N.J. Admin. Code § 7:31-9.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 7:31-9.1 - Work plan preparation

(a) An owner or operator who does not have an established risk management program as determined by the Department pursuant to 7:31-7.3 shall assist the Department in developing a work plan to perform an Extraordinarily Hazardous Substance Accident Risk Assessment (EHSARA) and develop a risk reduction plan.

(b) The work plan shall consist of the facility data and the detailed scope of work necessary to perform an EHSARA. The EHSARA shall result in a recommended risk reduction plan that will include any deficiencies that when corrected will result in an approved risk management program.

(c) An owner or operator assisting the Department in the development of the required work plan shall compile and submit to the Department the list of risk management program documents within 30 days after receipt of notice of the determination that the owner or operator does not have an established risk management program. The list of documents shall be grouped by operating or utility unit area in EHS service at the stationary source giving their document number, name, the EHS involved, most recent revision number and date, file location at the stationary source, and code of sheet size according to ANSI Y14.1-1996 (A, B, C, D, or E) or Deutshes Institut Fuer Normung (DIN) 823-1965 (A4, A3, A2, A1, or A0).

(d) Upon review of the documents submitted, the Department shall schedule a meeting with the owner or operator for the purpose of:

1. Identifying any other documents the owner or operator must submit to the Department;

2. Discussing and adapting the work plan to be developed to the owner or operator's EHS equipment and procedures;

3. Explaining the consultant selection process as described in 7:31-9.3;

4. Determining any limits on the scope or details of the work plan;

5. Identifying the members of the owner or operator's staff who shall assist in the work of the EHSARA under the direction of the independent consultant or the Department;

6. Setting an end-date of the EHSARA that shall be included in the owner or operator's request for proposal to independent consultants; and

7. Reviewing the instructions to bidders to be included in the owner or operator's request for proposal document to which the work plan will be attached.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:31-9.1

Amended by R.2003 d.335, effective 8/4/2003.
See: 35 N.J.R. 935(a), 35 N.J.R. 3618(b).
In (a), substituted "Extraordinarily" for "Environmental".
Amended by R.2009 d.85, effective 3/16/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 5109(a), 41 N.J.R. 1206(b).
In (b), substituted "facility" for "stationary source".