Regulated Community

RMP Guidance for Chemical Distributors - Chapter 5: Management System

Your management system should facilitate implementation of the risk management program elements, designating and assigning appropriate responsibility, and making process safety an ongoing priority.

How to Submit a Risk Management Plan (RMP) to EPA

RMP*eSubmit software is the only way to submit RMPs. After you have prepared your plan using RMP*eSubmit, you may also re-submit, correct, or withdraw an RMP. Another electronic tool, RMP*Comp, performs the required off-site consequence analysis.

RMP Guidance for Warehouses- Chapter 11: Communication with the Public

Public availability of your risk management plan is required by the Clean Air Act (though trade secrets and confidential business information are protected), so you should be prepared to discuss it with the community, press, LEPCs, and SERCs.

RMP Guidance for Propane Storage Facilities - Main Text

This document is intended as comprehensive Risk Management Program guidance for larger propane storage or distribution facilities who already comply with propane industry standards. Includes sample RMP, and release calculations.

RMP Guidance for Warehouses - Chapter 7: Prevention Program (Program 3)

If you are already complying with the OSHA Process Safety Management standard for on-site consequences, your process hazard analysis (PHA) team may have to assess new hazards that could affect the public or the environment offsite.

RMP Guidance for Warehouses - Appendix C: Technical Assistance

Resources to assist warehousing facilities in complying include the Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office website, EPCRA/Superfund/RCRA/CAA hotline, OSHA publications and training program, and Institute of Chemical Engineers publications.

RMP Guidance for Chemical Distributors - Chapter 11: Communication with the Public

Risk Management Plans must be made available to the public, except for any classified or confidential business information contained in RMPs or the off-site consequence analysis sections. Be prepared to communicate risk with LEPCs and SERCs.

RMP Guidance for Chemical Distributors - Chapter 4: Offsite Consequence Analysis

How to perform the OCA for regulated substances, informing the government and the public about potential consequences of an accidental chemical release at your facility. Includes calculations for worst-case scenario, alternative scenarios, and endpoints.

RMP Guidance for Chemical Distributors - Chapter 3: Five-Year Accident History

A five year accident history must be completed for each covered process, and all accidental release events meeting specified criteria must be reported in the Risk Management Plan (RMP) for that process.

RMP Guidance for Chemical Distributors - Chapter 7: Prevention Program (Program 3)

The OSHA Process Safety Management program has legal authority for on-site consequences, EPA's Prevention Program for offsite consequences, so your process hazard analysis (PHA) team may have to assess new hazards to the public and offsite environment.

RMP Guidance for Chemical Distributors - Appendix A: 40 CFR part 68/Selected NAICS Codes

The full text of Part 68, Chemical Accident Prevention provisions, includes hazard assessment, emergency response, threshold quantities for regulated substances, reporting requirements, and the Risk Management Plan.

RMP Guidance for Chemical Distributors - Chapter 10: Implementation

The implementing agency is the federal, state, or local agency taking the lead for implementation and enforcement of part 68. They will review Risk Management Plans, select some for audits, and conduct on-site inspections.