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 D - CONTINGENCY PLAN AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 61-79.264.D.52 - Content of contingency plan

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) The contingency plan must describe the
				  actions facility personnel must take to comply with Sections264.51 and 264.56
				  below 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 owner or operator has already prepared a Spill Prevention, Control, and
				  Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan in accordance with 40 CFR part 112, or some other
				  emergency or contingency plan, he need only amend that plan to incorporate
				  hazardous waste management provisions that are sufficient to comply with the
				  requirements of this part. The owner or operator may develop one contingency
				  plan which meets all regulatory requirements. EPA recommends that the plan be
				  based on the National Response Team's Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance
				  ("One Plan"). When modifications are made to non-RCRA provisions in an
				  integrated contingency plan, the changes do not trigger the need for a RCRA
				  permit modification.
(c) The plan
				  must describe arrangements agreed to by local police departments, fire
				  departments, hospitals, contractors, and State and local emergency response
				  teams to coordinate emergency services, pursuant to Subpart C
				  Section264.37.
(d) The plan must
				  list names, addresses, and phone numbers (office and home) of all persons
				  qualified to act as emergency coordinator (see Section264.55) 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. For new facilities,
				  this information must be supplied to the Department at the time of
				  certification, rather than at the time of permit application.
(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 facility 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.)