HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Hazardous Materials Business Response Plan and Inventory Program

State and Federal Community-Right-to-Know laws were passed in response to the 1984 chemical disaster in Bhopal, India. These laws allow the public access to information about the amounts and types of chemicals in use at local businesses and they require the businesses to plan and prepare for possible chemical emergencies. In Monterey County, the Monterey County Environmental Health Division, which is the local CUPA (Certified Unified Program Agency) administers this program and acts as the repository of this information.

A Business Response Plan and Inventory is required of any facility which generates any quantity of hazardous waste or which handles hazardous materials in amounts greater than:

• 55 gallons for liquids
• 500 pounds for solids
• 200 cubic feet for compressed gases

Business Response Plans must include specific information on hazardous materials handled (inventory), emergency contacts, notification procedures, evacuation plans, training procedures and a site map.

Hazardous material inventories must be completed on CUPA forms and need to include at a minimum the four following pages:

1. Business Activities
2. Business Owner/Operator Identification
3. Hazardous Materials Inventory - Chemical Description
4. Site Map

Forms: (*Download Instructions)

			Word	PDF
1		Business Response Plan
2		CUPA Business Activites
3		CUPA Business Owner/Operator Identification
4		CUPA Hazardous Material Inventory - Chemical Description
5		Site Map and Instructions
6		Certification Form
7		Business Response Plan Memorandum of Understanding

Links:

• California state law under Chapter 6.95, Article 1 of the California Health & Safety Code, Sections 25500 through 25536
• California Regulations
• Federal Regulations
• California Office of Emergency Services

For more information contact one of your hazardous materials specialists.