EPA's Risk Management Plan (RMP) Program: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, March 16, 1999 |
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... applies to chemical accidents just as the 1986 right - to- know program applies to routine chemical releases . Strong regu- latory and enforcement programs will always be an essential com- ponent of protecting safety , health and the ...
... applies to chemical accidents just as the 1986 right - to- know program applies to routine chemical releases . Strong regu- latory and enforcement programs will always be an essential com- ponent of protecting safety , health and the ...
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... applying those criteria , we developed a list of 77 highly toxic and 63 highly flammable substances that based on their in- trinsic hazardous characteristics and regardless of their use , they pose the greatest risk of harm to the ...
... applying those criteria , we developed a list of 77 highly toxic and 63 highly flammable substances that based on their in- trinsic hazardous characteristics and regardless of their use , they pose the greatest risk of harm to the ...
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... apply if you decide not to utilize propane gas as a fuel . Based on the last 10 year history with implementing EPCRA , we've seen that very limited amounts of fuel switching will occur . We think that will be the same situation to ...
... apply if you decide not to utilize propane gas as a fuel . Based on the last 10 year history with implementing EPCRA , we've seen that very limited amounts of fuel switching will occur . We think that will be the same situation to ...
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... apply . We would defer to NFPA - 58 if we can get NFPA - 58 to be consistent with RMP . Further , I think I said ... applies to those propane sources that would be covered by that new threshold . Then we would propose an amend- ment to ...
... apply . We would defer to NFPA - 58 if we can get NFPA - 58 to be consistent with RMP . Further , I think I said ... applies to those propane sources that would be covered by that new threshold . Then we would propose an amend- ment to ...
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... apply at the Federal , State and local level as well as the industry standard contain all the statutory requirements that Congress mandated be included in the regulation of substances regulated by the RMP rule . For example , the risk ...
... apply at the Federal , State and local level as well as the industry standard contain all the statutory requirements that Congress mandated be included in the regulation of substances regulated by the RMP rule . For example , the risk ...
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accident prevention accidental release Administrator Air Act Amendments Amendments of 1990 BERTELSMEYER Board Chairman chemical accidents Clean Air Act Code committee Community Right-to-Know companies compliance comply concerned Congress cost County covered customers disclosure electronic emergency response employees endpoint environment Environmental Protection Agency EPA's Risk Management EPA's rules EPCRA exemption Farm Bureau farmers Federal Fire Protection Association flammable substances FOIA Freedom of Information fuel switching gallons implement incidents Internet issue June 21 Liquefied Petroleum Gas National Fire Protection NFPA 58 OCA information offsite consequence onsite operating OSHA potential Process Safety Management propane facilities Propane Gas propane industry propane marketers propane storage propane tanks propane users public receptors record reduce regulated substance regulatory request requirements risk management plans Risk Management Program RMP rules scenario data Senator INHOFE Standard 58 submit terrorist Thomas Bliley threshold tion toxic chemicals United States Senate Washington worst-case scenario
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