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(a) The registrant or permittee shall conduct regular inspections of its own establishments at least quarterly to assure compliance with this Article and shall maintain logs or file reports as required by the Director of Health. Documentation of inspections shall be kept either on forms provided by the Director of Health or on alternate forms, provided that the alternate forms contain all of the information found on the forms provided by the Director. Documentation of inspections shall be made available by the registrant or permittee upon request.
(b) The Director of Health may require the owner or operator of an underground storage tank, upon request, to submit any information relevant to the compliance with this Article, to conduct monitoring or testing, and to report the results of that monitoring or testing under penalty of perjury.
(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92; amended by Ord. 168-95, App. 5/26/95)
In addition to the inspections specified above, the Director of Health may require the periodic employment of special inspectors to conduct an audit or assessment of a registrant or permittee's establishment to make a hazardous material safety evaluation and to determine compliance with the provisions of this Article.
(a) An inspector shall demonstrate expertise in proper containment of hazardous materials to the satisfaction of the Director of Health in order to qualify as a special inspector.
(b) The special inspection report shall include an evaluation of the establishment and its storage facilities and recommendations consistent with the provisions of this Article where appropriate. A copy of the report shall be filed with the Director of Health at the same time that it is submitted to the registrant or permittee.
(c) The registrant or permittee shall, within 30 days of said report, file with the Director of Health a plan to implement all recommendations, or shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director of Health why such recommendations shall not be implemented.
(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92)
An inspection by an employee of any other public agency may be deemed by the Director of Health as a substitute for any requirement of Section 1161.1 upon determination by the Director of Health that said employee is qualified to make such an inspection.
(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92)
All records required by this Article shall be maintained by the person or business at the establishment and said records shall be made available to the Director of Health for inspection during normal working hours and upon reasonable notice.
(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92; amended by Ord. 399-97, App. 10/17/97)
DIVISION VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
(a) The Director of Health shall adopt and, from time to time, may amend reasonable regulations implementing the provisions and intent of this Article. Said regulations shall be approved by the Health Commission at a public hearing. In addition to the notices required by law, before the Health Commission approves the issuance or amendment of any rule or regulation, the Director of Health shall provide a 30-day public comment period by providing published notice in an official newspaper of general circulation in the City and County of San Francisco of the intent to issue or amend the rule or regulation.
(b) Regulations promulgated by the Director of Health shall be designed to protect the public health, safety and welfare from the hazards arising from the handling of hazardous materials. In developing such regulations, the Director of Health shall consider, among other things, State and federal statutes and regulations pertaining to hazardous materials and consensus standards such as those published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) with the purpose of coordinating local regulations with them. The Director of Health shall also consult with other City departments, bureaus and commissions and other public agencies with jurisdiction over hazardous materials regulation, in developing said regulations.
(c) Regulations promulgated by the Director of Health and approved by the Health Commission shall be maintained in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92)
(a) The degree of protection required by this Article is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes. The standards set forth in this Article are minimal standards and do not imply that compliance will ensure no unauthorized release of hazardous material. This Article shall not create liability on the part of the City, or any of its officers or employees for any damages that result from reliance on this Article or any administrative decision lawfully made pursuant to this Article. All persons handling hazardous materials within the City should be and are advised to determine to their own satisfaction the level of protection desirable to ensure no unauthorized release of hazardous materials.
(b) In undertaking this program to obtain disclosure of information relating to the location of hazardous materials, the City and County of San Francisco is assuming an undertaking only to promote the general welfare. It is not assuming, nor is it imposing on its officers and employees, an obligation for breach of which it is liable in money damages to any person who claims that such breach proximately caused injury.
(c) All inspections specified in this Article shall be at the discretion of the City and nothing in this Article shall be construed as requiring the City to conduct any such inspection nor shall any actual inspection made imply a duty to conduct any other inspection.
(Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92)
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