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Why
RCI? RCI has been helping
companies with regulatory issues since 1988.
RCI is endorsed by numerous trade groups including the
Agricultural Retailers Association, Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association, Northeast
Equipment Dealers Association, and National Agriculture Aviation
Association among others. RCI
can help address the OSHA, EPA, DOT and state regulations that affect
you.
Are Professional Engineers on Staff?
Yes.
RCI has Professional Engineers who have the expertise to advise,
develop, complete, and update SPCC plans for your company. RCI
Professional Engineers certify an SPCC plan only after site inspections
have been made and written program completed.
How
can RCI help? RCI
has developed an SPCC program that meets the latest federal
requirements, provides technical support and is accessible online - all
at an economical price. RCI' SPCC program includes:
What
are the benefits to RCI's program?
The benefits of the RCI program over
our competitors:
SPCC Facts
The following is a summary of the
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulation originally
enacted on January 10, 1974 under the Clean Water Act, 40 CFR, Part 112,
and last revised in May 2007.
What
is Considered “Oil”?
Any kind of oil
in any form such as crude oil; refined petroleum products (gasoline
& diesel fuel); sludge; waste oil; oil emulsions; lube oils; grease;
fats, oils or greases from animal, fish, or marine mammal origin;
vegetable oils, including oils from seeds, nuts, fruits, or kernels; and
other oils and greases, including synthetic oils and mineral oils. What
is Considered “Bulk Storage”?
Any container
with a capacity of 55 gallons or more. EPA has backed off from including
fuel and lubricant capacity of mobile equipment on site, and would not
include this in total capacity at this time.
When
is the deadline?
Existing
SPCC plans must be revised to meet the 2002 regulatory changes by July
1, 2009.
Facilities
placed in service between August 16, 2002 and July 1, 2009 must have
plans developed and implemented by July 1, 2009.
Facilities that meet the above criteria that were in service
on or before August 16, 2002 and do not have SPCC plans are
out
of compliance.
What
are the fines for non-compliance?
Fines can start
at $1,000 for not having an SPCC plan in place.
This does not include possible fines from 68 other categories.
Fines are normally assessed in proportion to the size of the
facility. What
is in the SPCC Plan?
The
plan must include information on storage containers, maps and diagrams
of the facility, secondary containment structures, flow patterns of site
drainage, preventative measures, containment procedures, cleanup
equipment and material, employee training, routine inspections and
recordkeeping.
What
are the certification requirements?
If a
facility has 10,000 gallons or less in aggregate aboveground oil storage
capacity and meets the oil discharge criteria*, then an owner/operator
of a facility may prepare a self certified plan instead of one reviewed
by a Professional Engineer (P.E.).
If a facility is over 10,000 gallons or fails to meet the oil
discharge requirements, then the plan must be reviewed and certified by
a P.E. Will I
have to have secondary containment for all my bulk oil?
YES.
The secondary containment must hold the contents of the largest
container plus freeboard for precipitation if outdoors. Double-walled
storage tanks do not need additional containment.
If
I have secondary containment in place, do I still need an SPCC Plan?
YES.
You still must have the written plan with certification.
I
don’t have containment where we load and unload trucks. What should I
do? It
may not be necessary to build a load pad or catch basin; however, if it
is required, the structure must hold the largest single compartment of
any truck loaded or unloaded. A
recent rule clarification states that only facilities with “load
racks” are required to have secondary containment for trucks.
Do
my employees need to be trained? YES.
Employees handling oil products
will need to be trained at least once a year. These employees must be
trained on proper operation and maintenance of the bulk oil facility to
prevent spills and the proper response to control, contain, and clean up
a spill.
What
are “multi-sector” inspections?
Inspector’s who come to
your facility for a particular purpose, may be armed with a
“checklist” and have the authority to ask about other activities in
your business that may be regulated. The inspector may be with federal
EPA, a state agency or even the local government. Not only is it
necessary to have your SPCC Plan in compliance, but you may be required
to share other information with the inspector concerning:
*
The facility must not have had (1) a single discharge of oil to
navigable waters exceeding 1,000 U.S. gallons or (2) two discharges of
oil to navigable waters each exceeding 42 U.S. gallons within any
twelve-month period, in the three years prior to the SPCC Plan
certification date, or since becoming subject to Title
40, Part 112 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) if facility
has been in operation for less than three years. For
more information and pricing, please contact Robb at 800-888-9596, ext. 222 or robb.roesch@rci-safety.com.
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