
Generator Improvements rule for a discussion of the reorganization of the regulations (81 FR
85735-85740, November 28, 2016). For a specific crosswalk of the regulation citation changes,
refer to www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/hazardous-waste-generator-regulations-crosswalk.
For more information on these regulations and any other questions or comments concerning this
document, please contact EPA's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery:
Kathy Lett
1 ett. kathy @epa. gov
Mary Beth Sheridan
sheridan.marybeth@epa.gov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (MC: 5304T)
Washington, DC 20460
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Preparedness, Prevention, and Emergency Procedures - SQGs
Resource Index:
• Resource Type:
o Memoranda
o Questions and Answers (O&As)
o Federal Register Notices
Preparedness, Prevention, and Emergency Procedures - LQGs
Resource Index:
• Resource Type:
o Memoranda
o Questions and Answers (Q&As)
o Federal Register Notices
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Resources by Document Category - SQGs
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Document
Category
RCRA
Online/
FR
Number
Resource
Document
Date
Keyword(s)
Notes
Memoranda
11429
Generator Personnel
Training
Requirements
05/09/1989
Personnel Training;
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
(OSHA); Contingency
Plans; Emergency
Coordinator
14892
Safe Handling,
Storage, and
Treatment of Waste
Fireworks
07/06/2017
Personnel Training
Fireworks; Personnel
Training; Emergency
Procedures; Alarms;
Emergency
Communication Device
Q&As
Weblink
Frequent Questions
About Hazardous
Waste Generation
Last
Updated
10/07/2020
Making Arrangements;
Satellite Accumulation
Areas & Contingency
Plans; Quick Reference
Guide
Federal Register
Notices
62 FR
6622
Military Munitions
Rule: Hazardous
Waste Identification
and Management;
Explosives
Emergencies;
Manifest
Exemption for
Transport of
Hazardous
Waste on Right-of-
Ways on
Contiguous
Properties
02/12/1997
Emergency Coordinator;
Emergency on Public
Roads; Waste
Movement Activities;
Contiguous Properties;
Manifest
See the
discussion of
emergency
planning
when
hazardous
waste is
transported
without a
manifest in
the left
column on
page 6646.
81 FR
85732
Hazardous Waste
Generator
Improvements Rule
11/28/2016
Satellite Accumulation
Areas (SAAs); Required
Equipment; Alarm
Systems; "Next to the
Telephone"; Contractors
See pages
85739;
85766, and
85790-85797
of the
preamble.
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Resources by Document Category - LQGs
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Document
Category
RCRA
Online/
FR
Number
Resource
Document
Date
Keyword(s)
Notes
Memoranda
11429
Generator Personnel
Training Requirements
05/09/1989
Personnel Training;
Occupational
Safety and Health
Administration
(OSHA);
Contingency Plans;
Emergency
Coordinator
11779
Clarification on the
Amount, Type, and
Frequency of Training
Required for Personnel
Handling Hazardous
Waste at Facilities
10/07/1993
Personnel Training;
Developing
Training Programs;
Handling
14286
Interpretation of the
Annual Training
Requirements
06/10/1997
Personnel Training;
Annual
Requirement
14758
LQG Compliance with
Part 265
11/07/2006
Contingency Plans;
90-Day
Accumulation
Units/ Central
Accumulation
Areas
14892
Safe Handling, Storage,
and Treatment of Waste
Fireworks
07/06/2017
Personnel Training
Fireworks;
Personnel Training;
Emergency
Procedures;
Alarms;
Emergency
Communication
Device
Q&As
Weblink
Frequent Questions
About Hazardous Waste
Generation
Last
Updated
10/07/2020
Making
Arrangements;
Satellite
Accumulation
Areas &
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Document
Category
RCRA
Online/
FR
Number
Resource
Document
Date
Keyword(s)
Notes
Contingency Plans;
Quick Reference
Guide
Federal Register
Notices
45 FR
76620
Hazardous Waste
Management System;
Interim final rule and
request for comments
11/19/1980
Spills; Generator
Requirements;
Permit Exemption
See page
76629 of the
preamble.
