329 Ind. Admin. Code 15-3-18

Current through December 4, 2024
Section 329 IAC 15-3-18 - Contingency plan

Authority: IC 13-19-3-1; IC 13-20-13-11

Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30

Sec. 18.

(a) The owner or operator of a waste tire storage site or a waste tire processing operation that is not a mobile waste tire processing operation shall develop a contingency plan to address:
(1) fires or explosions;
(2) run-off resulting from fires or explosions; and
(3) mosquitoes and other disease vectors.
(b) The contingency plan must include the following:
(1) A description of the specific actions that site personnel must take:
(A) in response to the hazards listed in subsection (a); and
(B) to properly dispose of solid waste resulting from fires or explosions.
(2) A list of the agencies to be notified in case of fire, explosion, or other emergency, with the telephone number of each agency, including the following:
(A) The fire department with jurisdiction for the site.
(B) The county and municipal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction over the site.
(C) The Indiana department of environmental management, office of land quality, emergency response section at (317) 233-7745 for out-of-state calls, or (888) 233-7745 for in-state calls (toll-free in Indiana).
(D) The office of the state fire marshal.
(3) A description of how the owner or operator will operate and maintain the facility to minimize hazards to human health and the environment.
(4) A description of the methods to control mosquitoes and other disease vectors.
(5) The name and title of the emergency response coordinator.
(6) The telephone numbers used to contact the emergency response coordinator, and any other methods, such as alternate telephone numbers, to be used to contact the emergency response coordinator.
(7) The duties of the emergency response coordinator.
(c) A copy of the contingency plan and all amendments to the plan must be:
(1) maintained at:
(A) the waste tire storage site or waste tire processing operation; or
(B) an alternate location approved by the department in the certificate of registration; and
(2) submitted to the department and the fire department with jurisdiction over the waste tire storage site or waste tire processing operation within thirty (30) days after the date the:
(A) certificate of registration is issued; and
(B) contingency plan is amended under subsection (e).
(d) The owner or operator of the waste tire storage site or waste tire processing operation shall implement the contingency plan immediately whenever there is:
(1) a fire, explosion, or run-off resulting from a fire or explosion; or
(2) evidence of mosquitoes and other disease vectors.
(e) The owner or operator of the waste tire storage site or waste tire processing operation shall review and amend the contingency plan within thirty (30) days if any of the following occurs:
(1) A change in the operation of the waste tire storage site or waste tire processing operation requires a change in the actions required to control the hazards listed in subsection (a).
(2) The actions described in the plan fail to control an emergency situation when implemented.
(3) All or part of the contingency plan must be implemented in a manner different than described in the plan in an emergency.
(4) The list of emergency response coordinators changes.
(5) The department identifies deficiencies in the contingency plan and directs the owner or operator in writing to revise the contingency plan.
(f) After the discovery of one (1) or more of the conditions listed in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2), the owner or operator of the waste tire storage site or waste tire processing operation shall immediately notify the entities listed in subsection (b)(2).

329 IAC 15-3-18

Solid Waste Management Board; 329 IAC 15-3-18; filed Oct 10, 2000, 3:10 p.m.: 24 IR 323; readopted filed Nov 30, 2006, 4:16 p.m.: 20061227-IR-329050168FRA
Readopted filed Jul 18, 2012, 2:26 p.m.: 20120815-IR-329120206BFA; readopted filed Jun 6, 2018, 1:57 p.m.: 20180704-IR-329180170BFA
Filed 11/28/2022, 10:42 a.m.: 20221228-IR-329170279FRA