What is CERS?
The California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) is a statewide web-based system to report various hazardous materials-related data. It supports the California Unified Program Agencies (CUPAs) in electronically collecting data on hazardous materials and wastes as mandated by the California Health and Safety Code and 2008 legislation (AB 2286). Detailed program information is available at http://cers.calepa.ca.gov/business
Your business is required to update its Hazardous Materials Business Plan every year between January 1 and March 15 through the CERS database.
“CalEPA has replaced the existing five (5) federal hazardous materials categories previously used to complete the Chemical Inventories part of the annual Hazardous Materials Business Plan submittal with twenty-four (24) new federal hazardous materials categories”
If this is your first time completing the CERS process, your facility requires the following documents:
- Hazardous Materials Site Plan (Different than site map for Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan)
- Consolidated Emergency Response/Contingency Plan
- Employee Training Program Description
- Hazardous Materials and Wastes Inventory Matrix Report
Completion and upload of the four documents to the CERS database will bring your facility into full CERS compliance.
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