62 FR
6622
Military Munitions Rule:
Hazardous
Waste Identification and
Management;
Explosives Emergencies;
Manifest
Exemption for Transport
of Hazardous
Waste on Right-of-Ways
on
Contiguous Properties
02/12/1997
Emergency
Coordinator;
Emergency on
Public Roads;
Waste Movement
Activities;
Contiguous
Properties;
Manifest
See the
discussion of
emergency
planning
when
hazardous
waste is
transported
without a
manifest in
the left
column on
page 6646.
71 FR
16862
Resource Conservation
and Recovery
Act Burden Reduction
Initiative
04/04/2006
Integrated
Contingency Plan;
One Plan;
Personnel Training;
OSHA
See page
16864 of the
preamble.
81 FR
85732
Hazardous Waste
Generator Improvements
Rule; Final Rule
11/28/2016
Satellite
Accumulation
Areas (SAAs);
Preparedness,
Prevention and
Emergency
Procedures;
Contingency Plans;
Quick Reference
Guide
See pages
85739;
85766, and
85790-85797
of the
preamble.
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CFR View Index
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CFR Location
Title/Topic
Small Quantity Generators (SQGs)
262.16(b)(8)
Preparedness and prevention
262.16(b)(9)
Emergency procedures
Large Quantity Generators (LQGs)
262.17(a)(6)
Emergency procedures
262.17(a)(7)
Personnel training
Subpart M
262.250
Applicability [for LQGs]
262.251
Maintenance and operation of facility
262.252
Required equipment
262.253
Testing and maintenance of equipment
262.254
Access to communications or alarm system
262.255
Required aisle space
262.256
Arrangements with local authorities
262.260
Purpose and implementation of contingency
plan
262.261
Content of contingency plan
262.262
Copies of contingency plan
262.263
Amendment of contingency plan
262.264
Emergency coordinator
262.265
Emergency procedures
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subheadings and explanations/terms in brackets.
Small Quantity Generators (SQGs)
§ 262.16(b)(8) Preparedness and prevention
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(i) Maintenance and operation of facility. A small quantity generator must maintain and
operate its facility to minimize the possibility of a fire, explosion, or any unplanned sudden
or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or
surface water which could threaten human health or the environment.
(ii) Required equipment. All areas where hazardous waste is either generated or
accumulated must be equipped with the items in paragraphs (b)(8)(ii)(A) through (D) of
this section (unless none of the hazards posed by waste handled at the facility could require
a particular kind of equipment specified below or the actual waste generation or
accumulation area does not lend itself for safety reasons to have a particular kind of
equipment specified below). A small quantity generator may determine the most
appropriate locations to locate equipment necessary to prepare for and respond to
emergencies.
(A) An internal communications or alarm system capable of providing immediate
emergency instruction (voice or signal) to facility personnel;
(B) A device, such as a telephone (immediately available at the scene of operations)
or a hand-held two-way radio, capable of summoning emergency assistance from
local police departments, fire departments, or State or local emergency response
teams;
(C) Portable fire extinguishers, fire control equipment (including special
extinguishing equipment, such as that using foam, inert gas, or dry chemicals), spill
control equipment, and decontamination equipment; and
(D) Water at adequate volume and pressure to supply water hose streams, or foam
producing equipment, or automatic sprinklers, or water spray systems.
(iii) Testing and maintenance of equipment. All communications or alarm systems, fire
protection equipment, spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment, where
required, must be tested and maintained as necessary to [ensure] its proper operation in
time of emergency.
(iv) Access to communications or alarm system.
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(A) Whenever hazardous waste is being poured, mixed, spread, or otherwise
handled, all personnel involved in the operation must have immediate access (e.g.,
direct or 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 paragraph (a)(8)(ii) of this section.
(B) In the event there is just one employee on the premises while the facility is
operating, the employee must have immediate access (e.g., direct or 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 paragraph
(a)(8)(ii) of this section.
