Section 25121.3 Of Article 2. Definitions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 2.
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. (a) "Remote site" means a site operated by the generator
where hazardous waste is initially collected, at which generator
staff, other than security staff, is not routinely located, and that
is not contiguous to a staffed site operated by the generator of the
hazardous waste or that does not have access to a staffed site
without the use of public roads. Generator staff who visit a remote
location to perform inspection, monitoring, or maintenance activities
on a periodic scheduled or random basis, less frequently than daily,
are not considered to be routinely located at the remote location.
(b) Notwithstanding this chapter or the regulations adopted by the
department pursuant to this chapter, a generator who complies with
the notification requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 25110.10
may hold hazardous waste at the remote site where the hazardous waste
is initially collected, or at another remote site operated by the
generator, while en route to the consolidation site, if all of the
following requirements are met with respect to the hazardous waste:
(1) The hazardous waste is a non-RCRA hazardous waste, or the
hazardous waste or its management at the remote site is otherwise
exempt from, or is not otherwise regulated pursuant to, the federal
act.
(2) The requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 25110.10 are
met.
(3) All personnel handling hazardous waste at any remote site
complete health and safety training equivalent to the training
required under Section 5194 of Title 8 of the California Code of
Regulations, prior to being assigned to handle hazardous waste.
(4) A description of the actions that the generator's personnel
will take to minimize hazards to human health and safety or to the
environment from fires, explosions, or any unplanned release of
hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or
surface water at the remote site where the hazardous waste is being
managed shall be included in the contingency plan for the
consolidation site. A single generic description of response actions
may be used for all similar remote sites associated with a single
consolidation site.
(5) As soon as the generator begins to actively manage the
hazardous waste at the remote site, the generator places the
hazardous waste in a container meeting the requirements of the United
States Department of Transportation applicable to containers used to
transport hazardous waste, and the containers are managed in
accordance with the regulations adopted by the department regarding
the management by generators of containers used to hold hazardous
waste.
(6) The containers used to hold the hazardous waste at the remote
site are labeled, in accordance with the regulations adopted by the
department pertaining to labeling requirements for generators, as
soon as the hazardous waste is placed in the container.
(7) The generator makes a reasonable effort to minimize the
possibility of unknowing or unauthorized entry into the area where
the hazardous waste is held at the remote site. If the remote site is
located within one mile of a residential or commercial area, or is
otherwise readily accessible to the public, the area where hazardous
waste is held at the remote site shall at all times be supervised by
employees or agents of the generator or otherwise secured so as to
prevent unknowing entry and to minimize the possibility for
unauthorized entry.
(c) If the management of hazardous wastes at a remote site does
not meet all of the conditions specified in subdivision (b), the
hazardous waste shall be subject to all other applicable generator
and facility requirements of this chapter and the regulations adopted
by the department to implement this chapter.