Vehicle - Perchlorate Material Handling/Disposal

1995 Hyundai Accent L4-1.5L SOHC Alpha EngineSECTION Vehicle - Perchlorate Material Handling/Disposal
Group: GENERAL

Number: 07-00-001

Date: FEBRUARY, 2007

Model:
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Subject:
DISPOSAL/HANDLING OF PERCHLORATE CONTAINING MATERIALS - CALIFORNIA LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

DESCRIPTION:

For California Dealers Only

This bulletin clarifies dealer responsibilities under California law regarding the disposal requirements for perchlorate-containing materials of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations Section 67384.10.

Perchlorate is a chemical that has been found to contaminate drinking water, ground water, surface water, and soil. In an effort to decrease the amount of perchlorate released into the environment, California is regulating the disposal of materials containing per-chlorate such as airbags, seat belt pre-tensioner initiators, TPMS valve sensors, and batteries for keyless entry systems.

Once an airbag or a seat belt pretensioner is deployed, the perchlorate is consumed in the burn process and is no longer regulated. The Department of Toxic Substance Control has advised manufacturers that pursuant to section 67384.2(b)(6) deployed airbags and pretensioners are exempt from the Perchlorate BMP (Best Management Practices) regulations. Thus, you can handle those items as you have handled them in the past.

In the event that you replace an undeployed airbag or pretensioner, you may use such parts during the training of dealer personnel on the deployment procedure of those items. HMA recommends that dealers periodically demonstrate airbag and seat belt pretensioner deployment as part of a dealer training program on how to properly deploy these components.

If airbags and seat belt pretensioners are not deployed prior to disposal, they are considered hazardous waste and you should follow the normal procedures for the disposal of such materials in accordance with California hazardous waste regulations.

Hyundai also reminds you of a recent change in California law that waste batteries from keyless entry remote systems and TPMS valve sensors may not be discarded in the trash. See California Universal Waste Rule, 22 CCR section 66273.13. Waste batteries must be taken to a local recycle collection center. A center near you can be found at http://www.earth911.org. If you have any questions regarding your implementation obligations under California law, please consult with the legal counsel you regularly consult with on waste issues.

Additional information is available from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control at http ://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Hazardouswaste/Perchlorate/index.cfm.
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