[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 25]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR264.37]

[Page 270-271]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 264_STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, 
STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart C_Preparedness and Prevention
 
Sec. 264.37  Arrangements with local authorities.

    (a) The owner or operator must attempt to make the following 
arrangements, as appropriate for the type of waste handled at his 
facility and the potential need for the services of these organizations:
    (1) Arrangements to familiarize police, fire departments, and 
emergency response teams with the layout of the facility, properties of 
hazardous waste handled at the facility and associated hazards, places 
where facility personnel would normally be working, entrances to and 
roads inside the facility, and possible evacuation routes;
    (2) Where more than one police and fire department might respond to 
an emergency, agreements designating primary emergency authority to a 
specific police and a specific fire department, and agreements with any 
others to provide support to the primary emergency authority;
    (3) Agreements with State emergency response teams, emergency 
response contractors, and equipment suppliers; and
    (4) Arrangements to familiarize local hospitals with the properties 
of hazardous waste handled at the facility and the types of injuries or 
illnesses which could result from fires, explosions, or releases at the 
facility.

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    (b) Where State or local authorities decline to enter into such 
arrangements, the owner or operator must document the refusal in the 
operating record.