EPA’s risk management program

Adopted from D. Heinold, EPA s Risk Management Program - Don t Ignore It, Environmental Protection, 1995. 

The EPA s "Risk Management Programs for Chemical Accidental Release Prevention Proposed Rule 40 CFR Part 68" estimates the cost for developing standard operating procedures at 2,500 for simple processes to... 

The term SOP is often used to describe all types of operating procedure (indeed, it is used in this manner in the EPA s Risk Management Program rule). However, it is suggested here that a standard operating procedure should actually be what it says it is a standard or a template upon which the equipment and unit-specific operating procedures can be built. 

The EPA s Risk Management Programs for Chemical Accidental Release Prevention (40 CFR Part 68) add significant requirements beyond those in... 

If a facility is covered under EPA s risk management program (RMP) rule, changes in processes, quantities stored or handled, or any other aspect might reasonably be expected to increase or decrease the distance to the EPA RMP offsite consequence analysis endpoints by a factor of two or more, the facility risk management plan should be updated. 

A Compliance Guideline for EPA s Risk Management Program Rule (Chemical Manufacturers Association [CMA])... 

EPA s Risk Management Program Rule has a different set of exemptions than the OSHA PSM standard OSHA exempts some processes that ERA does not exempt, and vice versa. The rules have a certain amount of overlap, yet, there remain differences in coverage and applicability. Accordingly, it is necessary to carefully examine each facility individually to determine whether a process is a covered process under RMP even if it qualifies for an OSHA PSM exemption. 

Sulfur dioxide is among the top 10 chemicals involved in industrial accidents as reported by the EPA s Risk Management Planning program. 

Risk Management Program (RMP) EPA s rule requiring some facilities to prepare, submit, and implement a risk management plan. 

The US-EPA s New Chemicals Program, located in the OPPT, was established to help manage the potential risk from chemicals new to the marketplace. The program is mandated by Section 5 of TSCA. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Risk Management Program for Chemical Acdderttal Release Prev tQon Proposed Rule AO CFR part 68, Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC, 1993. 

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