Effective January 1, 1992, all commercial enterprises or industries in the town which use, store or manufacture on-site hazardous materials that must be reported under State Right-to-Know laws, G.S. §§ 95-173 et seq., or under Title III of the Federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, being 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder must have an approved on-site hazardous materials data storage box at each facility where hazardous materials may be found.
(1985 Code, § 100.01)
(A) (1) This data storage box may contain keys providing access to secured portions of the facility.
(2) The box shall contain current specific information to assist fire departments and hazardous materials teams responding to emergencies at the facility, including but not limited to facility maps or plans showing the type and location of hazardous materials, Tier II forms, lists of chemicals with CAS numbers, telephone numbers for facility employees and other persons to be contacted in case of like emergencies.
(B) (1) All information requested on Wake County Emergency Management data storage sheets must be provided on the forms provided by Wake County or in a substantially similar format and must be placed in the data storage box.
(2) The information must be updated continuously to ensure its accuracy.
(C) The data storage box itself shall be of the type designated and approved by the Wake County Local Emergency Planning Committee and shall be located at or near the primary entrance to the facility and installed in accordance with directives of the Chief of the Fire Department serving the facility.
(1985 Code, § 100.02)
(A) Violations of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor as provided under G.S. §§ 160A-175 and 14-4. Each day’s continuing violation shall constitute a separate offense as provided by G.S. § 160A-175(g).
(B) The municipality may also secure injunctive and other appropriate equitable remedies to ensure compliance with this chapter, as provided by G.S. § 160A-175.
(C) Enforcement actions may be initiated by the Wake County Public Safety Officer, the Wake County Emergency Management Director, or Chief or his or her designee of the Town Fire Department.
(1985 Code, § 100.99)