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Emergency Planning, Release Notification and Right-to-Know
Tuition: $599
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EPCRA (the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act), has been in force since 1986, and requires corporations to track and manage their information on the chemicals present on-site at their facilities, spilled into the environment, and generated in waste streams.
This course addresses each of the EPCRA’s reporting requirements in detail for the chemicals covered, limits that apply, reporting format, applicable deadlines, and mandatory documentation. Topics covered will include:
Emergency Planning
EPCRA Sections 301-302 – Emergency Planning will be discussed and the requirements explained. The roles the SERC and the LEPC play in this section will be detailed as well as an explanation of EHS, notification requirements, emergency response plan development, calculation of EHS quantities, and exceptions. The importance of the facility emergency response coordinator, required in this section of EPCRA is also detailed.
Emergency Release Notification
The second aspect of EPCRA Section 304 is emergency release notification. To facilitate this module of instruction, an overview of CERLCA substances and the reporting requirements for CERLCA will be given. Comparisons will be made regarding hazardous substances vs. extremely hazardous chemicals and the reporting requirements under CERLCA vs. the reporting requirements under EPCRA Section 304. The specific details of the notification will be addressed to include what must be included in the notification, what specific agencies must be notified, how soon must the notification be made, what is the written follow up requirements, and the required format of the notifications.
Community Right-To-Know Requirements
This module will include the requirements of EPCRA Sections 311 and 312 to include the requirements of hazardous chemical storage reporting. For chemical storage reporting, a myriad of requirements must be understood including the on-site requirements, OSHA requirements, and citizen right-to-know requirements. The role of the MSDS will be also be discussed and explained in detail. The second part of this section will completely explain the hazardous chemical inventory that is due annually. The details will include what is reported, how it is reported, and the calculations required to determine the reporting thresholds and the annual inventory totals. A review of the MSDS and the definition of the OSHA-define hazardous characteristics will be listed and defined. You will also practice calculating totals and filling out forms in this section
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