Risk Management Program 40 CFR Part 68 Proposed Rule … · Root cause, ISTD & STAA categories, ......
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Risk Management Program 40 CFR Part 68
Final Rule Revisions
Eddie Al-Rayes ♦ March 8, 2017
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˃ Overview of Risk Management Program
˃ Overview of 2017 Final Changes
˃ Impacts of White House & Congressional Actions
EPA RMP – Agenda
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Overview of RMP
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˃ Prevent or minimize consequences of catastrophic releases of Toxic, Reactive, Flammable, or Explosive chemicals
˃ Implements CAA 112(r)
˃ Requires subject facilities to develop a Risk
Management Program
EPA RMP - Purpose
Oct 2011 Magnablend Chemical Plant (baylorlariat.com)
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EPA RMP – Who is Covered?
Source: USEPA Chemical Accident Prevention Inspection and Enforcement Processes (www.wcsawma.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kathryn-Lawrence-EPA-WCS-Annual-2016.pdf)
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EPA RMP – Arizona Facilities
Source: USEPA Chemical Accident Prevention Inspection and Enforcement Processes (www.wcsawma.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kathryn-Lawrence-EPA-WCS-Annual-2016.pdf)
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˃ Have more than a threshold quantity (TQ) of a regulated substance Toxic compounds:
♦ 77 substances ♦ TQs are 500 to 20,000 lbs in a process
Flammable compounds: ♦ 63 substances plus mixtures with a NFPA 4 rating ♦ TQs are 10,000 lbs in a process
˃ Lots of nuances of “in a process” and “mixtures” – review
definitions and EPA memos
EPA RMP – Applicability
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handle a regulated substance in more than
the threshold quantity?
Has the process
had any significant accidental release in
past 5 years?
Is the process in one of the ten NAICS
codes?
Not regulated by risk management program
Does the impact zone of
a worst case release cover any public
receptors?
Is the process subject to
the OSHA 1910.119 Standard?
No
No No
No No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Program Level 1 (No Impact Program)
Program Level 2 (Streamlined RMP)
Program Level 3 (Full program)
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EPA RMP – Typical Content Program Level 1 Program Level 2 Program Level 3
Hazard Assessment
Worst-Case Scenario Worst-Case Scenario Worst-Case Scenario Alternate-Case Scenario Alternate-Case Scenario
5-yr Accident History 5-yr Accident History 5-yr Accident History
Prevention Program
Certify no additional steps needed
Safety Information Process Safety Info Hazard Review
Operating Procedures Process Hazard Analysis
Operating Procedures Training Training
Maintenance Mechanical Integrity Incident Investigation Incident Investigation
Compliance Audits Compliance Audits
Management of Change Pre-Startup Review
Contractors Employee Participation
Hot Work Permits Emergency Response Coordinate with LEPC Develop Plan & Program Develop Plan & Program
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Need for Revisions
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April 2013 - West Fertilizer Company
Ammonium nitrate explosion (15 fatalities/160 injuries)
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Executive Order 13650
(Aug 1, 2013)
EPA’s RMP RFI Jul 31, 2014 79 FR 44604
RMP Proposed Rules Mar 14, 2016 81 FR 13637
RMP Final Rules Jan 13, 2017 82 FR 4594
Delayed Mar 21, 2017
Effective Mar 14, 2017
West Texas Explosion
(April 2013)
RFI = Request for Information (pre-rule publication with various approaches being considered)
RMP Rule Revisions - History
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Overview of 2017 Final Changes
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RMP Rule Revisions - Overview ˃ Definitions (68.3) ˃ Applicability (68.10) ˃ General Requirements (68.12) ˃ 5-year Accident History
(68.42) ˃ Safety Information / PSI
(68.48 / 68.65) ˃ Hazard Review / PHA
(68.50 / 68.67) ˃ Training (68.54 / 68.71) ˃ Compliance Audits
(68.58 / 68.79) ˃ Third Party Audits
(68.59 / 68.80)
˃ Incident Investigations (68.60 / 68.81)
˃ Emergency Response (ER) (68.90 / 68.95)
˃ ER Coordination (68.93) ˃ ER Exercises (68.96) ˃ RMPlan Requirements
(68.160 – 68.195) ˃ Recordkeeping (68.200) ˃ Availability of Information
LEPC (68.205) Public (68.210)
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Compliance Dates – Final Rule
Rule Section Significant Changes Citations Definitions Root cause, ISTD & STAA categories,
practicability, third-party audit 68.3
Applicability All compliance deadlines; ER program elements; Table corrections; DOD/CBI
68.10; 68.90; 68.95, 68.130; 68.210(f) & (g) - public info
General Requirements
Adds ER coordination, program, and exercises to Level 2 & 3 responsibilities
68.12; Detailed requirements have later compliance dates
Safety Info / PSI SDS instead of MSDS 68.48 / 68.65 Hazard Review / PHA
Review incident investigation findings 68.50 (a)(2) / 68.67 (c)(2)
Training (Initial and Refresher – SOPs)
Include supervisors with covered process operational responsibilities
68.54 / 68.71
Incident Investigation
Include near miss & destroyed process; schedule to address recommendations
68.60(a),(c),(d)(1)-(6),(8) &(g) 68.81(a),(d)(1)-(6),(8)
Compliance Audits Audit EACH covered process every 3 yrs 68.58 (a) / 68.79 (a)
All items listed below have a March 21, 2017 compliance date
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Compliance Dates – Final Rule
Rule Provision Compliance Date Affected Provision Citations
ER Coordination Activities March 14, 2018 68.93
Third-Party Audit March 15, 2021 68.58 (f)-(h), 68.59, 68.79(f)-(h) & 68.80
Root Cause Analysis March 15, 2021 68.60(d)(7) & 68.81(d)(7)
