Community's Role in Right-To-Know Law

  1. Community members' role in EPCRA - discussion
    • What is EPCRA?
    • What's in EPCRA for you?
    • Get involved!
    • What do I do with the EPCRA Information?
    • History of EPCRA law
  2. Community Right-To-Know - off-site consequence analysis
    • EPCRA and Fires
    • CHEMICAL SPILL (PLUME) "MODELING"
    • FACILITY DECISIONS TO LIMIT OFF-SITE CONSEQUENCES
    • PERSPECTIVE ON TIER TWO REPORTS
    • PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD DECISIONS TO LIMIT OFF-SITE CONSEQUENCES
  3. WHAT IS COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION?
    • Explanation of OSHA role/relationship - MSDS
    • OTHER RELEVANT OSHA MSDS REGULATIONS:
    • MSDS PROBLEMS
    • WHAT IS TIER ONE INFORMATION?
    • WHAT IS A TIER TWO REPORT??
    • TIER TWO REPORTS AND TRADE SECRETS
    • PHYSICIAN ACCESS TO TRADE SECRET INFORMATION
    • COMMUNITY ACCESS TO "TRADE SECRET" CHEMICAL HEALTH EFFECTS
    • TIER TWO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
    • OSHA CHEMICALS AND THE TIER TWO REPORT
    • EHS CHEMICALS AND THE TIER TWO REPORT
    • EHS AND EMERGENCY PLANNING
    • EHS SPILL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
    • WHAT IS THE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION?
    • THE WRITTEN FOLLOW-UP REPORT
    • EPCRA SECTION 311
    • EXEMPTIONS:
  4. Where to find CRTK info - SERCs and LEPCs
    • WHO IS THE SERC?
    • WHO IS THE LEPC?
    • HOW DO LEPCS FUNCTION?
    • GETTING EPCRA INFORMATION AT THE LEPC
    • LEPCS AND EMERGENCY PLANNING
    • EPCRA HOTLINE AND INTERNET RESOURCES
    • FIRE DIAMONDS
  5. Explanation of other related emergency planning laws
    • RCRA
    • CLEAN WATER ACT
    • OSHA EMERGENCY PLAN
    • CERCLA
    • Clean Air Act 112 R notification
    • RMP IMPLEMENTATION: EPA PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
    • LOOKING AHEAD - OTHER HELPFUL RMP PRODUCTS WOULD INCLUDE
  6. Other EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness Programs:
    CEPPO
  7. CITIZENS' GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING CHEMICALS IN THE COMMUNITY
    • LOOKING OVER THE FACILITY--VISUAL INSPECTION
    • INFORMATION AVAILABLE USING OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
    • BEING PROACTIVE
    • What to do if the facility does not report?
    • EPA ENFORCEMENT
    • Citizen Suit:
    • EPA'S ROLE
  8. EPCRA's Shortcomings and Failures
  9. BOLDER PROJECT