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For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Aboveground storage tank means any one or combination of tanks, including pipes connected thereto, which is used for storage of hazardous substances and which is substantially or totally above the surface of the ground.
CAS number means the unique identification number assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service to specific chemical substances.
City means the City of East Providence.
Contingency plan means a business plan or area plan setting out an organized, planned and coordinated course of action to be followed in case of a fire, explosion or unplanned release of hazardous material so as to minimize exposure and hazards to human health and the environment.
Emergency response agency means the Fire Department of the City of East Providence.
Extremely hazardous waste means any hazardous waste or mixture of hazardous wastes which, if human exposure should occur, may likely result in death, disabling personal injury or serious illness caused by hazardous waste because of its quantity, concentration or chemical characteristics.
Extremely hazardous materials means any material listed on the Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.
Fire chief means the Fire Chief of the East Providence Fire Department, or his duly authorized representative.
Handle means to use, generate, process, produce, package, treat, store, emit, discharge, retail incinerate, recycle or dispose of a hazardous material in any fashion.
Hazardous material means any material that, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics, poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment if released into the workplace or the environment, "hazardous materials" include, but are not limited to: explosives, radioactive materials, etiologic agents, medical waste, flammable solids, solid poisons, oxidizing or corrosive materials, cryogenic materials, compressed gases. Any substances or material, which is classified by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as a flammable liquid, a class II combustible liquid, or a class III-A combustible liquid. Any material which an agent of the local agency has a reasonable basis for believing that it would be injurious to the health and safety of persons or harmful to the environment if released into the workplace or the environment.
Hazardous materials establishment means any room, building or place, or portion thereof, maintained, used or operated where hazardous materials are produced, stored, handled, disposed of, emitted, treated or recycled.
Hazardous waste means a waste or combination of wastes, which, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may either: (1)
Cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness; or
(2)
Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of, or otherwise managed.
The term "hazardous waste" shall be understood to also include "extremely hazardous waste," unless expressly provided and mislabeled or inadequately labeled hazardous materials; and hazardous materials packaged in deteriorated containers.
Local agency means the Fire Department of the City of East Providence.
MSDS means a material safety data sheet.
Underground storage tank means any one or combination of tanks, including pipes connected thereto, which is used for the storage of hazardous substances and which is substantially or totally beneath the surface of the ground.
(Ch. 394, § I, 7-11-06)