(v) Required aisle space. The small quantity generator must maintain aisle space to allow
the unobstructed movement of personnel, fire protection equipment, spill control
equipment, and decontamination equipment to any area of facility operation in an
emergency, unless aisle space is not needed for any of these purposes.
(vi) Arrangements with local authorities.
(A) The small quantity generator must attempt to make arrangements with the local
police department, fire department, other emergency response teams, emergency
response contractors, equipment suppliers and local hospitals, taking into account
the types and quantities of hazardous wastes handled at the facility. Arrangements
may be made with the Local Emergency Planning Committee, if it is determined to
be the appropriate organization with which to make arrangements.
(1) A small quantity generator attempting to make arrangements with its
local fire department must determine the potential need for the services of
the local police department, other emergency response teams, emergency
response contractors, equipment suppliers and local hospitals.
(2) As part of this coordination, the small quantity generator shall attempt
to make arrangements, as necessary, to familiarize the above organizations
with the layout of the facility, the properties of hazardous waste handled at
the facility and associated hazards, places where facility personnel would
normally be working, entrances to roads inside the facility, and possible
evacuation routes as well as the types of injuries or illnesses that could result
from fires, explosions, or releases at the facility.
(3) Where more than one police or fire department might respond to an
emergency, the small quantity generator shall attempt to make arrangements
designating primary emergency authority to a specific fire or police
department, and arrangements with any others to provide support to the
primary emergency authority.
(B) A small quantity generator shall maintain records documenting the
arrangements with the local fire department as well as any other organization
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necessary to respond to an emergency. This documentation must include
documentation in the operating record that either confirms such arrangements
actively exist or, in cases where no arrangements exist, confirms that attempts to
make such arrangements were made.
(C) A facility possessing 24-hour response capabilities may seek a waiver from the
authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) over the fire code within the facility's state or
locality as far as needing to make arrangements with the local fire department as
well as any other organization necessary to respond to an emergency, provided that
the waiver is documented in the operating record.
§ 262.16(b)(9) Emergency procedures
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The small quantity generator complies with the following conditions for those areas of the
generator facility where hazardous waste is generated and accumulated:
(i) At all times there must be at least one employee either on the premises or on call
(i.e., available to respond to an emergency by reaching the facility within a short
period of time) with the responsibility for coordinating all emergency response
measures specified in paragraph (b)(9)(iv) of this section. This employee is the
emergency coordinator.
(ii) The small quantity generator must post the following information next to
telephones or in areas directly involved in the generation and accumulation of
hazardous waste:
(A) The name and emergency telephone number of the emergency
coordinator;
(B) Location of fire extinguishers and spill control material, and, if present,
fire alarm; and
(C) The telephone number of the fire department, unless the facility has a
direct alarm.
(iii) The small quantity generator must ensure that all employees are thoroughly
familiar with proper waste handling and emergency procedures, relevant to their
responsibilities during normal facility operations and emergencies;
(iv) The emergency coordinator or his designee must respond to any emergencies
that arise. The applicable responses are as follows:
(A) In the event of a fire, call the fire department or attempt to extinguish it
using a fire extinguisher;
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(B) In the event of a spill, the small quantity generator is responsible for
containing the flow of hazardous waste to the extent possible, and as soon
as is practicable, cleaning up the hazardous waste and any contaminated
materials or soil. Such containment and cleanup can be conducted either by
the small quantity generator or by a contractor on behalf of the small
quantity generator;
(C) In the event of a fire, explosion, or other release that could threaten
human health outside the facility or when the small quantity generator has
knowledge that a spill has reached surface water, the small quantity
generator must immediately notify the National Response Center (using
their 24-hour toll free number 800/424-8802). The report must include the
following information:
(1) The name, address, and U.S. EPA identification number of the
small quantity generator;
(2) Date, time, and type of incident (e.g., spill or fire);
(3) Quantity and type of hazardous waste involved in the incident;
(4) Extent of injuries, if any; and
(5) Estimated quantity and disposition of recovered materials, if any.
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Large Quantity Generators (LQGs)
§ 262.17(a)(6) Emergency procedures
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The large quantity generator complies with the standards in subpart M of this part,
Preparedness, Prevention and Emergency Procedures for Large Quantity Generators.
