Compliance Guidance for Small Businesses Hazardous Wastes and Materials
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CUPA Manual Compliance Guidance for Small Businesses Hazardous Wastes and Materials THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK i CUPA Manual The CUPA Compliance Reference Manual provides an overview of the six program elements described below. This manual covers key points of each of the programs and their applicability to businesses. This manual is not considered and exhaustive overview, but as a foundation for determining which programs and regulations hazardous waste business may be subject to. Senate Bill 1082, passed in 1993, created the Unified Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Management Regulatory Program (Unified Program), which requires the administrative consolidation of six hazardous materials and waste programs under one agency, a Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA). The intent has been to simplify the hazardous materials regulatory environment and provide a single point of contact for businesses to address inspection, permitting, billing, and enforcement issues. The CUPA administers the following six hazardous materials program areas: 1. Hazardous Waste Generator and Onsite Hazardous Waste Treatment (tiered permitting) Programs, Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.5, with accompanying regulations in the California Code of Regulations, Title 22. 2. Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventories (HMRRP) Program (also known as the Hazardous Materials Business Plan), Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.95, Article 1, with supplemental regulations in California Code of Regulations Title 19, Sections 2620-2732. 3. California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program, Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.95, Article 2, with supplemental regulations in California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Sections 2735-2785. 4. Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act Requirement for Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans, Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.67, Section 25270-25270.13. 5. Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program, Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.7, with accompanying regulations in the California Code of Regulations, Title 23. 6. Hazardous Materials Management Plans and Hazardous Materials Inventory Statements per California Fire Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 27, Division 2, Chapter 4.5. All of these laws and regulations can be accessed from the following web site: http://calepa.ca.gov/CUPA/LawsRegs/ Prepared on behalf of the CUPA Forum by NES, Inc. 2 CUPA Manual Contents Chapter 1 – Hazardous Waste Generator Program What is a Hazardous Waste? ............................................................................................................... 1 Who Qualifies as a Hazardous Waste Generator? ............................................................................... 9 Hazardous Waste Determination ......................................................................................................... 9 General Hazardous Waste Management Requirements ....................................................................10 Labeling Hazardous Waste Containers ..................................................................................... 13 Hazardous Waste Accumulation ............................................................................................... 14 Manifesting Hazardous Waste ........................................................................................................... 15 Biennial Report .................................................................................................................................. 18 Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan ............................................................................................... 18 Generator Employee Training Requirements .................................................................................... 19 Emergency Preparedness and Prevention .......................................................................................... 20 Management of Some Common Hazardous Wastes ......................................................................... 21 Universal Waste .................................................................................................................................25 Recycling Exclusions and Exemptions ............................................................................................. 28 Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act (SB 14) ................................... 31 Hazardous Waste Treatment ..............................................................................................................34 Chapter 2 – Hazardous Material Business Plans Hazardous Materials Business Plans ................................................................................................. 36 Management of Hazardous Materials ...............................................................................................39 HMBP Reporting Requirements........................................................................................................40 HMBP Requirements .........................................................................................................................41 Chapter 3 – California Accidental Release Prevention Program (CalARP) Definitions .........................................................................................................................................46 Who and What is Covered .................................................................................................................47 Program Levels ..................................................................................................................................50 Chapter 4 – Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA) Facilities Covered ..............................................................................................................................54 Program Requirements ......................................................................................................................55 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan ........................................................ 56 Chapter 5 – Underground Storage Tank Program 3 CUPA Manual Contents Requirements .................................................................................................................................... 58 Permitting ......................................................................................................................................... 60 Closure .............................................................................................................................................. 62 Appendices Appendix A Hazardous Waste Tank Label ........................................................................... 63 Appendix B Hazardous Waste Inspection Log ...................................................................... 64 Appendix C Hazardous Waste Labeling Requirements .......................................................... 65 Appendix D Hazardous Waste Manifest ................................................................................. 66 Appendix E Training Record .................................................................................................. 79 Appendix F Emergency Procedures - SQG-ER Contact Sheet .............................................. 80 Appendix G Annotated Site Map .......................................................................................... 81 Appendix H CalARP Chemical List ..........................................................................................82 Appendix I Definitions and Acronyms ……………..………………………………...…..90 4 CUPA Manual 01 Hazardous Waste Generator Requirements Hazardous Waste Generator Program Hazardous waste is a waste that may exhibit characteristics of being hazardous or is listed as such. Hazardous wastes are categorized into different types and descriptions based on the management standards for those wastes. These include Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), non-RCRA (wastes regulated at the state level), and Universal Wastes. The specific characteristics used for identifying these wastes and their proper management are summarized in the following sections of this chapter. The summaries include guidance for common waste streams and minimum management requirements. Hazardous waste is broadly defined as a waste or combination of wastes, which, because of its quantity, concentration, physical, or chemical characteristics, may either: . Cause, or significantly contribute to, an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible illness; or . Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise mismanaged. Hazardous waste can be a solid, semi-solid, liquid, or contained gaseous substance; in California the individual generating the waste must determine if the waste generated is hazardous by determining if it exhibits characteristics of being hazardous, or if it is listed. Federally these are all defined as solid wastes; in California the term waste is used. Hazardous wastes will have one or more of the following characteristics: . Ignitable . Toxic . Reactive . Corrosive Hazardous waste is classified as either being subject to RCRA, found in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), or it is subject to the state Hazardous Waste Control Law (HWCL), found in