La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-1041

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section V-1041 - Required Equipment

A. All areas deemed applicable by Section 1037 of this Subchapter shall be equipped with the items in Paragraphs A.1 -4 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 the following equipment necessary to prepare for and respond to emergencies including:

1. an internal communications or alarm system capable of providing immediate emergency instruction (voice or signal) to facility personnel;

2. 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;

3. 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

4. water at adequate volume and pressure to supply water hose streams, or foam producing equipment, or automatic sprinklers, or water spray systems.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-1041

Promulgated by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs and Criminal Investigations Division, LR 46923 (7/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.