§ 262.17(a)(7) Personnel training
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(i) (A) Facility personnel must successfully complete a program of classroom
instruction, online training (e.g., computer-based or electronic), or on-the-job
training that teaches them to perform their duties in a way that ensures compliance
with this part. The large quantity generator must ensure that this program includes
all the elements described in the document required under paragraph (a)(7)(iv) of
this section.
(B) This program must be directed by a person trained in hazardous waste
management procedures, and must include instruction which teaches facility
personnel hazardous waste management procedures (including contingency plan
implementation) relevant to the positions in which they are employed.
(C) At a minimum, the training program must be designed to ensure that facility
personnel are able to respond effectively to emergencies by familiarizing them with
emergency procedures, emergency equipment, and emergency systems, including
where applicable:
(1) Procedures for using, inspecting, repairing, and replacing facility
emergency and monitoring equipment;
(2) Key parameters for automatic waste feed cut-off systems;
(3) Communications or alarm systems;
(4) Response to fires or explosions;
(5) Response to ground-water contamination incidents; and
(6) Shutdown of operations.
(D) For facility employees that receive emergency response training pursuant to
Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations 29 CFR 1910.120(p)(8)
and 1910.120(q), the large quantity generator is not required to provide separate
emergency response training pursuant to this section, provided that the overall
facility training meets all the conditions of exemption in this section.
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(ii) Facility personnel must successfully complete the program required in paragraph
(a)(7)(i) of this section within six months after the date of their employment or assignment
to the facility, or to a new position at the facility, whichever is later. Employees must not
work in unsupervised positions until they have completed the training standards of
paragraph (a)(7)(i) of this section.
(iii) Facility personnel must take part in an annual review of the initial training required in
paragraph (a)(7)(i) of this section.
(iv) The large quantity generator must maintain the following documents and records at the
facility:
(A) The job title for each position at the facility related to hazardous waste
management, and the name of the employee filling each job;
(B) A written job description for each position listed under paragraph (a)(7)(iv)(A)
of this section. This description may be consistent in its degree of specificity with
descriptions for other similar positions in the same company location or bargaining
unit, but must include the requisite skill, education, or other qualifications, and
duties of facility personnel assigned to each position;
(C) A written description of the type and amount of both introductory and
continuing training that will be given to each person filling a position listed under
paragraph (a)(7)(iv)(A) of this section;
(D) Records that document that the training or job experience, required under
paragraphs (a)(7)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section, has been given to, and completed
by, facility personnel.
(v) Training records on current personnel must be kept until closure of the facility. Training
records on former employees must be kept for at least three years from the date the
employee last worked at the facility. Personnel training records may accompany personnel
transferred within the same company.
Subpart M
§ 262.250 Applicability [for LQGs]
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The regulations of this subpart apply to those areas of a large quantity generator where
hazardous waste is generated or accumulated on site.
§ 262.251 Maintenance and operation of facility
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A large quantity generator must maintain and operate its facility to minimize the possibility
of a fire, explosion, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or
hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or surface water which could threaten human
health or the environment.
§ 262.252 Required equipment
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All areas deemed applicable by §262.250 must be equipped with the items in paragraphs
(a) through (d) of this section [(unless none of the hazards posed by waste handled at the
facility could require a particular kind of equipment specified below or the actual waste
generation or accumulation area does not require a particular kind of equipment specified
below to ensure safety)]. A large quantity generator may determine the most appropriate
locations within its facility to locate equipment necessary to prepare for and respond to
emergencies:
(a) An internal communications or alarm system capable of providing immediate
emergency instruction (voice or signal) to facility personnel;
(b) A device, such as a telephone (immediately available at the scene of operations)
or a hand-held two-way radio, capable of summoning emergency assistance from
local police departments, fire departments, or state or local emergency response
teams;
(c) Portable fire extinguishers, fire control equipment (including special
extinguishing equipment, such as that using foam, inert gas, or dry chemicals), spill
control equipment, and decontamination equipment; and
(d) Water at adequate volume and pressure to supply water hose streams, or foam
producing equipment, or automatic sprinklers, or water spray systems.
