[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
For the purpose of this Part 1 and as used in this Part 1, the
following words and terms shall have the meaning shown.
Those acids, alkaline caustic liquids and other corrosive
liquids which, when in contact with living tissue, will cause severe
damage to such tissue by chemical action; or in case of leakage will
materially damage or destroy other containers of other hazardous commodities
by chemical action and cause the release of their contents; or are
liable to cause fire when in contact with organic matter or with certain
chemicals.
A solid substance, other than one classified as an explosive,
which is liable to cause fire through friction, through absorption
of moisture, through spontaneous chemical changes, or as a result
of retained heat from manufacturing or processing.
A material so toxic to man as to afford an unusual hazard
to life and health during fire frighting operations. Examples are:
parathion, TEPP (tetraethyl phosphate), HETP (hexaethyl terraphospate),
and similar insecticides and pesticides.
The person designated by Borough Council for the Borough
of Hummelstown.
Substances such as chlorates, permanganates, peroxides, or
nitrates, that yield oxygen readily to stimulate combustion.
Any noxious gas of such nature that a small amount of the
gas in air is dangerous to life. Examples are: chlorine, cyanogen,
fluorine, hydrogen cyanide, nitric oxide, nitrogen tetaoxide and phosgene.
Any material or combination of material that spontaneously
emits ionizing radiation.
A quantity of radiation so enclosed as to prevent the escape
of any radioactive material but at the same time permitting radiation
to come out for use.
Storage away from incompatible materials in a different storage
room or in a separate and detached building located at a safe distance
from hazardous occupancies and important exposures.
Storage in the same fire area but physically separated by
as much space as practicable, using sills or curbs as safeguards,
or by intervening storage of nonhazardous, compatible commodities.
Any substance, other than on classified as an explosive or
blasting agent, which will vigorously and energetically react, is
potentially explosive, will polymerize, decompose instantaneously,
undergo uncontrollable auto-reaction or can be exploded by heat, shock,
pressure or combinations thereof. Examples are: organic peroxides,
nitromethane, and ammonium and nitrate.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
1.
A permit shall be obtained from the Inspector by the process herein defined, for the storage or handling of more than 30 gallons of corrosive liquids, or more than 200 pounds of oxidizing materials, or more than 10 pounds of organic peroxides, or more than 100 pounds of nitromethane, or 300 pounds or more of ammonium nitrate, ammonium nitrate fertilizers and fertilizer mixtures covered in § 10-115 or any amount of highly toxic material or poisonous gas. The numerical limits set forth in this paragraph, for gallons and pounds of material, shall be pertinent to a total amount of substances stored on any single premises. That is, if, on one premises material is stored at different locations, but the total gallons or pounds of that material equals the limitations of this paragraph, a permit shall be obtained.
2.
A permit shall also be obtained for the storage or handling of any
installation of more than one microcurie of radium not contained in
a sealed source, or more than one millicurie of radium or other radioactive
material in a sealed source or sources, or any amount of radioactive
material for which a specific license from the United States Atomic
Energy Commission (AEC) is required in accordance with nationally
recognized good practice.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
Any person issued a permit for the handling, processing or storage
of hazardous substances must report immediately to the Borough any
incident of seepage or vapors which indicates possible leakage from
such storage facility or tank. All incidents reported to any other
governmental body must also be reported to the Borough.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
1.
A written application by the owner of the property shall be submitted
to the Inspector on a form prescribed by the Inspector. The application
shall be presented to the Planning Commission for its recommendation
to Borough Council.
2.
The applicant shall include the following information in its application:
A.
A copy of the permit issued by the State Police Fire Marshall if
applicable.
B.
Map, drawn to scale, bearing the seal of a licensed architect, engineer,
or surveyor, showing the size and location of the property, the ownership
and use of all adjoining properties, together with the location of
any buildings thereon, the size and location of tanks, the layout
of pipes and the contour of the land including the location of flood
plain. The information shown shall evidence proposed compliance with
the requirements of this Part 1.
C.
Whether the affected premises include any of the following uses:
multiple dwelling; hotel or lodging house; or manufacture, sale or
storage of paints, varnishes, lacquers, resin, turpentine, hemp or
cotton dry goods or other highly flammable materials or explosives.
D.
The property map and data shall show the following:
(1)
The type, location, physical size and capacity of each facility
for the handling, processing or storage of each regulated substance
or class of substances, including indoor, outdoor and underground.
(2)
All isolation distances, barriers, coverings, floorings or other
containment, separation or safety applications.
(3)
The type or types of containers used for each substance or class
of substance, including individual container capacities, number of
containers and total on-site capacity.
(4)
All fire protection equipment, facilities and systems.
(5)
All ventilation equipment, facilities and systems.
(6)
All leak detection and other monitoring systems.
(7)
Facilities and procedures for the safe containment, collection
and flushing of any substances leaked or spilled, and procedures for
the disposition of contaminated or discarded substances, including
the place of disposition.
(8)
Construction of layout, including valves for feed and discharge
lines, grounding base foundation, venting emergency vents, height
and location of vents and pipes for underground pipes, and such other
construction, facilities and systems data as necessary for comprehensive
emergency preparedness.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
The applicant shall submit with the application a permit fee
for the installation and maintenance of a storage tank or facility.
