A. General requirements; timetable.
1. Any business which handles any acutely hazardous material at any time within the calendar year, shall be required to file an acutely hazardous material registration form, pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25533. Within ninety (90) days after the Department receives the form, said business may be required, at the discretion of the Fire Chief, to prepare a Risk Management and Prevention Program (RMPP) for that business. The RMPP shall be prepared within twelve (12) months following the Fire Chief's request for preparation.
2. The RMPP shall be required for any new or modified facility which will be used for the handling of acutely hazardous materials and which will commence or have commenced new or modified operations on or after January 1, 1988. The new or modified operations dealing with acutely hazardous materials shall not commence until the RMPP has been prepared and certified, pursuant to Subsection D. The RMPP shall be prepared in addition to the business plan required in § 9.03.115 of this Subchapter. A separate plan shall be prepared for each site, branch, or facility of the business located within Culver City, unless the Fire Chief agrees to a consolidated plan.
B. Plan contents. The RMPP shall include all the information required by Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25534.
C. Review and update of RMPP. The handler shall review the RMPP, and shall make necessary revisions to the RMPP at least every three (3) years, but, in any event, within sixty (60) days following a modification which would materially affect the handling of an acutely hazardous material.
D. Certification; copy of RMPP. The RMPP, including any revisions required by the Department, shall be certified as complete by a qualified professional and the facility operator. If requested, a copy shall be provided to the Department.
E. Notification of completion; implementation of the RMPP. The handler shall notify the Department in writing when the RMPP has been completed and certified. The handler shall implement the programs and activities specified in the RMPP. The handler shall again notify the Department in writing when the RMPP has been implemented, and shall summarize the steps taken in the preparation and implementation of the RMPP. The handler shall continue to carry out the programs and activities specified in the RMPP after notification of implementation is sent to the Department.
('65 Code, § 16-12) (Ord. No. 88-014 § 2)