[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Weyauwega 5-21-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-01 as §§ 5-3-1
and 5-3-2 and Title 8, Ch. 2 of the 2001 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
Applicability.
(1)
All persons, firms or organizations using, researching
or producing hazardous materials and/or infectious agents shall notify
the Fire Department as prescribed by this section.
(2)
The provisions of this section shall apply to all
persons, firms or organizations using, researching, producing or storing
hazardous materials and/or infectious agents on and after the effective
date of this section.
B.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INFECTIOUS AGENT
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Those materials that can cause death or disabling injury
from brief exposure, those materials that could cause a lost-time
injury from exposure, and those materials that could cause temporary
disability or injury without permanent effects which are used, researched,
produced or stored within or on premises, except those household consumer
products used at the point of consumption and not used for commercial
or experimental purposes. This definition of "hazardous materials"
shall include radioactive materials.
A bacterial, mycoplasmal, fungal, parasitic or viral agent
known to cause illness in humans which is used, researched, produced
or stored within or on premises.
C.
Information required.
(1)
Any person, firm or organization using, researching,
producing and/or storing any hazardous materials shall provide in
writing to the Fire Department the following information:
(a)
Address/location where hazardous materials are
used, researched, stored or produced.
(b)
The trade name of the hazardous material.
(c)
The chemical name and any commonly used synonym
for the hazardous material and the chemical name and any commonly
used synonym for its major components.
(d)
The exact locations on the premises where materials
are used, researched, stored and/or produced.
(e)
Amounts of hazardous materials on premises per
exact location.
(f)
The boiling point, vapor pressure, vapor density,
solubility in water, specific gravity, percentage volatile by volume,
evaporation rate for liquids and appearance and odor of the hazardous
material.
(g)
The flash point and flammable limits of the
hazardous substance.
(h)
Any permissible exposure level, threshold limit
value or other established limit value for exposure to a hazardous
material.
(i)
The stability of the hazardous substance.
(j)
Recommended fire-extinguishing media, special
fire-fighting procedures and fire and explosion hazard information
for the hazardous material.
(k)
Any effect of overexposure to the hazardous
material, emergency and first aid procedures and telephone numbers
to call in an emergency.
(l)
Any condition or material which is incompatible
with the hazardous material and must be avoided.
(m)
Any personal protective equipment to be worn
or used and special precautions to be taken when handling or coming
into contact with the hazardous materials.
(n)
Procedures for handling or coming into contact
with the hazardous materials.
(2)
Any person, firm or organization using, researching,
producing and/or storing an infectious agent and/or carrier of an
infectious agent shall provide in writing to the Fire Department the
following:
(a)
The name and any commonly used synonym of the
infectious agent.
(b)
Address/location where infectious agents are
used, researched, stored and/or produced.
(c)
The exact locations where infectious agents
are used, researched, stored and/or produced.
(d)
Amount of infectious agent on premises per exact
locations.
(e)
Any methods or route of transmission of the
infectious agents.
(f)
Any symptoms or effect of infection, emergency
and first aid procedure and a telephone number to be called in an
emergency.
(g)
Any personal protective equipment to be worn
or used and special precautions to be taken when handling or coming
in contact with the infectious agent.
(h)
Procedure for handling, cleanup and disposal
of infectious agents leaked or spilled.
D.
Reimbursement for cleanup of spills. Any person who
possesses or controls a hazardous material or infectious agent which
was discharged or caused the discharge of a hazardous material or
infectious agent shall reimburse the City for actual and necessary
expenses incurred by the City or its agent to contain, remove or dispose
of the hazardous substance or infectious agent or take any other appropriate
action which is deemed appropriate under the circumstance.
A.
Every person, firm or corporation using, storing,
handling or transporting flammable or combustible liquids, chemicals,
gases or other hazardous materials shall comply with the requirements
of Ch. Comm 10, Wis. Adm. Code, as the same is now in force and may
hereafter from time to time be amended.
B.
Every person, firm or corporation using, storing,
handling or transporting (whether by rail, land, air or water) flammable
or combustible liquids, chemicals, gases or other hazardous materials
shall be liable to the City for the actual cost of labor and materials
associated with the use of any specialized extinguishing agent, chemical,
neutralizer or similar material or equipment employed to extinguish,
confine or clean up any such hazardous material which is involved
in any accidental spill or in the threat of any fire or accidental
spill.
A.
Cleanup required. All persons, firms, or corporations
delivering, hauling, disposing, storing, discharging or otherwise
handling potentially polluting substances, solid or liquid, such as,
but not limited to, the following shall immediately clean up any such
spilled material to prevent its becoming a hazard to health or safety
or directly or indirectly causing pollution to the lakes and streams
under the jurisdiction of the City: fuel oil, gasoline, solvents,
industrial liquids or fluids, milk, grease trap and septic tank wastes,
sewage sludge, sanitary sewer wastes, storm sewer catch basin wastes,
oil or petroleum wastes.
B.
Notification. Spills or accidental release of hazardous
materials or pollutants at a site or of a quantity or nature that
cannot adequately be cleaned up by the responsible party or parties
shall be immediately reported to the City Administrator so that assistance
can be given by the proper agency.
C.
Financial liability. The party or parties responsible
for the release, escape or discharge of wastes shall be held financially
liable for the cost of any cleanup or attempted cleanup deemed necessary
or desirable and undertaken by the City, or its designated agent,
in an effort to minimize the pollutional effects of the discharged
waste.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to store any potentially polluting substances unless such
substances are stored in such manner as to securely prevent them from
escaping onto the ground surface and/or into any street, sewer, ditch
or drainageway, lake or stream within the jurisdiction of the City
of Weyauwega.