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Storage facility standards
Environmental Protection (Hazardous Waste) Regulations, reg. 10 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) A person who stores a hazardous waste shall store it in a manner satisfactory to the Chief Environmental Officer, and in an amount and in a manner such that it will not cause an adverse effect to the environment so thatEnvironmental Protection 299
(a) any leakage is contained and prevented from entering into the remainder of the storage site and places beyond, including sewers and the ground underneath the site;
(b) a secondary containment system is provided as a minimum for liquid hazardous waste;
(c) the hazardous waste is adequately labelled,
stating the identity of the contained hazardous
(d) incompatible hazardous wastes are stored in such a manner that there will be no contact even in the event of a release;
(e) routine inspections of the facility are performed;
(f) the place where the hazardous waste is stored–
(i) is secured from public entry,
(ii) is prominently identified as a hazardous waste storage site,
(iii) is equipped with suitable equipment to handle emergency situations,
(iv) is provided with operators trained to respond to emergency situations specific to the waste and other substances stored;
(v) has no opening in the secondary containment system that provides a direct connection to any place beyond the containment system,
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(vi) provides no access for surface water to enter the secondary containment system.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, adequate labelling includes the identity, quantity, data generated and warning placard indicating the hazard associated with the waste.
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