Releases, notification requirements Incidents

When chemical releases (e g., spills) occur in a quantity equal to or exceeding the CERCLA RQs, a hazardous substance release notification in accordance with 40 CFR 302.4 is required. The facility organization reports the incident to the Environmental Protection Department, which communicates the information to appropriate regulatory agencies. 

Any incident subject to the immediate notification requirements or any unintentional release of hazardous materials must be reported in writing to the DOT by the person (such as the carrier) in physical possession of the hazardous material. This written or electronic report to the DOT must be on Form F 5800.1 (Hazardous Materials Incident Report). The report must be submitted to the DOT within 30 days of the date of discovery. 

Can be used with CERS or CMSDS. Determines if 7137 West Main St. incident requires emergency notification based on Lima, NY 14485 quantity of release. Telephone roster included. 

Section 4.3 consolidates the requirements for implementing the ER plan commensurate with the hazards present. These requirements include those that address, for example, immediate corrective and mitigating actions specific actions that must be taken by the Incident Commander the use of backup persormel the use of self-contained breathing apparatus notification of the local emergency planning committee (LEPC) and the specific information that must be included in that notification when to suspend certain operations due to immediate danger to life or health (IDLH) and details regarding the release of information that must be provided to the public. 

A person in possession of the hazardous material must file a written incident report for every incident. This includes any incident requiring immediate telephone notification and any unintentional release of hazardous materials from a package. The report must be completed using dot s Hazardous Materials Incident Report (DOT Form F 5800.1) and submitted to PHMSA within 30 days of the incident s discovery. 

Reports are another important communications aspect of the emergency response program. Most laws insist on prompt notification of the proper agencies immediately after an incident occurs. These reporting requirements can be complex, particularly in view of the fact that many laws have their own lists of hazardous substances and reportable quantities. CERCLA requires that releases of a reportable quantity of what it defines as a hazardous substance must be reported immediately to the National Response Center (NRC). EPCRA requires facilities that store and/or release reportable quantities of substances on its EHS list to report that information to the LEPC and the SERC. 

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