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CALIFORNIA CODE ANNOTATED
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
Division 20. Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions
Chapter 6.95. Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory
Article 1. Business and Area Plans
Date:
08/31/2009
Document:
§ 25504. Contents of business plans
Business plans shall include all of the following:
(a) The inventory of information required by Section 25509 and whatever additional information that the administering agency finds is necessary to protect the health and safety of persons, property, or the environment. Any such information is, however, subject to trade secret protection pursuant to Section 25511.
(b) Emergency response plans and procedures in the event of a reportable release or threatened release of a hazardous material, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Immediate notification to the administering agency and to the appropriate local emergency rescue personnel.
(2) Procedures for the mitigation of a release or threatened release to minimize any potential harm or damage to persons, property, or the environment.
(3) Evacuation plans and procedures, including immediate notice, for the business site.
(c) Training for all new employees and annual training, including refresher courses, for all employees in safety procedures in the event of a release or threatened release of a hazardous material, including, but not limited to, familiarity with the plans and procedures specified in subdivision (b). These training programs may take into consideration the position of each employee.
(d) Any business required to file a pipeline operations contingency plan in accordance with the California Pipeline Safety Act of 1981 (Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 51010) of Part 3 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code) and the regulations of the Department of Transportation, found in Part 195 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, may file a copy of those plans with the administering agency instead of filing an emergency response plan specified in subdivision (b).
(e) Any business operating a farm exempted by paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 25503.5 from filing the information specified in subdivisions (b) and (c), shall, notwithstanding this exemption, provide the training programs specified in subdivision (c).
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