Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 452 - REQUIREMENTS FOR DECONTAMINATION AND CLEANUP OF METHAMPHETAMINE MANUFACTURING SITES › Subchapter 1 - INTRODUCTION › Section 11-452-3 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
					 requires:
"Certification" means the successful completion of an
					 approved, hazardous waste operations and emergency response safety training
					 program and on-the-job training.
"Chief law enforcement officer" means the federal, state
					 or county law enforcement officer in charge of investigating methamphetamine
					 manufacturing sites.
"Cleanup contractor" means the private company hired to
					 handle the decontamination and cleanup of a methamphetamine manufacturing
					 site.
"Department" means the state Department of Health.
"Drug Enforcement Administration" or "DEA" means the
					 federal agency responsible for the enforcement of the controlled substances
					 laws and regulations of the United States.
"Equipment" means, but is not limited to, any non-chemical
					 apparatus, glassware, jar, container, piping or other material used in the
					 methamphetamine manufacturing process.
"EPIC" means the El Paso Intelligence Center of the Drug
					 Enforcement Administration.
"Guidance" means the department guidance document
					 established by the hazard evaluation and emergency response office for the
					 investigation, sampling and cleanup of methamphetamine manufacturing
					 sites.
"Hazard assessment" means a report that includes:
(1) A description of the possible hazards found at a
					 methamphetamine manufacturing site;
(2) Diagrams of the methamphetamine manufacturing site;
					 and
(3) Lists of chemicals and equipment, any debris, trash,
					 litter or other signs of contamination.
"Hazardous materials" means any liquid, chemical, drug or
					 substance used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine that can pose a serious
					 safety threat when improperly handled, packaged or stored.
"Hazardous materials contractor" means the contractor
					 responsible for removing hazardous materials from a methamphetamine
					 manufacturing site.
"Hazardous materials (Hazmat) response team" means a team
					 that handles the cleanup of hazardous materials generated or left behind on a
					 methamphetamine manufacturing site.
"HAZWOPER" means the Hazardous Waste Operations and
					 Emergency Response Standard set forth in
					 29 CFR
					 1910.120.
"The Hazard evaluation and emergency response office"
					 means the designee of the state Department of Health that shall provide general
					 oversight for the decontamination of qualifying methamphetamine manufacturing
					 sites.
"Intermediate products" means any substance, apart from
					 methamphetamines, that is produced during any stage of the methamphetamine
					 manufacturing process.
"Manufacturing" means the chemical or physical conversion
					 of precursor chemicals into any form of methamphetamine.
"Methamphetamine manufacturing site" means any site,
					 structure, vehicle or container where methamphetamine is manufactured,
					 purified, synthesized, reconstituted or converted.
"On-scene supervisor" means any designee of the law
					 enforcement agency in charge.
"OSHA" means the Occupational Safety and Health
					 Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
"OHSA safety standards" means the OSHA standards as set
					 forth in
					 29 CFR
					 1910.120 entitled "Hazardous waste operations
					 and emergency response".
"Personal protective equipment" means the equipment
					 designed to eliminate or minimize the exposure to hazardous materials.
"Precursor chemicals" means any chemical used in or
					 produced as a byproduct of the methamphetamine manufacturing process.
"Representative sample" means any chemical or substance,
					 whether in a liquid, solid or gaseous state that is in sufficient quantity to
					 be measured by protocols that are based on widely accepted industry
					 standards.
"Respond" means remove, removal, remedy or remedial action
					 and any related terms including government enforcement activities related
					 thereto.
"Responding agency" means each federal, state or county
					 agency and its personnel that respond to a methamphetamine manufacturing site.
					 Responding agencies may include the fire department, emergency medical
					 services, environmental regulators, code enforcement officers, probation
					 officers, public safety personnel and child protective services.
"Scope of work" means an assessment of the work necessary
					 to decontaminate a methamphetamine manufacturing site. "Site" means:
(1) Any real property, location, structure, vehicle or
					 container in or on which methamphetamine, precursor chemicals or intermediate
					 products are discovered or manufactured; and
(2) The delineated extent of contamination and all suitable
					 areas in proximity to the contamination necessitating a response action.
"Site safety officer" means the person or employee
					 responsible for the implementation of the site safety and health plan and for
					 verifying compliance with applicable safety and health requirements under OSHA
					 29 CFR
					 1910.120(a)(3)..
"Unacceptable substance" means any hazardous material for
					 which handling, packaging, transportation, storage or analysis is beyond the
					 capability and resources of law enforcement personnel.