40 CFR § 262.255 - Required aisle space.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s262.255"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 262.255 - Required aisle space."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "262.255"
section_name: "Required aisle space."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "262"
part_name: "STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6906, 6912, 6922-6925, 6937, 6938 and 6939g."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 33142, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "262"
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# 262.255 Required aisle space.

The large quantity generator must maintain aisle space to allow the unobstructed movement of personnel, fire protection equipment, spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment to any area of facility operation in an emergency, unless aisle space is not needed for any of these purposes.