§ 262.253 Testing and maintenance of equipment
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All communications or alarm systems, fire protection equipment, spill control equipment,
and decontamination equipment, where required, must be tested and maintained as
necessary to [ensure] its proper operation in time of emergency.
§ 262.254 Access to communications or alarm system
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(a) Whenever hazardous waste is being poured, mixed, spread, or otherwise handled, all
personnel involved in the operation must have immediate access (e.g., direct or unimpeded
access) to an internal alarm or emergency communication device, either directly or through
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visual or voice contact with another employee, unless such a device is not required under
§ 262.252.
(b) In the event there is just one employee on the premises while the facility is operating,
the employee must have immediate access (e.g., direct or 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 §262.252.
§ 262.255 Required aisle space
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The large quantity generator must maintain aisle space to allow the unobstructed movement
of personnel, fire protection equipment, spill control equipment, and decontamination
equipment to any area of facility operation in an emergency, unless aisle space is not
needed for any of these purposes.
§ 262.256 Arrangements with local authorities
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(a) The large quantity generator must attempt to make arrangements with the local police
department, fire department, other emergency response teams, emergency response
contractors, equipment suppliers, and local hospitals, taking into account the types and
quantities of hazardous wastes handled at the facility. Arrangements may be made with the
Local Emergency Planning Committee, if it is determined to be the appropriate
organization with which to make arrangements.
(1) A large quantity generator attempting to make arrangements with its local fire
department must determine the potential need for the services of the local police
department, other emergency response teams, emergency response contractors,
equipment suppliers and local hospitals.
(2) As part of this coordination, the large quantity generator shall attempt to make
arrangements, as necessary, to familiarize the above organizations with the layout
of the facility, the properties of the hazardous waste handled at the facility and
associated hazards, places where personnel would normally be working, entrances
to roads inside the facility, and possible evacuation routes as well as the types of
injuries or illnesses which could result from fires, explosions, or releases at the
facility.
(3) Where more than one police or fire department might respond to an emergency,
the large quantity generator shall attempt to make arrangements designating
primary emergency authority to a specific fire or police department, and
arrangements with any others to provide support to the primary emergency
authority.
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(b) The large quantity generator shall maintain records documenting the arrangements with
the local fire department as well as any other organization necessary to respond to an
emergency. This documentation must include documentation in the operating record that
either confirms such arrangements actively exist or, in cases where no arrangements exist,
confirms that attempts to make such arrangements were made.
(c) A facility possessing 24-hour response capabilities may seek a waiver from the
authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) over the fire code within the facility's state or locality
as far as needing to make arrangements with the local fire department as well as any other
organization necessary to respond to an emergency, provided that the waiver is documented
in the operating record.
§ 262.260 Purpose and implementation of contingency plan
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(a) A large quantity generator must have a contingency plan for the facility. The
contingency plan must be designed to minimize hazards to human health or the
environment from fires, explosions, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of
hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or surface water.
(b) The provisions of the plan must be carried out immediately whenever there is a fire,
explosion, or release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents which could
threaten human health or the environment.
§ 262.261 Content of contingency plan
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(a) The contingency plan must describe the actions facility personnel must take to comply
with §§262.260 and 262.265 in response to fires, explosions, or any unplanned sudden or
non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or
surface water at the facility.
(b) If the generator has already prepared a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures
(SPCC) Plan in accordance with part 112 of this chapter, or some other emergency or
contingency plan, it need only amend that plan to incorporate hazardous waste management
provisions that are sufficient to comply with the standards of this part. The generator may
develop one contingency plan that meets all regulatory standards. EPA recommends that
the plan be based on the National Response Team's Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance
("One Plan").
(c) The plan must describe arrangements agreed to with the local police department, fire
department, other emergency response teams, emergency response contractors, equipment
suppliers, local hospitals or, if applicable, the Local Emergency Planning Committee,
pursuant to §262.256.
