N.D. Admin. Code 33-24-05-967

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024

Section 33-24-05-967 - General requirements for ignitable, reactive, or incompatible wastes

1. The owner or operator must take precautions to prevent accidental ignition or reaction of ignitable or reactive waste by following these requirements:

a. These wastes must be separated and protected from sources of ignition or reaction such as: open flames, smoking, cutting and welding, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, or mechanical), spontaneous ignition (for example, from heat producing chemical reactions), and radiant heat;

b. While ignitable or reactive waste is being handled, the owner or operator must confine smoking and open flames to specially designated locations; and

c. "No Smoking" signs must be conspicuously placed wherever there is a hazard from ignitable or reactive waste.

2. If the owner or operator treats or stores ignitable or reactive waste, or mixes incompatible waste or incompatible wastes and other materials, the owner or operator must take precautions to prevent reactions that:

a. Generate extreme heat or pressure, fire or explosions, or violent reactions;

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

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

d. Damage the structural integrity of the device or facility; and

e. Threaten human health or the environment in any similar way.

3. The owner or operator must document compliance with subsection 1 or 2. This documentation may be based on references to published scientific or engineering literature, data from trial tests (for example, bench scale or pilot scale tests), waste analyses (as specified in section 33-24-05-963), or the results of the treatment of similar wastes by similar treatment processes and under similar operating conditions.

N.D. Admin Code 33-24-05-967

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-359, January 2016, effective 1/1/2016.

General Authority: NDCC 23-20.3-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 23-20.3-03, 23-20.3-04, 23-20.3-05