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Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
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Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) were established by the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), which include emergency
planning and community right-to-know requirements.
The purpose of the LEPC is:
- Development, training, and testing of the hazardous substances emergency response plan for the community
- Development of procedures for regulated facilties to provide informational and emergency notification to the LEPC
- Development of procedures for receiving and processing requests from the public under EPCRA
- Provision for public notification of LEPC activities
- A major role for LEPCs is to work with industry and the interested public to encourage continuous attention to chemical safety, risk reduction, and accident prevention by each local stakeholder.