General Guidance - hdbk55040026

DOE-HDBK-5504-95

Source

Applicability &

Reference

Plan Element

Plan Reference

EMG-ORI

The plan should describe the measures in place to

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C.1.e, C.2.f

assure that provisions contained in LOAs, MOAs,

and MOUs are periodically reexamined for accuracy

when considered for renewal or termination.

3.8 General Guidance

40 CFR

For hazardous waste facilities subject to RCRA

264.37,

regulation, the plan should describe the following

264.52

arrangements, as appropriate for the type of waste

handled at the facility and the potential need for the

services of these organizations:

(1) Arrangements to familiarize police, fire

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departments, and emergency response teams

with the layout of the facility, properties of

hazardous waste handled at the facility and

associated hazards, places where facility

personnel would normally be working, entrances

to and roads inside the facility, and possible

evacuation routes;

(2) Where more than one local police and fire

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department might respond to an emergency,

agreements designating primary emergency

authority to a specific police and a specific fire

department, and agreements with any others to

provide support to the primary emergency

authority;

(3) Arrangements to familiarize local hospitals with

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the properties of hazardous waste handled at the

facility and the types of injuries or illnesses

which could result from fires, explosions, or

releases at the facility.