40 CFR § 265.35 - Required aisle space.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s265.35"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 265.35 - Required aisle space."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "265.35"
section_name: "Required aisle space."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "265"
part_name: "INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES"
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. 6905, 6906, 6912, 6922, 6923, 6924, 6925, 6935, 6936, 6937, and 6939g."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 33232, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "265"
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# 265.35 Required aisle space.

The owner or operator 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.