Accidental Release Prevention
Section 112(r) was added to the amended Clean Air Act following
several catastrophic explosions and other releases of toxic chemicals
which resulted in loss of life and property due to the lack of proper
safety precautions. Its objective is to prevent accidental releases of
regulated substances and other extremely hazardous substances to the air
and to minimize the consequences of such releases if they do occur by
emphasizing preventative measures for those chemicals which are believed
to pose the greatest risk.
The Accidental Release Prevention Program rule focuses on accident
prevention efforts primarily at the local level, where the risk is
found, with the goal of government and the public working with industry
to reduce risk. Among the provisions of section 112(r) are the
identification of hazards within a facility which could result in a
release, the design and maintenance of a safe facility, and the
development of response actions to be taken in the event of a release.
Sources subject to section 112(r) requirements must submit a risk
management plan (RMP) which includes an offsite consequence analysis, a
five-year accident history and a compliance certification.
- U.S.
EPA Factsheet
 This
4-page document, released by the U.S. EPA in May 1996, provides a
general overview of the Accidental Release Prevention Program rule.
It is an Adobe Acrobat PDF file located on the U.S. EPA's web site.
- Program Development
Guide
- This guide is intended to outline the implementation requirements
of the Accidental Release Prevention Program under section 112(r).
Also available as an Adobe
Acrobat PDF file (111K) for easier printing.
- Risk Management Plan
Data Elements
- The owner or operator of a stationary source
subject to the risk management program rule shall submit a single
Risk Management Plan. This document describes the elements that
should be submitted. Also available as an Adobe
Acrobat PDF file (114K) for easier printing.
- Notification Report (114K)
- This
form is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Useful Links
These links are to pages that are not on the Illinois EPA's web
server, but which contain related information that you might find
useful.
- U.S. EPA
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
- These pages are operated by the Chemical Emergency Preparedness
and Prevention Office (CEPPO) of the Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response at the U.S. EPA.
- Chemical
Accident Prevention and Risk Management Planning
- This is the most relevant portion of the U.S. EPA's CEPPO pages.
- Clean
Air Act Section 112(r) Frequently Asked Questions
- This file at the U.S. EPA answers many of the most frequently
asked questions about section 112(r).
- Federal
Register excerpt [FR Doc. 98-10145] (83K)
- This
excerpt from the April 17, 1998 issue of the Federal Register
includes the relevant proposed rule. It is in Adobe Acrobat PDF
format.
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