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SAN LEANDRO SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT DRAFT EIR <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS <br />Safety Code.' The DTSC requirements include the need for written programs and response plans, such as <br />Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBPs). The DTSC programs include dealing with aftermath clean- <br />ups of improper hazardous waste management, evaluation of samples taken from sites, enforcement of <br />regulations regarding use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials, and encouragement of pollution <br />prevention. <br />California Division of Occupational Safety and Health <br />Like OSHA at the federal level, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA) is the <br />responsible state -level agency for ensuring workplace safety. The CalOSHA assumes primary responsibility <br />for the adoption and enforcement of standards regarding workplace safety and safety practices. In the <br />event that a site is contaminated, a Site Safety Plan must be crafted and implemented to protect the <br />safety of workers. Site Safety Plans establish policies, practices, and procedures to prevent the exposure of <br />workers and members of the public to hazardous materials originating from the contaminated site or <br />building. <br />California Building Code <br />The State of California provided a minimum standard for building design through the California Building <br />Code (CBC), which is located in Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR). The 2013 CBC <br />is based on the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), but has been modified for California conditions. <br />The CBC is updated every three years, and the current CBC went into effect in January 2014. It is generally <br />adopted on a jurisdiction -by -jurisdiction basis, subject to further modification based on local conditions. <br />Commercial and residential buildings are plan -checked by local city and county building officials for <br />compliance with the CBC typical fire safety requirements of the CBC; the installation of sprinklers in all <br />high-rise buildings; the establishment of fire resistance standards for fire doors, building materials, and <br />particular types of construction; and the clearance of debris and vegetation within a prescribed distance <br />from occupied structures in wildlife hazard areas. <br />California Emergency Management Agency <br />The California Emergency Management Agency (CaIEMA) was established as part of the Governor's Office <br />on January 1, 2009 — created by Assembly Bill 38 (Nava), which merged the duties, powers, purposes, and <br />responsibilities of the former Governor's Office of Emergency Services with those of the Governor's Office <br />of Homeland Security. The CaIEMA is responsible for the coordination of overall State agency response to <br />major disasters in support of local government. The agency is responsible for assuring the State's <br />readiness to respond to and recover from all hazards—natural, manmade, emergencies, and disasters— <br />and for assisting local governments in their emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and hazard <br />mitigation efforts. <br />' Hazardous Substance Account, Chapter 6.5 (Section 25100 et seq.) and the Hazardous Waste Control Law, Chapter 6.8 <br />(Section 25300 et seq.) of the Health and Safety Code. <br />PLACEWORKS 4.7-3 <br />