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(d) The plan must list names and emergency telephone numbers of all persons qualified to
act as emergency coordinator (see §262.264), and this list must be kept up to date. Where
more than one person is listed, one must be named as primary emergency coordinator and
others must be listed in the order in which they will assume responsibility as alternates. In
situations where the generator facility has an emergency coordinator continuously on duty
because it operates 24 hours per day, every day of the year, the plan may list the staffed
position (e.g., operations manager, shift coordinator, shift operations supervisor) as well as
an emergency telephone number that can be guaranteed to be answered at all times.
(e) The plan must include a list of all emergency equipment at the facility (such as fire
extinguishing systems, spill control equipment, communications and alarm systems
(internal and external), and decontamination equipment), where this equipment is required.
This list must be kept up to date. In addition, the plan must include the location and a
physical description of each item on the list, and a brief outline of its capabilities.
(f) The plan must include an evacuation plan for generator personnel where there is a
possibility that evacuation could be necessary. This plan must describe signal(s) to be used
to begin evacuation, evacuation routes, and alternate evacuation routes (in cases where the
primary routes could be blocked by releases of hazardous waste or fires).
§ 262.262 Copies of contingency plan
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A copy of the contingency plan and all revisions to the plan must be maintained at the large
quantity generator and—
(a) The large quantity generator must submit a copy of the contingency plan and all
revisions to all local emergency responders (i.e., police departments, fire departments,
hospitals and State and local emergency response teams that may be called upon to provide
emergency services). This document may also be submitted to the Local Emergency
Planning Committee, as appropriate.
(b) A large quantity generator that first becomes subject to these provisions after May 30,
2017 or a large quantity generator that is otherwise amending its contingency plan must at
that time submit a quick reference guide of the contingency plan to the local emergency
responders identified at paragraph (a) of this section or, as appropriate, the Local
Emergency Planning Committee. The quick reference guide must include the following
elements:
(1) The types/names of hazardous wastes in layman's terms and the associated
hazard associated with each hazardous waste present at any one time (e.g., toxic
paint wastes, spent ignitable solvent, corrosive acid);
(2) The estimated maximum amount of each hazardous waste that may be present
at any one time;
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(3) The identification of any hazardous wastes where exposure would require
unique or special treatment by medical or hospital staff;
(4) A map of the facility showing where hazardous wastes are generated,
accumulated and treated and routes for accessing these wastes;
(5) A street map of the facility in relation to surrounding businesses, schools and
residential areas to understand how best to get to the facility and also evacuate
citizens and workers;
(6) The locations of water supply (e.g., fire hydrant and its flow rate);
(7) The identification of on-site notification systems (e.g., a fire alarm that rings off
site, smoke alarms); and
(8) The name of the emergency coordinator(s) and 7/24-hour emergency telephone
number(s) or, in the case of a facility where an emergency coordinator is
continuously on duty, the emergency telephone number for the emergency
coordinator.
(c) Generators must update, if necessary, their quick reference guides, whenever the
contingency plan is amended and submit these documents to the local emergency
responders identified at paragraph (a) of this section or, as appropriate, the Local
Emergency Planning Committee.
§ 262.263 Amendment of contingency plan
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The contingency plan must be reviewed, and immediately amended, if necessary,
whenever:
(a) Applicable regulations are revised;
(b) The plan fails in an emergency;
(c) The generator facility changes—in its design, construction, operation,
maintenance, or other circumstances—in a way that materially increases the
potential for fires, explosions, or releases of hazardous waste or hazardous waste
constituents, or changes the response necessary in an emergency;
(d) The list of emergency coordinators changes; or
(e) The list of emergency equipment changes.
§ 262.264 Emergency coordinator
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At all times, there must be at least one employee either on the generator's premises or on
call (i.e., available to respond to an emergency by reaching the facility within a short period
of time) with the responsibility for coordinating all emergency response measures and
implementing the necessary emergency procedures outlined in § 262.265. Although
responsibilities may vary depending on factors such as type and variety of hazardous
waste(s) handled by the facility, as well as type and complexity of the facility, this
emergency coordinator must be thoroughly familiar with all aspects of the generator's
contingency plan, all operations and activities at the facility, the location and characteristics
of hazardous waste handled, the location of all records within the facility, and the facility's
layout. In addition, this person must have the authority to commit the resources needed to
carry out the contingency plan.
