N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-12.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 7:27-12.5 - Standby orders

(a) The following are standby orders which might be appropriate for use by the Governor upon his declaration that an air pollution emergency exists:

1. Air pollution alert:

i. Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contamination as set forth in Table I of Section 4 (Standby plans) of this Subchapter shall take all air pollution alert actions as required for such source of air contamination; and shall particularly put into effect the standby plans for an air pollution alert;

ii. There shall be no open burning by any persons of tree waste, vegetation, refuse or debris in any form;

iii. The use of incinerators for the disposal of any form of solid or liquid waste shall be limited to hours between 12:00 Noon and 4:00 P.M.;

iv. Persons operating fuel-burning equipment which requires boiler lancing or soot blowing shall perform such operations only between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 4:00 P.M.

2. Air pollution warning:

i. Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contamination as set forth in Table II of Section 4 (Standby plans) of this Subchapter shall take all air pollution warning actions as required for such source of air contamination; and shall particularly put into effect the standby plans for an air warning;

ii. There shall be no open burning by any persons of tree waste, vegetation, refuse or debris in any form;

iii. The use of incinerators for the disposal of any form of solid waste or liquid waste shall be prohibited;

iv. Persons operating fuel-burning equipment which requires boiler lancing or soot blowing shall perform such operations only between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 4:00 P.M.

3. Air pollution emergency:

i. Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contamination as described in Table III of Section 4 (Standby plans) of this Subchapter shall take all air pollution emergency actions as listed as required for such source of air contamination; and shall particularly put into effect the standby plans for an air pollution emergency;

ii. All manufacturing establishments except those included in 7:27-12.5(a)3 i above will institute such action as will result in maximum reduction of air contaminants from their operations by ceasing, curtailing or postponing operations which emit air contaminants to the extent possible without causing injury to persons or damage to equipment;

iii. All places of employment described in this subparagraph shall immediately cease operations:

(1) Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals;

(2) All contract construction work except that which must proceed to avoid physical harm;

(3) Wholesale trade establishments, that is, places of business primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or acting as agents in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to such persons or companies;

(4) All offices of local, county and State government including authorities, joint meetings and any other public body; except to the extent that such offices must continue to operate in order to enforce the requirements of this order pursuant to statute;

(5) All retail trade establishments except pharmacies and stores primarily engaged in the sale of food;

(6) Banks; credit agencies other than banks; securities and commodities brokers, dealers, exchanges and services; offices of insurance carriers, agents and brokers; real estate offices;

(7) Wholesale and retail laundries; laundry services and cleaning and dyeing establishments; photographic studios; beauty shops, barber shops; shoe repair shops;

(8) Advertising offices; consumer credit reporting, adjustment and collection agencies; duplicating, addressing, blueprinting; photocopying, mailing, mailing list and stenographic services; equipment rental services; commercial testing laboratories;

(9) Automobile repair, automobile services, garages;

(10) Establishments rendering amusement and recreation services including motion picture theaters;

(11) Elementary and secondary schools, colleges, universities, professional schools, junior colleges, vocational schools and public and private libraries.

iv. There shall be no open burning by any person of tree waste, vegetation, refuse or debris in any form;

v. The use of incinerators for the disposal of any form of solid or liquid waste shall be prohibited;

vi. The use of motor vehicles is prohibited except in emergencies with the approval of local or State police.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-12.5