(A) Notification of hazardous materials required. Any person using, producing, researching, and/or storing hazardous materials shall notify the Emergency Services and Disaster Agency and the Fire Department. The notification shall include an accurate site safety plan and a list of all hazardous material safety data sheet on each hazardous material at the facility. A publication containing all the above information shall also be kept at the facility, to be used by facility personnel and responding Fire Department personnel. The publication shall be placed in a prominent location so that it can be easily located during an emergency response or inspection.
(B) Warning placards on hazardous materials facilities.
(1) Any person using, researching, producing or storing hazardous materials shall place warning placards inside and on the outside of the structure in a prominent location. The content of the placard shall be determined by the Fire Department utilizing the National Fire Protection Association Standard 704M Hazardous Materials Placarding System to determine the warning numbers of the placard.
(2) The placard for the outside of the facility shall be 30 inches square, constructed of a weather resistant material, mounted square on point in a location approved by the Fire Department. A placard shall be mounted inside the facility to mark special hazards at a place approved by the Fire Department. Placards shall not be removed or moved without the permission of the Fire Department and/or the Emergency Services. Permission shall be requested from the Fire Department or Emergency Services to remove placards from any facility that no longer contains hazardous materials.
(C) Safe hazardous materials storage required. Hazardous materials shall be stored in a safe manner. Products which, when in combination, react violently or create toxic fumes, vapors, or gases, or become hazardous by reason of toxicity, oxidizing power, flammability or other properties shall not be stored in close proximity. Such materials must be stored separately, segregated by distance, partitions, or other methods, so as avoid unsafe combination or mixing.
(Ord. 99-4997, passed 9-21-1999)