N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 570.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 570.3 - Site Inspections, Recordkeeping, and Training of Local Fire Department Personnel

(a) Any designated employee or agent of the Department may enter and inspect an LNG facility to determine its compliance with this Part and any permits issued pursuant to this Part. Such inspections may be with or without prior notice to the LNG facility operator.

(b) The following records must be maintained at all LNG facilities subject to this Part and available for Department inspection at any time during normal business hours for the facility:

(1) a copy of the current facility permit issued by the Department; and

(2) a current site plan (to scale with north arrow) showing the location of all active LNG tanks, any LNG conversion units, any other storage devices, piping, firefighting equipment, facility boundaries, fencing, and adjacent roads.

(c) The following items must be maintained at the facility or provided to the Department within three business days of the Department's request:

(1) records of training provided to local emergency responders;

(2) records of any LNG tank closures;

(3) documentation of any financial assurance required by the Department;

(4) records of all reportable spills and reports provided to the Department regarding those spills and;

(5) any records required by NFPA standards 52 or 59A applicable to the facility.

(d) Each applicant for a permit shall offer an emergency response training program (and, as may be required under 570.2(d)(3), necessary personnel and/or equipment) for local enforcement, fire, and hazardous material response personnel of the authority having jurisdiction. The applicant shall offer, at applicant's cost, relevant training (and, as may be required under 570.2(d)(3), necessary personnel and/or equipment) prior to commencing operation of the LNG facility and annually thereafter using an appropriate training program approved by the New York State Fire Administrator within the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.

(e) The Department may evaluate facility compliance either with its own personnel or by contract with one or more persons qualified to monitor compliance and certify with respect thereto or by a combination of the foregoing means as deemed necessary by the Department. Costs for any contractual inspection services shall be paid by the permittee as a condition of the permit.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 570.3

Adopted by New York State Register February 11, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Issue 06, eff. 2/26/2015