ORD 88-28 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL WARNING SYSTEMORDINANCE NO. 88-28
AN ORDINANCE REGARDING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FACILITY
WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE KITSAP COUNTY FIRST RESPONSE
CCM~3NITY.
WHEREAS, Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act of 1986, (SARA),
Title III requires all Fire Deparhnents to be familiar with every facility
handling reportable quantities of hazardous materials; and
WHEREAS, SARA Title III requires the identification of facilities
and their emergency response procedures on site and off site; and
WHEREAS, Kitsap County and the cities of Bremerton, Port Orchard,
Poulsbo and Winslow have a joint Local ~nergency Planning Cc~mittee to
address the requirenents of SARA Title III,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Any facility that uses, stores, handles, or manufactures
reportable quantities of hazardous materials as defined by Environmental
Protection Agency 40 CFR Parts 300 and 355 (Extremely Hazardous Substances
List and Threshold Planning Quantities; ~nergency Planning and Release
Notification Requirements) as now authorized or hereafter amended that apply
to the facility shall provide approved "lock boxes" for storage of Material
Safety Data Sheets (MSDS ' s ).
Section 2. The "lock boxes" shall be weather tight an marked with the
letters MSDS in blue reflective material not less than 2 inches high with a ½
inch stroke on a white background. The "lock boxes" shall be located outside
the Facility and on the address side of the building when possible.
Section 3. The lock box shall be secured with a lock approved by the
local Fire Department.
Section 4. The lock box shall also contain a 24-hour contact list of
facility personnel knowledgeable about safety procedures for such materials,
and the location of emergency fire fighting and spill control equi~nent
on-site.
Section 5. The Facility Operator shall update documents within the
lock box as changes are made.
Section 6. Enforcement. The Winslow Fire Marshal's Office shall
enforce this ordinance.
Section 7. Penalties. Any person, business, ccm~ny or corporation
violating this ordinance by failing to erect a "lock box" as required by
Sections 1 through 5 of this ordinance shall be liable for a civil fine of
$500.
Section 8. This ordinance or a summary thereof contained in its
title shall be published in the official newspaper of the city, and shall
take effect and be in full force five (5) days after publication.
ALICE B. TAWRESEY, Ma
AT~EST/A~ICATE:
APPNDVED AS TO FO~M:
ROB~fO. CON~LEY,
FILED WITHTHECITYCLERK: December 6, 1988
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: December 15, 1988
PUBLISHED: December 21, 1988
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 26, 1988
ORDINANCE NO. 88-28