General Requirements for Ignitable, Reactive, or Incompatible Wastes

(1) The owner or operator shall take precautions to prevent accidental ignition or reaction of ignitable or reactive hazardous waste at the facility. Such waste shall be separated and protected from sources of ignition or reaction which include, but are not limited to: (a) Open flames; (b) Smoking; (c) Cutting and welding; (d) Hot surfaces; (e) Frictional heat; (f) Static, electrical, or mechanical sparks; (g) Spontaneous ignition, e.g. from heat producing chemical reactions; and (h) Radiant heat. (2) While ignitable or reactive waste is being handled, the owner or operator shall confine smoking and open flames to specially designated locations. "No Smoking" signs shall be conspicuously placed wherever there is a potential or actual hazard from ignitable or reactive waste. (3) The treatment, storage, disposal, or use of ignitable or reactive waste, and the mixture or commingling of incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, shall be conducted so that such treatment, storage, use or disposal does not, and does not threaten to: (a) Generate extreme heat or pressure, fire or explosion, or violent reaction; (b) Produce uncontrolled toxic mists, fumes, dusts, or gases which may threaten public health, safety, or welfare or the environment; (c) Produce uncontrolled flammable fumes or gases in sufficient quantities to pose a risk of explosion; (d) Damage the structural integrity of the device or facility containing the waste; or (e) Through other means threaten public health, safety, or welfare, or the environment. (4) When conditions exist which require the owner or operator to comply with 310 CMR 30.560(1), (2), and (3), the owner or operator shall document that compliance. The plans specified in 310 CMR 30.513, 30.514, 30.515, 30.516, and 30.520 through 30.523 shall indicate how the requirements of 310 CMR 30.560 shall be met. This documentation may be based on: (a) References to published scientific or engineering literature; (b) Data from trial tests, e.g. bench scale or pilot scale tests; (c) Waste analyses as specified in 310 CMR 30.513; or (d) The results of the treatment of similar wastes by similar treatment processes and under similar operating conditions.