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May 8, 2025
The notice required by section 304 of EPCRA is to be given by the owner or operator of a facility (by telephone, radio, or in person) immediately after the release of a CERCLA hazardous substance or of an EHS at or above the RQ. Notice is to be given to:
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May 8, 2025
We often get this question during audits and PHAs, as it seems to be “common practice” for the driver to reside inside their cab doing paperwork while they are the intended “hazmat attendant”. And although it may not be perfectly clear under DOT regulations (I think it is clear there as well, but many will argue otherwise) I turn to my favorite code, the International Fire...
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May 8, 2025
Yes, hazardous chemicals present at rail yards are subject to EPCRA Sections 311 and 312, if they are NOT stored incident to transportation and they are present at the rail yard in amounts equal to or in excess of the minimum thresholds in 40 CFR 370.10(a).
As explained in the answer to the question “are hazardous chemicals in transportation subject to EPCRA 311/312,” the Section 327 exemption for...
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May 8, 2025
The risk management program in 40 CFR Part 68 requires facilities to conduct an off-site consequence analysis (OCA) to provide information to state, local, and federal governments and the public about the potential consequences of an accidental chemical release. When does a facility need to revise its OCA?
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May 8, 2025
When using RMP*Comp to conduct an offsite consequence analysis (OCA), a facility must specify the quantity released. What quantity should be entered for a regulated toxic substance in an aqueous solution, the total quantity of the aqueous solution or just the quantity of the toxic substance?
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May 8, 2025
The definition of public receptor is “offsite residences, institutions (e.g., schools, hospitals), industrial, commercial, and office buildings, parks, or recreational areas inhabited or occupied by the public at any time without restriction by the stationary source …” Offsite is further defined to include “areas within the property boundary [of the stationary source] to which...
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May 8, 2025
When analyzing the worst-case scenario for regulated toxic substances, must I anticipate a specific cause (e.g., fire, explosion, etc.) of the scenario?
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May 8, 2025
Does public receptor cover only buildings on a property or the entire property? If the owner of the land next to my site restricts access to the land, is it still a public receptor?
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May 8, 2025
What if a flammable event has a different time duration than the 5 kw/m2 for 40 seconds?
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May 8, 2025
For the worst-case and alternative release scenarios of an underground storage tank, should I consider any impact on groundwater, drinking water, or soil?
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May 8, 2025
I am working on the five-year accident history portion of the hazard assessment under the RMP. Section 68.42(a) tells me to include “all accidental releases from covered processes that resulted in deaths, injuries, or significant property damage on site, or known offsite deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage, or environmental damage.”
Is there a definition...
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May 8, 2025
Should the owner or operator include accidental releases from processes containing listed substances below the threshold quantity in the five-year accident history required under the hazard assessment provisions of 40 CFR Part 68, Subpart B, and in the incident investigation requirements under 40 CFR Part 68, Subparts C and D?
No.
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