Information Sharing – Public March 15, 2021 68.210(b)-(e)
STAA - Level 3, NAICS 322, 324, 325 March 15, 2021 68.67(c)(8)
ER Notification, Field & Tabletop Exercises
March 15, 2021 68.96
New RMPlan Data Requirements March 14, 2022 68.160-68.190
Unless listed below, compliance date is March 21, 2017*
* Other compliance dates are hard-coded in FR and not based on the effective date
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Rule Provision
Details of Compliance Deadline Assuming Incident on July 5, 2021
(Effective Date is March 15, 2021)
Public Meeting Within 90 days after accident October 3, 2021
Incident Investigations
Initiate within 48 hours, complete report & root cause analysis within 12 months
Complete report by July 5, 2022
Third-party audit
Within 12 months of accident Complete audit by July 5, 2022; Complete findings response report within 90 days of audit completion
Field exercise May use the response as a field exercise if all exercise and report requirements are met
Evaluation report within 90 days of incident (October 3, 2021)
Update RMPlan
Correct RMPlan within 6 months (existing requirement-root cause was not added)
January 5, 2022
RMP “Reportable” Release is per 5-yr accident definition in 40 CFR 68.42
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˃ Process Safety Info (PSI) [68.48 / 68.65] - March 21, 2017 Reference Safety Data Sheets (SDS) not MSDS
Level 3 – PSI kept “up-to-date” (no timeframe), not just updated
before a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
Level 2 – already requires Safety Information be “up-to-date”
NO guidance in preamble for timeframe for “up-to-date”
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Training Requirements
˃ March 21, 2017
˃ Broadens training requirements Level 2 - Replaces “employee operating” with “employee presently
involved in operating” (68.54)
Level 3 – Already included this language (68.71)
“Employee” also includes ♦ Level 2 – “supervisors responsible for directing operations” (68.54) ♦ Level 3 – “supervisors with process operational responsibilities”
(68.71)
Impacts initial and refresher training
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Incident Investigation & Team
˃ March 21, 2017
˃ Investigate each incident that Resulted in catastrophic release including when affected process is
decommissioned or destroyed following, or as a result of, the incident (Update RMPlan accident history before you de-register the site)
Could have reasonably resulted in a catastrophic release (near miss)
˃ If incident meets 5-year accident criteria, must have public
meeting within 90 days (68.210(e))
˃ Complete report within 12 months of event, unless extension granted by agency
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˃ March 21, 2017
˃ Still required at least every 3 years
˃ Criteria is updated to specify site must evaluate compliance of Prevention Program for each covered process
Compliance Auditing
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Emergency Response Coordination
˃ New section 68.93 – All Level 2 & 3 programs - March 14, 2018
˃ Coordinate with local responders at least annually, to Ensure local responders are aware of your regulated substances, their
quantities & risks, and your response resources & capabilities Address changes at the source & in source emergency plan Address changes in local community response plan Provide copy of source emergency plan and emergency contact info
˃ Document coordination activities
˃ Responding sites must coordinate Emergency Exercises
schedule
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Inherent (must determine the practicability of these)
Passive & Active
Procedural
Safer Technology and Alternatives Analysis (STAA) ˃ Applicable to PHA for NAICS codes - March 15, 2021
322 (paper manufacturing) 324 (petroleum and coal products manufacturing) 325 (chemical manufacturing)
Source: NIOSH website: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hierarchy/
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Information Availability - Public ˃ March 15, 2021
˃ Edited 68.210 – Provide within 45 days of request by public
˃ Regulated chemical hazard information summaries
(provide sanitized version if CBI)
˃ Rules for DOD classified information still apply
˃ Public meeting 90 days after RMP reportable incident
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Third-Party Auditing ˃ March 15, 2021
˃ Requirement for third-party audit if
Accidental release meeting 68.42(a) criteria (5-year Accident / RMP Reportable Incident)
Implementing agency requires it based on ♦ Conditions that “could lead to an accidental release” ♦ Determination that third-party audit failed to meet competency or
independence criteria (68.59 / 68.80)
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What isn’t addressed . . . yet ˃ No changes to the list of regulated substances
(68.130, Tables 1-4)
˃ Preamble discusses other RMP RFI topics Location of stationary sources Emergency shutdown systems
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White House & Congressional Actions
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White House & Congressional Actions ˃ January 20, 2017 - White House memo delays effective date until
March 21, 2017
˃ January 25, 2017 - Industry group request to Congressional Leaders to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA), to disapprove RMP Final Rule amendments
˃ February 2, 2017 – U.S. Rep. Mullin introduces bill to disallow RMP Final Rule amendments via CRA
˃ As of today - Look out for updates on RMP final rulemaking
˃ If finalized RMP rules are disallowed under CRA, the August 2013 EO 13650 still stands – expect future rulemaking
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Questions & Discussion
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Tel: 602-274-2900
Eddie Al-Rayes – [email protected]