Risk Management Program Rule

Risk Management Program Rule (RMP)—Emergency Response Program EPA 40 CFR part 68.95... 

Though occasionally a time consuming exercise, a well-performed PHA can be a source of satisfaction and may be required by the OS HA Process Safety Management Standard or the EPA Risk Management Program Rule. It is important members actively participate and lively interaction is promoted during the sessions. 

Are materials subject to the requirements of the OSHA Process Safety Management Rule (29 CFR 1910.119) or the EPA Risk Management Program Rule (40 CFR 68) ... 

Describe the role of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Risk Management Program Rule with regard to chemical emergencies. 

A-2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Risk Management Program Rule, Title 40, Part 68, Subpart F, Code of Federal Regulations [40 CFR 68], vol. 61, p. 31717 Federal Register, June 20, 1996. 

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. 

This guideline assumes the reader is already familiar with the fourteen basic elements of process safety as defined in the OSHA process safety management regulation and the EPA risk management program rule. These are ... 

RMP Comp an electronic tool used to perform the off-site consequence analysis required under the Risk Management Program rule (currently available in draft form). 

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. 

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