Hazardous Materials Section News / Updates
05/11/2016
All sections within California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 19, Division 2, Chapter 4, Hazardous Material Release Reporting, Inventory, and Response Plans have been renumbered. This change was necessary because Senate Bill 84 (2015) added Article 3.9 (commencing with Section 8574.30) to Government Code Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7, Regional Railroad Accident Preparedness and Immediate Response. Cal OES is required to implement regulations under Article 3.9. Those new regulations will be added to CCR, Title 19, Division 2 as Chapter 4.1, immediately following the renumbered Chapter 4. The Chapter 4 section renumbering does not materially alter any requirement, right, responsibility, condition, prescription, or other regulatory element of any California Code of Regulations provision. For more information regarding the renumbering, please refer to the following document:
Introduction
The Area Plan program was established in 1986 as a planning tool for local government agencies to respond to and minimize the impacts from a release or threatened release of a hazardous material. It requires local implementing agencies called Unified Program Agencies (UPA), to create an Area Plan that:
- Identifies the hazardous materials which pose a threat to the community,
- Develops procedures and protocols for emergency response,
- Provides for notification and coordination of emergency response personnel,
- Provides for public safety including notification and evacuation,
- Establishes training for emergency response personnel,
- Identifies emergency response supplies and equipment, and
- Provides for the critique and follow-up after a major incident.
UPAs use information collected from the Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) and
California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) programs to identify hazardous materials in their communities. This information provides the basis for the Area Plan and is used to determine the appropriate level of emergency planning necessary to respond to a release.
The Area Plans must include provisions for multi-agency notification, coordination, and emergency response. These agencies may include law enforcement, fire services, medical and public health services, poison control centers, and care and shelter services.
Contact Information
Jack Harrah, Senior Emergency Services Coordinator
Hazardous Materials
Phone: (916) 845-8759 / FAX: (916) 845-8396
jack.harrah@caloes.ca.gov