Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials › Subpart 1 - Department of Environmental Quality-Hazardous Waste › Chapter 40 - Used Oil › Subchapter E - Standards for Used Oil Processors and Re-Refiners › Section V-4045 - General Facility Standards

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Preparedness and Prevention. Owners and
					 operators of used oil processing and re-refining facilities must comply with
					 the following requirements.
1. Maintenance
					 and Operation of Facility. Facilities must be maintained and operated to
					 minimize the possibility of a fire, explosion, or any unplanned release of used
					 oil to air, soil, or surface water which could threaten human health or the
					 environment.
2. Required Equipment.
					 All facilities must be equipped with the following, unless none of the hazards
					 posed by used oil handled at the facility could require a particular kind of
					 equipment specified in LAC 33:V.4045.A.2.a-d:
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 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.
3. Testing and Maintenance of Equipment. All
					 facility 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.
4. Access to
					 Communications or Alarm System
a. Whenever
					 used oil is being poured, mixed, spread, or otherwise handled, all personnel
					 involved in the operation must have immediate 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 in LAC
					 33:V.4045.A.2.
b. If there is ever
					 just one employee on the premises while the facility is operating, the employee
					 must have immediate access to a communication 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 in LAC 33:V.4045.A.2.
5. Required Aisle Space. The owner or
					 operator 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; and
6. Arrangements with Local Authorities
a. The owner or operator must attempt to make
					 the following arrangements, as appropriate for the type of used oil handled at
					 the facility and the potential need for the services of these organizations:
i. to familiarize police, fire departments,
					 and emergency response teams with the layout of the facility, properties of
					 used oil 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;
ii.
					 to designate primary emergency authority to a specific police and a specific
					 fire department for those instances when multiple departments might respond to
					 an emergency and to make further agreements with any other departments to
					 provide support to the primary emergency authority;
iii. to make agreements with emergency
					 response teams, emergency response contractors, and equipment suppliers;
					 and
iv. to familiarize local
					 hospitals with the properties of used oil handled at the facility and the types
					 of injuries or illnesses which could result from fires, explosions, or releases
					 at the facility.
b.
					 Where local authorities decline to enter into such arrangements, the owner or
					 operator must document the refusal in the operating record.