[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Theresa 6-3-1996
as §§ 5-3-2 and 5-3-3 and Title 8, Ch. 2 of the 1996 Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
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 the 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 flashpoint 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 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 the premises per exact
location.
(e)
Any methods of route of transmission of the infectious
agents.
(f)
Any symptoms of 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 Village for actual and necessary expenses incurred by the Village
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 or on the highways) flammable or combustible
liquids, chemicals, gases or other hazardous materials shall be liable to
the Village 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 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, 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, 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 Village.
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 Village Clerk-Treasurer 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 Village, or its designated agent, in an effort to minimize
the polluting 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 Village of Theresa.