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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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3745 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency |
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Chapter3745-65. Interim Standards-General Provisions |
3745-65-37. Arrangements with local authorities
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(A) The owner or operator shall attempt to make the following arrangements, as appropriate for the type of waste handled at the facility and the potential need for the services of the following organizations:
(1) Arrangements to familiarize police, fire departments, and local emergency response teams with the layout of the facility, properties of hazardous waste 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.
(2) Where more than one police and fire department may respond to an emergency,
arrangements designating primary emergency authority to a specific police and a specific fire department and arrangements with any others to provide support to the primary emergency authority.
(3) Arrangements with local emergency response teams, emergency response contractors, and equipment suppliers.
(4) Arrangements to familiarize local hospitals with the properties of hazardous waste handled at the facility and the types of injuries or illnesses which could result from fires, explosions, or releases of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constitutents at the facility.
(B) Where local authorities decline to enter into such arrangements, the owner or operator shall document such refusal in the operating record.