Hazardous Materials Division
ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS:
Biocom California and the Hazardous Materials Division are pleased to present the EPIC+ Seminar, returning in-person. The EPIC+ Program strives to reduce the most common hazardous waste, medical waste and hazardous materials violations found in the Biotech and R&D industry sector.
Date: October 31, 2023
Time: 08:00AM - 12:00
PM
Location: The Illumina Theatre at The Alexandria
10996 Torreyana Road
San Diego,
CA 92121
The event is free but registration is required. If interested, please register online by 10/30/2023.
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The goal of the Hazardous Materials Division (HMD) is to protect
human health and the environment by ensuring that hazardous materials,
hazardous waste, medical waste and underground storage tanks are
properly managed. To accomplish this goal, the HMD regulates facilites
that:
- Handle or store Hazardous Materials in Hazardous Material Business Plan (HMBP) reportable amounts
- Are part of the California Accidental Release Prevention Program (CalARP)
- Generate or treat Hazardous Waste in any amount
- Generate or treat Medical Waste in any amount
- Are subject to the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA)
- Own or operate Underground Storage Tanks (UST)
All businesses in the County of San Diego that conduct any of these activities are required by law to obtain and maintain a valid Unified Program Facility Permit through the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS). For additional information please visit our CERS information page. HMD Forms and HMD Guidance Documents are still available and are accessible from any HMD webpage from the Popular Services menu on the right side of the screen.
IMPORTANT. Please Read: Changes in the law might affect your facility and hazardous materials reporting. See this link for more information.
Additional Services:
Emergency Response and Border Inspections are also important programs within HMD. Both programs are collaborative efforts with local, state, federal and international agencies to protect the lives and health of all residents and visitors of San Diego County.