Chemical Accident Prevention and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990: List of Substances for Accidental Release Prevention : Clean Air Act Sction 112(r) ; Clean Air Act Section 112(r) : Excerpts from Statute ; Risk Management Planning, Accidental Release Prevention : Final Rule, Clean Air Act Section 112(r).U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 1996 - Air - 16 pages |
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Page 2 - A facility's risk management program must incorporate three elements: a hazard assessment, a prevention program, and an emergency response program. These programs are to be summarized in a risk management plan (RMP) that will be made available to state and local government agencies and the public.
Page 2 - ... regulation (40 CFR Part 68) defines the activities facilities must undertake to address the risks posed by regulated substances in covered processes. To ensure that individual processes are subject to appropriate requirements that match their size and the risks they may pose, EPA has classified them into 3 categories ("programs"): Program 1 requirements apply to processes for which a worstcase release, as evaluated in the hazard assessment, would not affect the public. These are processes that...
Page 2 - PROGRAM 1 Requirements apply to processes for which a worst-case release, as evaluated in the hazard assessment, would not affect the public. These are sources or processes that have not had an accidental release that caused serious off-site consequences. Remotely located sources and processes using listed flammables are primarily those eligible for this program.
Page 1 - Section 1 12(r) is to prevent serious chemical accidents that could affect public health and the environment. Under these requirements, industry is obligated to prevent accidents, operate safely, and manage hazardous chemicals in a safe and responsible way. Under the new CAA requirements, stationary sources (facilities) must identify and assess their chemical hazards and carry out certain activities designed to reduce the likelihood and severity of accidental chemical releases. Information summarizing...
Page 2 - ... EPA has classified them into 3 categories ("programs"): Program 1 requirements apply to processes for which a worstcase release, as evaluated in the hazard assessment, would not affect the public. These are processes that have not had an accidental release that caused serious offsite consequences. Program 2 requirements apply to less complex operations that do not involve chemical processing. Program 3 requirements apply to higher risk, complex chemical processing operations and to processes...
Page 1 - Section 112(r) of the amended CAA mandates a new federal focus on the prevention of chemical accidents. The objective of Section 112(r) is to prevent serious chemical accidents that could affect public health and the environment. Under these requirements, industry is obligated to prevent accidents, operate safely, and manage hazardous chemicals in a safe and responsible way. Under the new CAA requirements, stationary sources (facilities) must identify and assess their chemical hazards and carry out...
Page 1 - Preventing accidental releases of hazardous chemicals is the shared responsibility of industry, government, and the public. The first steps toward accident prevention are identifying the hazards and assessing the risks. Once information about chemicals is...
Page 3 - May 1 996 scenarios * A 5-year history of certain accidental releases of regulated substances from covered processes * An integrated prevention program to manage risk + An emergency response program + An overall management system to supervise the implementation of these program elements Contingency Plan Guidance to assist sources subject to multiple regulations in preparing a consolidated emergency response plan.
Page 1 - ... chemical hazards and carry out certain activities designed to reduce the likelihood and severity of accidental chemical releases. Information summarizing these activities will be available to state and local governments, the public, and all other stakeholders. Using this information, citizens can work with industry to reduce risks to the community from chemical accidents. In the broadest sense, risk management planning relates to local emergency preparedness and response, to pollution prevention...
Page 1 - ... stakeholders. Using this information, citizens can work with industry to reduce risks to the community from chemical accidents. In the broadest sense, risk management planning relates to local emergency preparedness and response, to pollution prevention at facilities, and to worker safety. In a more focused sense, it forms one element of an integrated approach to safety and complements existing industry codes and standards. The risk management planning requirements build on the Occupational Safety...