N.M. Admin. Code § 20.9.20.47

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 20.9.20.47 - CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR EMERGENCIES

A. Holders of tire recycling facility permits shall maintain a current emergency contingency plan designed to minimize hazards to public health, welfare or the environment.

B. A copy of the emergency contingency plan shall be kept at the permitted facility and copies shall be provided to the appropriate emergency response authorities of the local government.

C. The provisions of the emergency contingency plan shall be carried out immediately whenever there is a fire, explosion, or release of contaminants which could pose an immediate or imminent threat to public health, welfare or the environment.

D. The emergency contingency plan shall be amended immediately whenever the following occurs.

(1) The facility permit is modified.

(2) The plan fails in an emergency.

(3) The facility's design, operations, maintenance, or other circumstances change in a way that increases the potential for fires, explosions, or releases of hazardous constituents, or necessitate changes to the planned emergency response.

(4) The list of emergency coordinators changes.

(5) The list of emergency equipment changes.

E. The emergency contingency plan for emergencies shall include the following, if applicable.

(1) A description of the actions facility personnel should take in response to fires or other disaster.

(2) A description of arrangements with local police departments, fire departments, hospitals, contractors, and state and local emergency response teams to coordinate emergency services.

(3) A list of the name(s) and telephone numbers of the emergency coordinator(s). If more than one person is listed, one must be named as the primary emergency coordinator.

(4) A list of all emergency equipment at the facility (such as fire extinguishing systems, communications and alarm systems), along with the location, physical description, and a summary of the capabilities of each item.

(5) An evacuation plan for facility personnel which describes signal(s) to be used to begin evacuation, evacuation routes, and alternate evacuation routes in cases where the primary routes could be blocked by fire or releases of toxins.

(6) Instructions for the emergency coordinator or his designee, in case of an imminent or actual emergency situation, to immediately:

(a) activate internal facility alarms or communication systems, where applicable, to notify all facility personnel; and

(b) notify appropriate state and local agencies with designated response roles if their assistance is needed.

(7) Instructions for the emergency coordinator, whenever there is a fire or other disaster, to as quickly as possible identify the nature, source, amount, and extent of any accident of fire by means of observation, review of facility records or manifests, or if necessary, by chemical analysis.

(8) Instructions for the emergency coordinator to assess possible hazards to public health, welfare or the environment that may result from the fire or explosion.

(9) Instructions for the emergency coordinator to provide for appropriate treatment, storage, or disposal of recovered waste, or any other material that results from a release, fire, or explosion at a facility, after the emergency situation is under control.

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.9.20.47

20.9.20.47 NMAC - N, 8/2/2007