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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart K - ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION AND ACCUMULATION OF UNWANTED MATERIAL FOR LABORATORIES OWNED BY ELIGIBLE ACADEMIC ENTITIES › Section 61-79.262.K.210 - Making the hazardous waste determination in the laboratory before the unwanted material is removed from the laboratory

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If an eligible academic entity makes the hazardous waste
					 determination, pursuant to 262.11, for unwanted material in the laboratory, it
					 must comply with the following:
(a) A
				  trained professional must make the hazardous waste determination, pursuant to
				  R.61-79.262.11(a) through (d), before the unwanted material is removed from the
				  laboratory.
(b) If an unwanted
				  material is a hazardous waste, the eligible academic entity must:
(1) Write the words "hazardous waste" on the
				  container label that is affixed or attached to the container, before the
				  hazardous waste may be removed from the laboratory; and
(2) Write the appropriate hazardous waste
				  codes(s) on the label that is associated with the container (or on the label
				  that is affixed or attached to the container, if that is preferred) before the
				  hazardous waste is transported off-site.
(3) Count the hazardous waste toward the
				  eligible academic entity's generator category, pursuant to R.61-79.262.13, in
				  the calendar month that the hazardous waste determination was made.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart K - ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION AND ACCUMULATION OF UNWANTED MATERIAL FOR LABORATORIES OWNED BY ELIGIBLE ACADEMIC ENTITIES › Section 61-79.262.K.211 - Making the hazardous waste determination at an on-site central accumulation area

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If an eligible academic entity makes the hazardous waste
					 determination, pursuant to 262.11, for unwanted material at an on-site central
					 accumulation area, it must comply with the following:
(a) A trained professional must accompany all
				  unwanted material that is transferred from the laboratory(ies) to an on-site
				  central accumulation area.
(b) All
				  unwanted material removed from the laboratory(ies) must be taken directly from
				  the laboratory(ies) to the on-site central accumulation area
(c) The unwanted material becomes subject to
				  the generator accumulation regulations of R.61-79.262.16 for small quantity
				  generators or R.61-79.262.17 for large quantity generators as soon as it
				  arrives in the central accumulation area, except for the "hazardous waste"
				  labeling requirements of sections 262.16(b)(6) and 262.17(a)(5).
(d) A trained professional must determine,
				  pursuant to R.61-79.262.11(a) through (d), if the unwanted material is a
				  hazardous waste within four (4) calendar days of the unwanted materials'
				  arrival at the on-site central accumulation area.
(e) If the unwanted material is a hazardous
				  waste, the eligible academic entity must:
(1)
				  Write the words "hazardous waste" on the container label that is affixed or
				  attached to the container, within 4 calendar days of arriving at the on-site
				  central accumulation area and before the hazardous waste may be removed from
				  the on-site central accumulation area, and
(2) Write the appropriate hazardous waste
				  code(s) on the container label that is associated with the container (or on the
				  label that is affixed or attached to the container, if that is preferred)
				  before the hazardous waste may be treated or disposed of on-site or transported
				  off-site, and
(3) Count the
				  hazardous waste toward the eligible academic entity's generator category,
				  pursuant to R.61-79.262.13 in the calendar month that the hazardous waste
				  determination was made, and
(4)
				  Manage the hazardous waste according to all applicable hazardous waste
				  regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart K - ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION AND ACCUMULATION OF UNWANTED MATERIAL FOR LABORATORIES OWNED BY ELIGIBLE ACADEMIC ENTITIES › Section 61-79.262.K.212 - Making the hazardous waste determination at an on-site interim status or permitted treatment, storage or disposal facility