The filing fee or permit fee shall be in accordance with a schedule
set by Borough Council by resolution.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
Plans and specifications relating to any handling, processing
or storage facility which is governed by this Part shall be subject
to the recommendation of the Planning Commission and the approval
of the Borough Council.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
Any person, association, firm or corporation handling, processing or storing hazardous substances shall register said existing facility with the Planning Commission of the Borough of Hummelstown on or before December 1, 1981 and shall provide such a detailed and complete description of the facility as specified in § 10-104.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
1.
General. The manufacture, storage, handling and use of hazardous
materials and chemicals shall be safeguarded with such protective
facilities as public safety requires. Where specific requirements
are not otherwise established, storage, handling and use of hazardous
materials and chemicals shall be in accordance with nationally recognized
good practice. Where kept for retail sale in containers or packages
usual to the retail trade, storage shall be neat and orderly and shelves
shall be of substantial construction.
2.
Dangerous Combinations or Proximities. The Borough may require the
separation or isolation of any chemical that in combination with other
substances may bring about a fire or explosion or may liberate a flammable
or poisonous gas. The Borough may require separation from other storage
facilities, dwellings, places of assembly, educational occupancies,
railroads and public highways, when the quantity stored constitutes
a material hazard. Limitations on storable quantities shall be considered
with regard to proximity of these exposures and congested commercial
and industrial districts.
3.
Defective Containers. Defective containers which permit leakage or
spillage shall be disposed of or repaired, in accordance with recognized
safe practices; no spilled materials shall be allowed to accumulate
on floor or shelves.
4.
Fire Safety. The layout, arrangement and construction of buildings
and structures in which hazardous chemicals are handled shall be provided
with fire protection and fire extinguishment equipment. Buildings
and structures and their service equipment shall be maintained in
safe and sound condition as required by this Part 1.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
Satisfactory provisions shall be made for containing and neutralizing
or safely flushing away leakage of corrosive liquids which may occur
during storage or handling.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
1.
General. Highly toxic materials shall be separated from other chemicals
and combustible and flammable substances by storage in a room or compartment
separated from other areas by walls and floor and ceiling assemblies
having a fire-resistance rating of not less than one hour. The storage
room shall be provided with adequate drainage facilities and natural
or mechanical ventilation to the outside atmosphere.
2.
Warning Signs. Legible warning signs and placards stating the nature
and location of the highly toxic materials shall be posted at all
entrances to areas where such materials are stored or used.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
Packaged oxidizing materials shall be stored in dry locations
and separated from stored organic and other combustible materials.
Bulk oxidizing materials shall not be stored on or against wooden
surfaces.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
1.
General. Storage of poisonous gases shall be in rooms of at least
one hour fire-resistance rated construction and having natural or
mechanical ventilation adequate to move leaking gas. Such ventilation
shall not discharge to a point where the gases may endanger any person.
2.
Warning Signs. Legible warning signs stating the nature of hazard
shall be placed at all entrances to locations where poisonous gases
are stored or used.
3.
Safety Devices Required. Distributors of poisonous gases as herein
defined shall provide and maintain on their premises at least one
complete commercial type repair kit for each size and type poisonous
gas cylinder stored or kept on said premises. Such repair kit(s) shall
be so located that they will be accessible at all times for immediate
use. Said repair kits shall be kept in durable containers and plainly
marked as to the size of cylinder the repair kit is designed to service.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
1.
General. Durable, clearly visible signs warning of radiation dangers
shall be placed at all entrances to areas or rooms where radioactive
materials are used or stored. In addition, on each container in which
radioactive materials are used, stored, or transported shall be the
three-bladed radiation symbol in magenta or purple on a yellow background
in accordance with nationally recognized good practice. The use, storage
and handling of radioactive materials shall comply with the United
States Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations where provisions
of this Part 1 do not specifically cover conditions and operations.
2.
Containers. When not in use, radioactive materials shall be kept
in adequately shielded fire-resistant containers of such design that
the gamma radiation will not exceed 200 milliroentgens per hour or
equivalent at any point of readily accessible surface.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
1.
General - Separate storage. Unstable chemicals shall be stored away
from all incompatible chemicals and contaminating and sensitizing
materials. Unstable reactive chemicals shall not be stored in the
same building with or in close proximity to explosives and blasting
agents.
2.
Isolation from Fire and Heat. Such chemicals shall be kept away from
all heat-producing appliances and electrical devices and shall be
protected from external heat, fire and explosion. All electric bulbs
shall be equipped with guards to prevent breakage. Open lights or
flames and smoking shall be prohibited in or near storage areas. Internal
combustion motor vehicles or life trucks shall not be parked or stored
in the room or compartment where such chemicals are located.
3.
Maintenance. Good housekeeping shall be maintained. Uncontaminated
contents of broken or cracked bags, packages or other containers shall
be transferred to new and clean containers before storing. Other spilled
materials and discarded containers shall be promptly gathered up and
destroyed in an approved manner.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
All flooring in storage and handling areas shall be of noncombustible
material and shall be without drains, traps, pits or pockets into
which any molten ammonium nitrate could flow and be confined in case
of fire.
