---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 267.51"
title: "40"
number: "267.51"
heading: "What is the purpose of the contingency plan and how do I use it?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/267.51"
---

# §267.51. What is the purpose of the contingency plan and how do I use it?

- (a) You must have a contingency plan for your facility. You must design the plan to minimize hazards to human health or the environment from fires, explosions, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or surface water.
- (b) You must implement the provisions of the plan immediately whenever there is a fire, explosion, or release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents which could threaten human health or the environment.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6902, 6912(a), 6924-6926, and 6930.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 53453, Sept. 8, 2005, unless otherwise noted.