Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25507.2
Business and Area Plans
Redline — January 1, 2013 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2015
As of January 1, 2013
Except as specified in this section, unless required by a local ordinance, the unified program agency shall exempt a business from application of Sections 25506, 25507, 25508.2, and 25511 to an unstaffed facility located at least one-half mile from the nearest occupied structure if the facility is not otherwise subject to the requirements of applicable federal law, and all of the following requirements are met:
(a) The unified program agency shall exempt a business operating an unstaffed remote facility located in an isolated sparsely populated area from Sections 25506 and 25507 if the facility is not otherwise subject to the requirements of applicable federal law, and all of the following requirements are met: (1) The types and quantities of materials onsite are limited to one or more of the following: (A) One thousand standard cubic feet of compressed inert gases (asphyxiation and pressure hazards only). (B) Five hundred gallons of combustible liquid used as a fuel source. (C) Two hundred gallons of corrosive liquids used as electrolytes in closed containers. (D) Five hundred gallons of lubricating and hydraulic fluids. (E) One thousand two hundred gallons of flammable gas used as a fuel source. (F) Any quantity of mineral oil contained within electrical equipment, such as transformers, bushings, electrical switches, and voltage regulators, if the spill prevention control and countermeasure plan has been prepared for quantities that meet or exceed 1,320 gallons. (2) The facility is secured and not accessible to the public. (3) Warning signs are posted and maintained for hazardous materials pursuant to the California Fire Code. (4) A one-time notification and inventory are provided to the unified program agency along with a processing fee in lieu of the existing fee. The fee shall not exceed the actual cost of processing the notification and inventory, including a verification inspection, if necessary. (5) If the information contained in the initial notification or inventory changes and the time period of the change is longer than 30 days, the notification or inventory shall be resubmitted within 30 days to the unified program agency to reflect the change, along with a processing fee, in lieu of the existing fee, that does not exceed the actual cost of processing the amended notification or inventory, including a verification inspection, if necessary. (6) The unified program agency shall forward a copy of the notification and inventory to those agencies that share responsibility for emergency response. (7) The unified program agency may require an unstaffed remote facility to submit a hazardous materials business plan and inventory in accordance with this article if the agency finds that special circumstances exist so that development and maintenance of the business plan and inventory are necessary to protect the public health and safety and the environment.
(a) The types and quantities of materials onsite are limited to one or more of the following: (1) One thousand standard cubic feet of compressed inert gases (asphyxiation and pressure hazards only). (2) Five hundred gallons of combustible liquid used as a fuel source. (3) Corrosive liquids, not to exceed 500 pounds of extremely hazardous substances, used as electrolytes, and in closed containers. (4) Five hundred gallons of lubricating and hydraulic fluids. (5) One thousand two hundred gallons of hydrocarbon gas used as a fuel source. (6) Any quantity of mineral oil contained within electrical equipment, such as transformers, bushings, electrical switches, and voltage regulators, if the spill prevention control and countermeasure plan has been prepared for quantities that meet or exceed 1,320 gallons.
(b) On-premises use, storage, or both, of propane in an amount not to exceed 500 gallons that is for the sole purpose of cooking, heating the employee work areas, and heating water, within that business, is exempt from Section 25507, unless the uniform program agency finds, and provides notice to the business handling the propane, that the handling of the on-premise propane requires the submission of a business plan, or any portion of a business plan, in response to public health, safety, or environmental concerns.
(c) The unified program agency shall provide all information obtained from completed inventory forms, upon request, to emergency rescue personnel on a 24-hour basis.
(b) The facility is secured and not accessible to the public.
(c) Warning signs are posted and maintained for hazardous materials pursuant to the California Fire Code.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding Sections 25505 and 25507, a one-time business plan, except for the emergency response plan and training elements specified in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 25505, is submitted to the statewide information management system. This one-time business plan submittal is subject to a verification inspection by the unified program agency and the unified program agency may assess a fee not to exceed the actual costs of processing and for inspection, if an inspection is conducted.
(2) If the information contained in the one-time submittal of the business plan changes and the time period of the change is longer than 30 days, the business plan shall be resubmitted within 30 days to the statewide information management system to reflect any change in the business plan. A fee not to exceed the actual costs of processing and inspection, if conducted, may be assessed by the unified program agency.
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