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If an eligible academic entity makes the hazardous waste
					 determination, pursuant to 262.11, for unwanted material at an on-site interim
					 status or permitted treatment, storage or disposal facility, it must comply
					 with the following:
(a) A trained
				  professional must accompany all unwanted material that is transferred from the
				  laboratory(ies) to an on-site interim status or permitted treatment, storage or
				  disposal facility.
(b) All unwanted
				  material removed from the laboratory(ies) must be taken directly from the
				  laboratory(ies) to the on-site interim status or permitted treatment, storage
				  or disposal facility.
(c) The
				  unwanted material becomes subject to the terms of the eligible academic
				  entity's hazardous waste permit or interim status as soon as it arrives in the
				  on-site treatment, storage or disposal facility.
(d) A trained professional must determine,
				  pursuant to R.61-79.262.11(a) through (d), if the unwanted material is a
				  hazardous waste within four (4) calendar days of the unwanted materials'
				  arrival at an on-site interim status or permitted treatment, storage or
				  disposal facility.
(e) If the
				  unwanted material is a hazardous waste, the eligible academic entity must:
(1) Write the words "hazardous waste" on the
				  container label that is affixed or attached to the container within 4 calendar
				  days of arriving at the on-site interim status or permitted treatment, storage
				  or disposal facility and before the hazardous waste may be removed from the
				  on-site interim status or permitted treatment, storage or disposal facility,
				  and
(2) Write the appropriate
				  hazardous waste code(s) on the container label that is associated with the
				  container (or on the label that is affixed or attached to the container, if
				  that is preferred) before the hazardous waste may be treated or disposed
				  on-site or transported off-site, and
(3) Count the hazardous waste toward the
				  eligible academic entity's generator status, pursuant to section 262.13 in the
				  calendar month that the hazardous waste determination was made, and
(4) Manage the hazardous waste according to
				  all applicable hazardous waste regulations
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart K - ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION AND ACCUMULATION OF UNWANTED MATERIAL FOR LABORATORIES OWNED BY ELIGIBLE ACADEMIC ENTITIES › Section 61-79.262.K.214 - Laboratory management plans

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An eligible academic entity must develop and retain a
					 written Laboratory Management Plan, or revise an existing written plan. The
					 Laboratory Management Plan is a site-specific document that describes how the
					 eligible academic entity will manage unwanted materials in compliance with this
					 subpart. An eligible academic entity may write one Laboratory Management Plan
					 for all the laboratories owned by the eligible academic entity that have opted
					 into this subpart, even if the laboratories are located at sites with different
					 EPA Identification Numbers. The Laboratory Management Plan must contain two
					 parts with a total of nine elements identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
					 this section. In Part I of its Laboratory Management Plan, an eligible academic
					 entity must describe its procedures for each of the elements listed in
					 paragraph (a) of this section. An eligible academic entity must implement and
					 comply with the specific provisions that it develops to address the elements in
					 Part I of the Laboratory Management Plan. In Part II of its Laboratory
					 Management Plan, an eligible academic entity must describe its best management
					 practices for each of the elements listed in paragraph (b) of this section. The
					 specific actions taken by an eligible academic entity to implement each element
					 in Part II of its Laboratory Management Plan may vary from the procedures
					 described in the eligible academic entity's Laboratory Management Plan, without
					 constituting a violation of this subpart. An eligible academic entity may
					 include additional elements and best management practices in Part II of its
					 Laboratory Management Plan if it chooses.
(a) The eligible academic entity must
				  implement and comply with the specific provisions of Part I of its Laboratory
				  Management Plan. In Part I of its Laboratory Management Plan, an eligible
				  academic entity must:
(1) Describe procedures
				  for container labeling in accordance with 262.206(a), as follows:
(i) Identifying whether the eligible academic
				  entity will use the term "unwanted material" on the containers in the
				  laboratory. If not, identify an equally effective term that will be used in
				  lieu of "unwanted material" and consistently by the eligible academic entity.
				  The equally effective term, if used, has the same meaning and is subject to the
				  same requirements as "unwanted material."
(ii) Identifying the manner in which
				  information that is "associated with the container" will be imparted.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart K - ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION AND ACCUMULATION OF UNWANTED MATERIAL FOR LABORATORIES OWNED BY ELIGIBLE ACADEMIC ENTITIES › Section 61-79.262.K.215 - Unwanted material that is not solid or hazardous waste

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(a) If an unwanted material does not meet the
				  definition of solid waste in 261.2, it is no longer subject to this subpart or
				  to the RCRA hazardous waste regulations.
(b) If an unwanted material does not meet the
				  definition of hazardous waste in 261.3, it is no longer subject to this subpart
				  or to the RCRA hazardous waste regulations, but must be managed in compliance
				  with any other applicable regulations and/or conditions.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart K - ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION AND ACCUMULATION OF UNWANTED MATERIAL FOR LABORATORIES OWNED BY ELIGIBLE ACADEMIC ENTITIES › Section 61-79.262.K.216 - Non-laboratory hazardous waste generated at an eligible academic entity

