Section 329IAC15-3-18. Contingency plan

   (a) The owner or operator of a waste tire storage site or a waste tire processing operation shall develop a contingency plan that complies with this section and is designed to minimize the hazards to human health and the environment from:

(1) fires or explosions;

(2) run-off resulting from fires or explosions; and

(3) mosquitoes that may breed in water accumulations in waste tires.

  (b) The contingency plan must include the following:

(1) A description of the specific actions that site personnel must take in response to:

(A) fires or explosions;

(B) run-off resulting from fires or explosions; and

(C) mosquito breeding in waste tires.

(2) A list of the agencies to be notified in case of fire, explosion, or other emergency, with the telephone number of each agency. This list must include:

(A) the fire department with jurisdiction for the site;

(B) the county and municipal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction over the site;

(C) the department; and

(D) the office of the state fire marshal.

(3) A statement that the entities listed in subdivision (2) will be notified immediately after discovery of one (1) of the conditions listed in subdivision (1).

(4) A description of the methods to be used to control mosquito breeding in waste tires.

(5) The name and title of the emergency response coordinator.

(6) The telephone numbers used to contact the emergency response coordinator, and any other methods, such as alternate telephone numbers and pager numbers, to be used to contact the emergency response coordinator.

(7) The duties of the emergency response coordinator.

  (c) A copy of the contingency plan and all revisions to the plan must be:

(1) maintained at the waste tire storage site or waste tire processing operation, or at an alternate location approved by the department in the certificate of registration; and

(2) submitted to all of the following within thirty (30) days of the date the certificate of registration is issued or the date the contingency plan is amended under subsection (e):

(A) The department.

(B) The fire department with jurisdiction over the waste tire storage site or waste tire processing operation.

  (d) The contingency plan must be carried out immediately whenever there is:

(1) a fire, explosion, or run-off resulting from a fire or explosion; or

(2) evidence of mosquitos or other disease vectors breeding in waste tires.

  (e) The owner or operator of the waste tire storage site or waste tire processing operation shall review and amend the contingency plan within thirty (30) days if any of the following occurs:

(1) A change in the operation of the waste tire storage site or waste tire processing operation requires a change in the actions required to control the hazards listed in subsection (a).

(2) The actions described in the plan fail to control the emergency situation when implemented.

(3) All or part of the contingency plan must be implemented in a manner different than described in the plan in an emergency.

(4) The list of emergency response coordinators changes.

(5) The department identifies deficiencies in the contingency plan and directs the owner or operator in writing to revise the contingency plan.

(Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 15-3-18; filed Oct 10, 2000, 3:10 p.m.: 24 IR 323; readopted filed Nov 30, 2006, 4:16 p.m.: 20061227-IR-329050168FRA; readopted filed Jul 18, 2012, 2:26 p.m.: 20120815-IR-329120206BFA)