Disasters and Right to Know

Non-employees

Non-employees such as

neighbors in community, emergency responders, and the public

TSCA stands for

Toxic Substances Control Act

TSCA year enacted and amendments

1976, amended 1986 for asbestos, 1988 for radon, and 1992 for lead

TSCA does what

regulates manufacture and creation of chemicals, gathers basic info on chemical risks, hazard warning labels up to ban, and weights risks vs. benefits

TSCA excludes what

Pesticides, tobacco, nuclear, food/drugs, and guns

EPCRA Title III stands for what

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act

EPCRA was enacted in

1986

SARA stands for what

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act

EPCRA was added to what bill

SARA

What is a 311 Emergency Coordinator

receptionist who manages how the non-emergency hotline operates during a disaster, severe weather event, or public emergency

311 Emergency Coordinators apply to how many industries

20 industries

311 Emergency Coordinator is designated by:

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes

LEPC stands for what

Local Emergency Planning Committee

311 emergency coordinator cooperates with who in writing?

Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

311 requires what

sending of list (usually SDSs) of 312 materials to LEPC, fire department, and State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)

SERC stands for what

State Emergency Response Commission

312 reporting goes to who

LEPC, fire dept., and SERC of chemical products stored on-site in greater than threshold quantities

312 Reportable quantity means:

If any amount of CERCLA hazardous substance is released into the environment, it must be reported to the National Response Center within 24-hours (USCG)

312 Reportable quantities are established in

Table 302.4 of 40 CFR part 302, for such substances.

The default reportable quantity for 312 is

one pound

312 Threshold planning quantity means

for any extremely hazardous substance listed in appendices A and B, the quantity listed in the column “threshold planning quantity” for that substance

312 uses what Tier?

Tier I and Tier II (or local variant)

312 Tier I

presents info on aggregated chemical groups

312 Tier II

is on individual substances

312 Tier I is required how often?

annually (March 1)

312 Tier II is required how often?

it can be requested by LEPC, and then must be provided within 30 days

313 encompasses what

Form R, Toxics Release Inventory

What does 313 Form R report?

Reports releases of "toxic chemicals reasonably expected to cause adverse human health effects or significant adverse effects on the environment

CAA 1990 Risk Management Plan

Section 112 of the CASS of 1990 addresses accidental release of toxics into the atmosphere

RMP stands for what

Risk Management Plan

CAA Risk Management Plan provides a general duty notion that facilities must:

Identify hazards from releases, design and maintain a safe facility, and minimize consequences of release

RMP applies to:

certain listed chemicals, based on threshold quantities specific to each

Major Provisions do what

provide for accidental release detection and prevention (112(r)(7)(B)(i))

Major provisions include developing a

Risk management plan providing government and the public with assessments and planned actions (112(r)(7)(B)(ii))

Major provisions submit and audit what

the RMP (112(r)(7)(B)(iii))