La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-1517

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-1517 - General Requirements for Ignitable, Reactive, or Incompatible Wastes

A. The owner or operator must take precautions to prevent accidental ignition or reaction of ignitable or reactive waste. This waste must be separated and protected from sources of ignition or reaction including but not limited to: open flames, smoking, cutting and welding, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, or mechanical), spontaneous ignition (e.g., from heat-producing chemical reactions), and radiant heat. While ignitable or reactive waste is being handled, the owner or operator must restrict smoking and open flame to specially designated locations. "No Smoking" signs must be conspicuously placed wherever there is a hazard from ignitable or reactive waste.

B. The owner or operator of a facility that treats, stores, or disposes of ignitable or reactive waste, or mixes incompatible waste or incompatible wastes and other materials, must take precautions to prevent reactions which:

1. generate extreme heat or pressure, fire or explosions, or violent reactions;

2. produce uncontrolled toxic mists, fumes, dusts, or gases in sufficient quantities to threaten human health or the environment;

3. produce uncontrolled flammable fumes or gases in sufficient quantities to pose a risk of fire or explosions;

4. damage the structural integrity of the device or facility; and

5. through other like means threaten human health or the environment.

C. In landfills and burial sites, incompatible wastes shall be adequately separated to avoid mixing of the wastes during operation or after closure.

D. Treatment and storage facilities containing ignitable, reactive, or incompatible wastes shall be sufficiently separated or protected to prevent mixing, ignition, or reaction as a result of a spill, tank failure, or other cause. Protection shall include use of container materials compatible with the wastes contained therein.

E. When required to comply with LAC 33:V.1517.A and B, the owner or operator must document that compliance. This documentation may be based on references to published scientific or engineering literature, data from trial tests (e.g., bench scale or pilot scale tests), waste analyses, or the results of the treatment of similar wastes by similar treatment processes and under similar operating conditions.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-1517

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 10:200 (March 1984), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 34:73 (January 2008).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.