EPCRA: An Overview
In this first module, you will learn the regulatory requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know including the federal authority of the program and the flow downward to the states and to the local level. General applicable of these regulations will be discussed and a general summary of terms to include SERC, LEPC, and the EPCRA definitions for facility, release, hazardous substance, extremely hazardous substance (EHS), and threshold planning quantities (TPQ). Throughout the course, opportunities to complete reporting forms, develop plans, calculate quantities of chemicals present at a facility, and determine whether a facility must comply with various aspects of EPCRA will be conducted in the appropriate sections.

Emergency Planning: EPCRA Aspect I
This module will discuss and explain the requirements of EPCRA Sections 301-302 – Emergency Planning. 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: EPCRA Aspect II
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: EPCRA Aspect III
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.

Toxic Chemical Release Reporting: EPCRA Aspect IV
This last section of the course will tackle the complicate, sometimes confusing requirements of EPCRA Section 313, otherwise known as TRI reporting. As with the other modules in this course, a complete review of definitions will be given to include the differences between manufacturing, processing, and otherwise used thresholds; the threshold quantities and how that relates to reporting requirements; the SIC criteria; and the de minimis limitations as it relates to OSHA-define carcinogens, trade mixtures, and lower threshold chemicals and chemical categories. A complete review of applicable exemptions will be given as well as the differences between the Form R and the Form A. During this module, you will be given the opportunity to practice calculating TRI thresholds and filling out the form for this aspect of EPCRA.

[Note: This course can be customized for Aarcher Institute Private Training.]