1.
Storage Piles-Each storage pile of bags or other authorized package
and containers of such materials shall not exceed 20 feet in width
and 50 feet in length. The length is not limited if the building is
of fire-resistive or noncumbustible construction or sprinkler protected.
For pile heights exceeding 15 feet a hydraulically engineered sprinkler
system shall not be required. Such pile units shall be separated by
a clear space of not less than three feet in width from the base to
the top of the piles, serving as cross-aisles. At least one service
or main aisle in the storage area shall be not less than four feet
in width. A clearance of not less than 30 inches shall be maintained
from building walls and partitions and of not less than three feet
from ceilings or roof structural members with a minimum of 18 inches
from sprinklers.
2.
Separation. Ammonium nitrate storage areas shall be separated by
a space of 30 feet with sills or curbs, or by approved type walls
of not less than one hour fire-resistance rating, from stocks or organic
chemicals, corrosive liquids, flammable compressed gases, flammable
and combustible materials, such as coal, sawdust, charcoal, or flour
where storage of such materials is permitted with ammonium nitrate.
3.
Ventilation.
A.
Quantities of ammonium nitrate or ammonium nitrate fertilizer, not
having organic coating, in the form of crystals, flakes, grains or
prills including fertilizer grade, dynamite grade, nitrous oxide grade
and technical grade ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate phosphate
(containing 60% or more ammonium nitrate by weight) of more than 50
tons total weight shall be stored in a well ventilated building of
fire-resistive or noncombustible construction, or in buildings of
other types of construction equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler
system. In populated areas, quantities of 2,500 tons or more shall
be stored in well ventilated buildings of fire-resistive or noncombustible
construction equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system,
and combustible materials or ammonium nitrate sensitizing contaminants
shall not be stored in this building.
B.
Storage of ammonium nitrate, coated or mixed with organic anti-caking
materials, except compounded blasting agents, shall not be permitted
in populated and congested areas. Outside such areas, quantities of
500 tons or less may be stored in well ventilated buildings of fire-resistive
or noncombustible construction equipped with an approved automatic
sprinkler system.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
A suitably insolated outdoor storage area shall be provided
for nitromethane. Hazardous processing shall not be permitted in the
vicinity of this storage area. Nitromethane shall be stored in the
drums in which it is received or in an underground tank with suitable
corrosion protection and a minimum of two feet of earth over the tank
or in barricaded tanks above ground. If the drum storage is not adequately
protected by a fast-acting deluge type automatic sprinkler system,
the storage of 2,000 pounds or more shall be located the following
minimum distances from inhabited buildings shown in Table 1. Care
shall be taken to avoid rough handling or contamination of this chemical.
Readily legible warning signs and placards shall be prominently placed
in the storage and processing areas.
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Table 1
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|---|---|---|---|
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Nitromethane Storage
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|
Weight of Nitromethane
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|
(pounds over)
|
(pounds not over)
|
Approximate Number of Drums
|
Distance
(feet)
|
|
Beginning
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at 2,000
|
4
|
100
|
|
2,000
|
to 10,000
|
20
|
200
|
|
10,000
|
to 20,000
|
40
|
300
|
|
20,000
|
to 40,000
|
80
|
400
|
|
40,000
|
to 80,000
|
160
|
500
|
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
1.
A detached, well isolated, ventilated and unheated storage building
constructed with walls having a fire-resistance rating of not less
than two hours, a noncombustible floor and a lightweight insulated
roof shall be provided for the storage of 50 pounds or more of organic
peroxides. If not adequately protected by a fast-acting deluge type
automatic sprinkler system, the storage building shall be located
the minimum distances from flammable liquid storage, combustible materials
in the open and from any other building or highway, as indicated in
Table 2.
2.
The organic peroxides shall be stored in the original shipping containers
(Department of Transportation containers). Care shall be taken to
avoid rough handling or contamination of these chemicals. Readily
legible warning signs and placards shall be prominently placed in
the storage and processing areas.
3.
Stock supplies stored inside production buildings shall be limited
to 50 pounds at any one time.
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Table 2
| |
|---|---|
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Organic Peroxide Storage
| |
|
Weight of Organic Peroxide
(pounds)
|
Distance
(feet)
|
|
50 to 100
|
75
|
|
100 to 500
|
100
|
|
500 to 1,000
|
125
|
|
1,000 to 3,000
|
200
|
|
3,000 to 5,000
|
300
|
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981]
In the event that any permit has been issued under the terms
of this Part 1 covering the storage of any substance, that permit
shall only be valid for the storage of substances referred and described
with particularity in the application for a permit and in the permit.
In the event that there is a discontinuance of the storage of any
such substance or in the event that another substance is substituted
for that permitted, reapplication must be made under the provisions
of this Part 1.
[Ord. 1981-7, 10/20/1981; as amended by Ord. 1-1986, 2/20/1986]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part 1 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $300; and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this Part 1 continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
