[Ord. 87-2, 6/10/1987, § 1]
Hazards of materials on premises in the Township of Kingston
shall be identified by color and order of severity indicated numerically
on placards made of metal or plastic 18 inches by 18 inches in size
and paid for and installed by the owner or occupant of the premises
on the exterior of any structure containing the same.
1.
Identification of the health hazard shall be made on placards indicated
hereinbefore which is blue in color and marked numerically as to severity
as follows:
A.
Materials which on very short exposure could cause death or major
residual injury even though prompt medical treatment was given is
to be marked No. 4.
B.
Materials which on short exposure could cause serious temporary or
residual injury even though prompt medical treatment was given is
to be marked No. 3.
C.
Materials which on intense or continued exposure could cause temporary
incapacity or possible residual injury unless prompt medical treatment
is given is to be marked No. 2.
D.
Materials which on exposure would cause irritation but only minor
residual injury even if no treatment is given to be marked No. 1.
E.
If there is no special hazard, it is to be marked zero.
2.
Identification of inflammability shall be made on a placard as indicated
hereinbefore which is red in color and marked numerically as to severity
as follows:
A.
Materials which will rapidly or completely vaporize at atmospheric
pressure and normally ambient temperature which are readily dispersed
in air and which will burn steadily is to be marked No. 4.
B.
Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature
conditions is to be marked No. 3.
C.
Materials that must be moderately heated or exposed to relatively
high ambient temperatures before ignition can occur is to be market
No. 2.
D.
Materials that must be preheated before ignition can occur is to
be marked No. 1.
E.
If there is no special hazard it is to be marked zero.
3.
Identification of reactivity shall be made on a placard as indicated
hereinbefore which is yellow in color and marked numerically as to
severity as follows:
A.
Materials which in themselves are readily capable of detonation or
of explosive decomposition or reaction at normal temperature and pressure
is to be marked No. 4.
B.
Materials which in themselves are capable of detonation or of explosive
reaction but require a strong initiating source or which must be heated
under a confinement before ignition or which react explosively with
water is to be marked No. 3.
C.
Materials which in themselves are normally unstable and readily undergo
violent chemical change but do not detonate and also materials which
may violently react with water or which may form potentially explosive
mixtures is to be marked No. 2.
D.
Materials which in themselves are normally stable which can become
unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures or which may react
with water with some release of energy but not violently is to be
marked No. 1.
E.
If there is no special hazard, it is to be marked zero.
4.
Identification of materials indicating unusual reactivity with water
shall be made on a placard as indicated hereinbefore which is white
in color.
5.
The aforesaid placards are to be installed at least on two sides
of the building in which the hazardous materials are contained and
of which at least one of the placards can be easily seen and identified
by anyone without trespassing on said premises.
6.
The Fire Safety and Prevention Officer or his representatives of
the Township of Kingston shall inspect all buildings containing hazardous
materials whether they are commercial, industrial, or domestic, at
least once a year, to ascertain whether there is compliance with the
provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 87-2, 6/10/1987, § 2]
The owner or lessee of any premises upon which hazardous materials
are stored or otherwise maintained shall deliver to the Kingston Township
Police Department and the fire companies within Kingston Township
within 10 days of the placement of hazardous materials upon any premises
a Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) with respect to each hazardous
material. Said Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) shall be a written
document prepared by a manufacturer, supplier, or importer, as prepared
in conformity with the "Pennsylvania Right to Know Law", Act of October
5, 1984, P.L. 734, No. 159, 35 P.S. § 7317, for the purpose
of transmitting information concerning a chemical.
[Ord. 87-2, 6/10/1987, § 3; and by Ord. 97-3, 11/12/1997]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
