230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-80-05-4.6

Current through December 3, 2024

Section 230-RICR-80-05-4.6 - Standard Operating Procedures

A. All licenses conducting Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction shall develop Standard Operating Procedures ("SOPs") which demonstrate compliance with all applicable laws and Regulations and specifically address the following:

1. Safe and proper operation of the Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction substances, machinery, and/or equipment;

2. Safe and proper handling and storage of Volatile Hydrocarbon Substances.

3. Adequate cleaning and maintenance of the Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction machinery and/or equipment;

4. Incident reporting for instances where the operator does not follow the stated SOPs which identifies:

a. The operator's name;

b. The date and time of the incident;

c. To which supervising employees the incident report will be sent; and

d. An incident summary including whether any Marijuana or other substances escaped from the Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction machinery and/or was destroyed and, if so, the amount(s) of said material and how the incident was resolved.

5. How to safely and properly dispose of any waste created in the operation of the Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction equipment and/or in preparation or clean-up of said equipment; and

6. Record-keeping of:

a. All Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction substances and the corresponding Certificates of Analysis demonstrating sufficient purity pursuant to § 4.4(B)(3) of this Part; and

b. The Certificates of Analysis for all Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Substances.

c. All Incident Reports and related materials/documentation.

B. Standard Operating Procedures for Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction shall be included in the Licensee's Operations Manual pursuant to §1.6.6 of this Subchapter.

C. Standard Operating Procedures and all records relating to the requirements of this Part shall be maintained by the Licensee for a minimum of five (5) years. All records shall be readily available to the Department upon request.

230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-80-05-4.6

Adopted effective 5/4/2022