[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 23]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR265.17]

[Page 458]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 265--INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS 
WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B--General Facility Standards
 
Sec. 265.17  General requirements for ignitable, reactive, or incompatible wastes.

    (a) The owner or operator must take precautions to prevent 
accidental ignition or reaction of ignitable or reactive waste. This 
waste must be separated and protected from sources of ignition or 
reaction including but not limited to: Open flames, smoking, cutting and 
welding, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, or 
mechanical), spontaneous ignition (e.g., from heat-producing chemical 
reactions), and radiant heat. While ignitable or reactive waste is being 
handled, the owner or operator must confine smoking and open flame to 
specially designated locations. ``No Smoking'' signs must be 
conspicuously placed wherever there is a hazard from ignitable or 
reactive waste.
    (b) Where specifically required by other sections of this part, the 
treatment, storage, or disposal of ignitable or reactive waste, and the 
mixture or commingling of incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes 
and materials, must be conducted so that it does not:
    (1) Generate extreme heat or pressure, fire or explosion, or violent 
reaction;
    (2) Produce uncontrolled toxic mists, fumes, dusts, or gases in 
sufficient quantities to threaten human health;
    (3) Produce uncontrolled flammable fumes or gases in sufficient 
quantities to pose a risk of fire or explosions;
    (4) Damage the structural integrity of the device or facility 
containing the waste; or
    (5) Through other like means threaten human health or the 
environment.