By Guest Blogger: Jack Rubinger From Portland to Pittsburgh, from the Arctic to the Adriatic, industrial chemical spills are common. Spill response teams need to act fast when these events occur, with the appropriate cleanup and communications supplies on hand. Industry and the public are vitally concerned about spills and their potential economic and environmental impacts….
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EPCRA Emergency Release Notifications
I am on a quest to demystify the requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know (EPCRA) regulation. In the previous post I discussed the requirements of EPCRA Emergency Planning, today I am focusing on EPCRA emergency release notification. EPCRA standards require the reporting of a release of any Environmental Hazardous Substance (EHS) at or above…
EPCRA Emergency Planning Requirements
In my previous post I mentioned the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) is composed of three major parts. In today’s post I will focus on Emergency Planning, the portion of the law which intends to prepare state and local governments to respond to the most likely hazardous chemical emergencies. EPCRA requires the…