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An eligible academic entity that generates hazardous waste
					 outside of a laboratory is not eligible to manage that hazardous waste under
					 this subpart; and
(a) Remains subject
				  to the generator requirements of R.61-79.262.11 and 262.15 for large quantity
				  generators and small quantity generators (if the hazardous waste is managed in
				  a satellite accumulation area), and all other applicable generator requirements
				  of R.61-79.262, with respect to that hazardous waste; or
(b) Remains subject to the conditional
				  exemption of R.61-79.262.14 for very small quantity generators, with respect to
				  that hazardous waste.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart K - ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION AND ACCUMULATION OF UNWANTED MATERIAL FOR LABORATORIES OWNED BY ELIGIBLE ACADEMIC ENTITIES › Appendix - Appendix (Removed)

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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart L - ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS FOR EPISODIC GENERATION › Section 61-79.262.L.230 - Applicability

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This subpart is applicable to very small quantity
					 generators and small quantity generators as defined in R.61-79.260.10.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart L - ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS FOR EPISODIC GENERATION › Section 61-79.262.L.231 - Definitions for this subpart

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"Episodic event"
means an activity or
					 activities, either planned or unplanned, that does not normally occur during
					 generator operations, resulting in an increase in the generation of hazardous
					 wastes that exceeds the calendar month quantity limits for the generator's
					 usual category.
"Planned episodic event"
means an episodic
					 event that the generator planned and prepared for, including regular
					 maintenance, tank cleanouts, short-term projects, and removal of excess
					 chemical inventory.
"Unplanned episodic event"
means an episodic
					 event that the generator did not plan or reasonably did not expect to occur,
					 including production process upsets, product recalls, accidental spills, or
					 "acts of nature," such as tornado, hurricane, or flood.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart L - ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS FOR EPISODIC GENERATION › Section 61-79.262.L.233 - Petition to manage one additional episodic event per calendar year

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(a) A generator may
				  petition the Department for a second episodic event in a calendar year without
				  impacting its generator category under the following conditions:
(1) If a very small quantity generator or
				  small quantity generator has already held a planned episodic event in a
				  calendar year, the generator may petition the Department for an additional
				  unplanned episodic event in that calendar year within seventy-two (72) hours of
				  the unplanned event.
(2) If a very
				  small quantity generator or small quantity generator has already held an
				  unplanned episodic event in a calendar year, the generator may petition the
				  Department for an additional planned episodic event in that calendar
				  year.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.250 - Applicability

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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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.252 - Required equipment

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All areas deemed applicable by R.61-79.262.250 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 hazardous waste
					 generation or accumulation area does not lend itself for safety reasons to have
					 a particular kind of equipment specified below). 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.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 assure its proper
					 operation in time of emergency.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.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 visual or
				  voice contact with another employee, unless such a device is not required under
				  R.61-79.262.252.
(b) In the event
				  there is only 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 R.61-79.262.252.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.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;
(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 twenty-four (24) hour, seven
				  (7)-days-a-week 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.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 R.61-79.262.265. 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart M - PREPAREDNESS, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LARGE QUANTITY GENERATORS › Section 61-79.262.M.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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.263 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart A - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Section 61-79.263.A.10 - Scope

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(a) These
				  regulations establish standards which apply to persons transporting hazardous
				  waste within the State.
(b) These
				  regulations do not apply to onsite transportation of hazardous waste by
				  generators, or by owners or operators of permitted hazardous waste management
				  facilities.
(c) A transporter of
				  hazardous waste must also comply with R.61-79.262 Standards Applicable to
				  Generators of Hazardous Waste, if he:
(1)
				  Transports hazardous waste into the United States from abroad; or
(2) Mixes hazardous wastes of different DOT
				  shipping descriptions by placing them into a single container.
(3) Spills hazardous waste during
				  transportation and generates additional waste subsequent to cleanup as required
				  under Section263.30. The treatment, storage, and disposal of any additional
				  waste must be in accordance with 263.21.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.263 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart A - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Section 61-79.263.A.11 - EPA Identification number

