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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03-9" citation="COMAR 26.13.03.03-9" title_num="26" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="03" heading="Requirements for Accumulation of Hazardous Waste in Containment Buildings.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A hazardous waste generator who is accumulating hazardous waste in a containment building without authorization provided by a permit or interim status shall comply with all provisions of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If hazardous waste is placed in a containment building, the generator shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Manage the waste in accordance with the requirements of COMAR 26.13.05.18—.18-3;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Label the containment building with the words “Hazardous Waste” in a conspicuous place easily visible to employees, visitors, emergency responders, waste handlers, and other persons on site;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Provide, in a conspicuous place, a label or signage that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Indicates the hazards of the waste that is being accumulated;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Communicates the hazards associated with the waste by:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Listing the hazardous waste characteristic or characteristics that the waste exhibits;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Providing hazard communication information consistent with the U.S. Department of Transportation requirements at 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart E (labeling) or Subpart F (placarding);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Providing a hazard statement or pictogram consistent with the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration Hazard Communication Standard at 29 CFR §1910.1200;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Providing a chemical hazard label consistent with the National Fire Protection Association Code 704; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Some other method that is at least as effective as one of the methods listed in §B(3)(b)(i)—(iv) of this regulation;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Before accumulating hazardous waste in the unit, obtain and place in the facility’s operating record a certification by a qualified registered professional engineer that the containment building design meets the requirements of COMAR 26.13.05.18-1; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Maintain records at the facility documenting that hazardous waste is not accumulated in the containment building for periods of accumulation longer than 90 days, with the records:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Being generated by use of inventory logs, monitoring equipment, or another equally effective means;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Consisting of either:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Documentation that the containment building is emptied at least once every 90 days; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A written description of the procedures that are followed to ensure that each waste volume remains in the unit for no more than 90 days, a written description of the waste generation and management practices at the facility that shows these practices are consistent with respecting the 90-day limit, and documentation demonstrating that the procedures have been followed; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Being readily available for inspection.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>