(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)