SEC. 1104. DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INFORMATION.

   The Department of Public Health shall provide educational information to the public on hazardous materials including, but not limited to, information on the identification, proper storage, handling, use and disposal of hazardous materials.

(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92)

SEC. 1105. DIRECTOR TO MAINTAIN LIST OF MATERIALS REGULATED.

   The Director of Health shall maintain, for public inspection, a copy of each of the laws and regulations including any applicable lists of hazardous materials, hazardous substances and hazardous wastes.

(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92; amended by Ord. 399-97, App. 10/17/97)

SEC. 1106. UNIFIED PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.

   (a)   The Department is the certified unified program agency for San Francisco pursuant to Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.11. The Department is responsible for administration of the following requirements:

      (1)   Except as specified in Health and Safety Code Subparagraph 25404(c)(1)(B), the requirements of Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100, and the regulations adopted by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant thereto, applicable to hazardous waste generators and persons operating pursuant to a permit-by-rule, conditional authorization or conditional exemption. This program is implemented by Article 22 of this Code;

      (2)   The requirement of Subdivision (c) of Health and Safety Code Section 25270.5 for owners and operators of aboveground storage tanks to prepare a spill prevention control and countermeasure plan. The Director is authorized to require owners and operators to prepare spill prevention control and countermeasure plans in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 25270.5(c);

      (3)   The requirements of Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280) concerning underground storage tanks, except for the responsibilities assigned to the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to Section 25297.1. This program, along with local requirements, is implemented by Division III of this Article;

      (4)   The requirements of Article 1 (commencing with Section 25501) of Chapter 6.95 of the Health and Safety Code, concerning hazardous material release response plans and inventories. This program, along with local requirements, is implemented by Division II of this Article;

      (5)   The requirements of Article 2 (commencing with Section 25531) of Chapter 6.95 of the Health and Safety Code concerning regulated substances. This program, along with local requirements, is implemented by Article 21A of this Code;

      (6)   The requirements of Subsections 8001.3.2(a) and 8001.3.3(a) of the Uniform Fire Code, as adopted by the State Fire Marshal, concerning hazardous material management plans and inventories.

(Added by Ord. 399-97, App. 10/17/97)

DIVISION II CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

SEC. 1110. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

   (a)   Any business which operates an establishment, or any owner of real property upon which an establishment is located, shall for each establishment that meets any of the criteria set forth in this Section, obtain and keep current a hazardous materials certificate of registration and implement the hazardous materials plan submitted with the registration application:

      (1)   The establishment operates a laboratory which handles, as part of its laboratory function, at any one time during the reporting year, any hazardous material or mixture containing a hazardous material in a container that has a capacity equal to, or greater than a weight of 25 grams (0.06 pounds) or a volume of 100 milliliters (0.025 gallons) or 10 cubic feet at standard temperature and pressure for compressed gas;

      (2)   The establishment handles any one hazardous material or any one mixture containing a hazardous material in a container or containers with a total capacity at any one time during the reporting year that is equal to, or greater than, a weight of 500 pounds, or a volume of 55 gallons or 200 cubic feet at standard temperature and pressure for compressed gas;

      (3)   The establishment handles one or more hazardous material or mixture containing a hazardous material in a container or containers with a combined total capacity at any one time during the reporting year equal to, or greater than, a weight of 500 pounds, or a volume of 55 gallons or 200 cubic feet at standard temperature and pressure for compressed gas. In determining the combined total container capacity of the hazardous materials, the establishment shall include:

         (A)   All liquid hazardous materials in containers with a capacity equal to, or greater than, one gallon;

         (B)   All solid hazardous materials in containers with a capacity equal to, or greater than, 25 pounds;

         (C)   All compressed gas hazardous materials in containers with a capacity equal to, or greater than, 10 cubic feet.

      (4)   The establishment handles any one or more radioactive material or mixture containing a radioactive material in a quantity for which an emergency plan is required to be adopted pursuant to Part 30 (commencing with Section 30.1), Part 40 (commencing with Section 40.1), or Part 70 (commencing with Section 70.1), of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or pursuant to any regulations adopted by the state in accordance with those regulations;

      (5)   The establishment handles any one or more etiologic agents.

   (b)   Any person not subject to Subsection (a) who is required to submit chemical inventory information pursuant to Section 11022 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as that section read on August 1, 1997, or as it may be subsequently amended shall obtain and keep current a hazardous materials certificate of registration and implement the hazardous materials plan submitted with the registration application as required by this Article.

   (c)   Within 30 days of any one of the following events, any business required to obtain a certificate of registration pursuant to this Section shall file an addendum to the certificate of registration detailing the handling and the following appropriate information:

      (1)   Change of business name;

      (2)   A 50 percent or more increase in the quantity of a previously disclosed material;

      (3)   Any handling of a previously undisclosed hazardous material subject to the inventory requirements of this Article.

(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92; amended by Ord. 399-97, App. 10/17/97)

SEC. 1110.1. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PLANS AND APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION.

   Every business, or owner of real property upon which an establishment is located, that is required by this Article to register and implement a hazardous materials plan shall obtain a certificate of registration by filing an application through the California Environmental Reporting System ("CERS") upon forms furnished for that purpose, certifying that the hazardous materials plan as described in the application meets the requirements of California Health & Safety Code 25404, et seq., and paying the required fees.

(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92; amended by Ord. 399-97, App. 10/17/97; Ord. 26-14, File No. 130401, App. 3/21/2014, Eff. 4/20/2014)

SEC. 1111. TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION.

   A temporary certificate of registration may be issued where the hazardous materials subject to the registration requirements are handled at an establishment during a one-time period not to exceed 90 days in a consecutive six-month period. The Director of Health may approve a temporary certificate of registration under circumstances that do not comply with all the provisions of this Code, provided that the Director determines that such temporary handling does not present any increased risk of fire or health hazard. A temporary registration shall be issued for a period not to exceed 90 days.

(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92; amended by Ord. 399-97, App. 10/17/97)

SEC. 1112. BUSINESSES ON LEASED OR RENTED PROPERTY.

   Any business which registers with the Department pursuant to this Article and is located on leased or rented real property shall notify, in writing, the real property owner that the business and the real property owner are subject to the requirements of this Article and the business has obtained a certificate of registration. The business shall provide a copy of the certificate of registration and the hazardous materials plan to the owner or the owner's agent within five working days after receiving a request for a copy from the owner or the owner's agent.

(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92)

SEC. 1113. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.

   The Department shall review a completed application for a certificate of registration, determine if it is deficient in any way, and notify the applicant of these defects and of a compliance schedule for correcting the defects. The applicant shall submit a corrected application within the time specified in the compliance schedule.

(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92)