§ 450-8.004. Purpose and goals.

(a)

The purpose of this chapter is to impose regulations which improve industrial safety by:

(1)

Requiring the conduct of process hazard analyses for covered processes handling hazardous materials not covered by the federal or state accidental release prevention programs;

(2)

Requiring the review of action items resulting from process hazard analyses and requiring completion of those action items selected by the stationary source for implementation within a reasonable time frame;

(3)

Requiring the review of accidental release prevention efforts of stationary sources and providing for the conduct of investigations and analyses for the determination of the root cause for certain incidents;

(4)

Providing review, inspection, auditing and safety requirements that are more stringent than those required in existing law and regulations;

(5)

Providing for public input into the safety plan and safety program and public review of any inspection and audit results;

(6)

Facilitating cooperation between industry, the county, local fire departments, Cal/OSHA, EPA, other agencies that have oversight of refineries, and the public in the prevention and reduction of incidents at stationary sources;

(7)

Expanding the application of certain provisions of the federal and state accidental release prevention programs to processes not covered by the federal or state accidental release prevention programs;

(8)

Verifying that an approved security and vulnerability study is performed, and that the recommendations are addressed within a reasonable time frame;

(9)

Requiring the development and implementation of a written human factors program; and

(10)

Preventing and reducing the number, frequency, and severity of accidental releases in the county to the greatest extent feasible.

(Ord. No. 2014-07, § III, 6-17-14; Ords. 2006-22 § 2, 98-48 § 2)