§ 262.265 Emergency procedures
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(a) Whenever there is an imminent or actual emergency situation, the emergency
coordinator (or his designee when the emergency coordinator is on call) must immediately:
(1) Activate internal facility alarms or communication systems, where applicable,
to notify all facility personnel; and
(2) Notify appropriate state or local agencies with designated response roles if their
help is needed.
(b) Whenever there is a release, fire, or explosion, the emergency coordinator must
immediately identify the character, exact source, amount, and areal extent of any released
materials. The emergency coordinator may do this by observation or review of the facility
records or manifests and, if necessary, by chemical analysis.
(c) Concurrently, the emergency coordinator must assess possible hazards to human health
or the environment that may result from the release, fire, or explosion. This assessment
must consider both direct and indirect effects of the release, fire, or explosion (e.g., the
effects of any toxic, irritating, or asphyxiating gases that are generated, or the effects of
any hazardous surface water run-offs from water or chemical agents used to control fire
and heat-induced explosions).
(d) If the emergency coordinator determines that the facility has had a release, fire, or
explosion which could threaten human health, or the environment, outside the facility, the
emergency coordinator must report the findings as follows:
(1) If the assessment indicates that evacuation of local areas may be advisable, the
emergency coordinator must immediately notify appropriate local authorities. The
emergency coordinator must be available to help appropriate officials decide
whether local areas should be evacuated; and
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(2) The emergency coordinator must immediately notify either the government
official designated as the on-scene coordinator for that geographical area, or the
National Response Center (using their 24-hour toll free number 800/424-8802).
The report must include:
(i) Name and telephone number of reporter;
(ii) Name and address of the generator;
(iii) Time and type of incident (e.g., release, fire);
(iv) Name and quantity of material(s) involved, to the extent known;
(v) The extent of injuries, if any; and
(vi) The possible hazards to human health, or the environment, outside the
facility.
(e) During an emergency, the emergency coordinator must take all reasonable measures
necessary to ensure that fires, explosions, and releases do not occur, recur, or spread to
other hazardous waste at the generator's facility. These measures must include, where
applicable, stopping processes and operations, collecting and containing released
hazardous waste, and removing or isolating containers.
(f) If the generator stops operations in response to a fire, explosion or release, the
emergency coordinator must monitor for leaks, pressure buildup, gas generation, or
ruptures in valves, pipes, or other equipment, wherever this is appropriate.
(g) Immediately after an emergency, the emergency coordinator must provide for treating,
storing, or disposing of recovered waste, contaminated soil or surface water, or any other
material that results from a release, fire, or explosion at the facility. Unless the generator
can demonstrate, in accordance with § 261.3(c) or (d) of this chapter, that the recovered
material is not a hazardous waste, then it is a newly generated hazardous waste that must
be managed in accordance with all the applicable requirements and conditions for
exemption in parts 262, 263, and 265 of this chapter.
(h) The emergency coordinator must ensure that, in the affected area(s) of the facility:
(1) No hazardous waste that may be incompatible with the released material is
treated, stored, or disposed of until cleanup procedures are completed; and
(2) All emergency equipment listed in the contingency plan is cleaned and fit for
its intended use before operations are resumed.
(i) The generator must note in the operating record the time, date, and details of any incident
that requires implementing the contingency plan. Within 15 days after the incident, the
generator must submit a written report on the incident to the Regional Administrator. The
report must include:
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(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the generator;
(2) Date, time, and type of incident (e.g., fire, explosion);
(3) Name and quantity of material(s) involved;
(4) The extent of injuries, if any;
(5) An assessment of actual or potential hazards to human health or the
environment, where this is applicable; and
(6) Estimated quantity and disposition of recovered material that resulted from the
incident.
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