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(a) A transporter must not transport
				  hazardous wastes without having received an EPA identification number from the
				  Department.
(b) A transporter who
				  has not received an identification number may obtain one by submitting the Site
				  Identification Form required under Section 263.13. Upon receipt, the Department
				  will assign an identification number to the transporter.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.263 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart A - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Section 61-79.263.A.12 - Transfer facility requirements

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(a) A transporter who stores manifested
				  shipments of hazardous waste in containers meeting the independent requirements
				  of R.61-79.262.30 at a transfer facility for a period of ten (10) days or less
				  is not subject to regulation under R.61-79.264, 265, 268, and 270 with respect
				  to the storage of those wastes.
(b)
				  When consolidating the contents of two or more containers with the same
				  hazardous waste into a new container, or when combining and consolidating two
				  different hazardous wastes that are compatible with each other, the transporter
				  must mark its containers of one hundred nineteen (119) gallons or less with the
				  following information:
(1) The words
				  "Hazardous Waste" and
(2) The
				  applicable EPA hazardous waste number(s) (EPA hazardous waste codes) in
				  R.61-79.261 in subparts C and D, or in compliance with section
				  262.32(c).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.263 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart A - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Section 61-79.263.A.13 - Notification

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(a) Any person who
				  transports hazardous waste within the state and has not previously done so
				  shall file with the Department a Site Identification Form for that activity
				  within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this regulation.
(b) Any person who transports or accepts for
				  transportation within the state a hazardous waste which is classified or listed
				  for the first time by a revision of R.61-79.261 shall file with the Department
				  a revised or new Site Identification Form for that waste within ninety (90)
				  days after the effective date of such revision.
(c) This notification shall be on a form
				  designed by the Department and shall be completed as required by the
				  instructions supplied with such form. The information to be furnished on the
				  form shall include but not be limited to the location and general description
				  of such activity and the identified or listed hazardous wastes handled by such
				  person.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.263 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart A - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Section 61-79.263.A.14 - Financial Responsibility for sudden and accidental occurrences

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(a) Except as
				  provided in paragraph (b), a transporter of hazardous waste granted a
				  transporter permit under R.61-79.270 shall have and maintain financial
				  responsibility for sudden and accidental occurrences in the amount of at least
				  one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence exclusive of legal defense
				  costs. Coverage must provide for claims arising out of injury to persons,
				  property or the environment including the spillage of hazardous wastes while
				  such wastes are being transported and including the costs of cleaning up the
				  spill. Such liability coverage must be maintained at all times while the permit
				  is in force.
(b)
				  [Reserved]
(c) The financial
				  responsibility required in paragraphs (a) and (b) may be established by any one
				  or a combination of the following:
(1)
				  Evidence of liability insurance, either on a claim made or an occurrence basis,
				  with or without a deductible with the deductible, if any, to be on a per
				  occurrence or per accident basis and not to exceed ten (10) percent of the
				  equity of the permittee;
(2) Self
				  insurance, the level of which shall not exceed ten (10) percent of equity of
				  the permittee; or
(3) Other
				  evidence of financial responsibility approved by the Department.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.263 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart B - COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANIFEST SYSTEM AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 61-79.263.B.21 - Compliance with the manifest

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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
				  this section, the transporter must deliver the entire quantity of hazardous
				  waste which he or she has accepted from a generator or a transporter to:
(1) The designated facility listed on the
				  manifest; or
(2) The alternate
				  designated facility, if the hazardous waste cannot be delivered to the
				  designated facility because an emergency prevents delivery; or
(3) The next designated transporter;
				  or
(4) The place outside the United
				  States designated by the generator.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.263 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart B - COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANIFEST SYSTEM AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 61-79.263.B.22 - Recordkeeping

