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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
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DATE: May 24, 1994 County
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SUBJECT: SUPPORT AB 3480(BATES)-AMENDMENTS TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE REQUIRING DOUBLE CONTAINMENT OF
STRUCTURES CONTAINING ACUTELY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IF SPECIFIC FINDING ARE MADE REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
SUPPORT AB 3480 which amends the section of the Health and Safety Code regarding Risk Management
Prevention Program (RMPP) review by Health Service Department staff. This bill will require the RMPP
specialists in the Health Services Department to require the owner or operator of a facility to handle ARMs
using methods, techniques, structures or equipment that are capable of containing an accidental release of
AHMs in order to prevent their escape into the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
BACKGROUND:
The proposed legislation will require the RMPP specialists to add a new level of protective measures to their
review of RMPPs. The new protective measures will require the double containment of any structure
containing AHMs if: there is a significant likelihood of AHMs escaping the facility; the protective measures
currently in place are likely to fail; and there could be an imminent danger to public health and safety or
cause the closure of major transportation routes if ARMs are released from the facility
One of the major purposes of RMPPs is to evaluate and attempt to prevent off-site consequences of
accidental releases of ARMs. RMPP specialists in the Health Services Department are trained as chemical
engineers and have professional experience working at industrial facilities that utilize AHMs. These
specialists are thereby uniquely qualified to evaluate an RMPP submitted by a facility to ascertain whether
proposed engineering techniques currently utilized or proposed by a facility will reduce off-site consequences
in the event of an accidental release of ARMs.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON ")'� _ �� q 9 q APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED �/ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
/ I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
y UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person:Wm.Walker, MD
CC: Health Services Director, Mark Finucane
Health Officer,Wm.Walker, MD ATTESTED �-
Hazardous Materials, Randy Sawyer PHIL BATCHELOR, CLER OF THE BOARD O
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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