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(a) A transporter
				  of hazardous waste must keep a copy of the manifest signed by the generator,
				  himself, and the next designated transporter or the owner or operator of the
				  designated facility for a period of three years from the date the hazardous
				  waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
(b) For shipments delivered to the designated
				  facility by water (bulk shipment), each water (bulk shipment) transporter must
				  retain a copy of the shipping paper containing all the information required in
				  Section263.20(e)(2)(e)(2) for a period of three years from the date the
				  hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
(c) For shipments of hazardous waste by rail
				  within the United States:
(1) The initial
				  rail transporter must keep a copy of the manifest and shipping paper with all
				  the information required in Section263.20(f)(2)(f)(2) for a period of three
				  years from the date the hazardous waste was accepted by the initial
				  transporter; and
(2) The final rail
				  transporter must keep a copy of the signed manifest (or the shipping paper if
				  signed by the designated facility in lieu of the manifest) for a period of
				  three years from the date the hazardous waste was accepted by the initial
				  transporter.
Note: Intermediate rail transporters are not required to
					 keep records pursuant to these regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.263 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart B - COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANIFEST SYSTEM AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 61-79.263.B.23 - Treatment/storage by transporter

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(a)
				  If a transporter while in the State removes a hazardous waste from a transport
				  vehicle for the purpose of blending, mixing, treating, disposing, or storing;
				  the blending mixing, treating, disposing or storing shall be performed at a
				  facility in the State having a permit under R.R.61-79.270.
(b) The transporter shall not allow hazardous
				  wastes from different generators or separate wastes from the same generator to
				  become mixed during transport, unless the transporter obtains prior written
				  approval from the Department and complies with the generator standards under
				  R.61-79.262, or can demonstrate that the information designated on the
				  manifest(s) as required under R.61-79.262 Subpart B still identifies the
				  hazardous waste.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.263 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart B - COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANIFEST SYSTEM AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 61-79.263.B.25 - Electronic manifest signatures

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(a) Electronic manifest signatures shall meet
				  the criteria described in Section 262.25 of this chapter.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.263 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart C - HAZARDOUS WASTE DISCHARGES › Section 61-79.263.C.30 - Immediate action

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(a) In
				  the event of a discharge of hazardous waste during transportation, the
				  transporter must take appropriate immediate action to protect human health and
				  the environment (e.g., notify local authorities, dike the discharge
				  area).
(b) If a discharge of
				  hazardous waste occurs during transportation and an official (State or local
				  government or Federal Agency) acting within the scope of his official
				  responsibilities determines that immediate removal of the waste is necessary to
				  protect human health or the environment that official may authorize the removal
				  of the waste by transporters who do not have EPA identification numbers and
				  without the preparation of a manifest.
(c) An air, rail, highway, or water
				  transporter who has discharged hazardous waste must:
(1) Give notice, if required by
				  49 CFR
				  171.15, to the National Response Center
				  (800-424-8802 or 202-426-2675 ); and
(2) Report in writing as required by
				  49 CFR
				  171.16 to the Director, Office of Hazardous
				  Materials Regulations, Materials Transportation Bureau, Department of
				  Transportation, Washington, DC 20590.
(3) Immediately telephone the Department's
				  24-hour emergency telephone number (803) 253-6488, giving all requested
				  information.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.263 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart C - HAZARDOUS WASTE DISCHARGES › Section 61-79.263.C.31 - Discharge clean up

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A transporter must clean up any hazardous waste discharge
					 that occurs during transportation or take such action as may be required or
					 approved by Federal, State, or local officials so that the hazardous waste
					 discharge no longer presents a hazard to human health or the
					 environment.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.264 - STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 61-79.264.A.3 - Relationship to interim status standards

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A facility owner or operator who has fully complied with
					 the requirements for interim status--as defined under R.61-79.270.70 and in
					 section3005(e)(e) of RCRA - must comply with the regulations specified in
					 R.61-79.265 in lieu of the regulations in this part, until final administrative
					 disposition of his permit application is made, except as provided under
					 R.61-79.264, subpart S. (revised 12/92)
[Comment: As stated in Section
					 44-56-60
					 and section3005(e)(a) of RCRA, after the effective date of regulations under
					 that section, i.e., parts 270 and 124 of this chapter, the treatment, storage,
					 or disposal of hazardous waste is prohibited except in accordance with a permit
					 under these regulations; the statutes. 44-56-60 and Section3005(a)(e) of RCRA
					 provide for the continued operation of an existing facility which meets certain
					 conditions until final administrative disposition of the owner's or operator's
					 permit application is made.] (revised 12/92)
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.264 - STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 61-79.264.A.4 - Imminent hazard action

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of these regulations,
					 enforcement actions may be brought pursuant to Section
					 44-56-50
					 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, and pursuant to
					 section7003 of RCRA.