Risk Management Plan Data Elements

9. Emergency Response

9.1 Do you have a written emergency response plan? Indicate whether or not your source has a written emergency response plan. You are not required to have a plan if all response activities will be handled by public responders or other non-employees.

9.2 Does the plan include specific actions to be taken in response to an accidental releases of a regulated substance? Indicate whether or not whether your plan includes specific actions that should be taken in response to an accidental release of a regulated substance.

9.3 Does the plan include procedures for informing the public and local agencies responsible for responding to accidental releases? Indicate whether or not the plan includes procedures for public notification and notification of local agencies responsible for responding to accidental releases.

9.4 Does the plan include information on emergency health care? Indicate whether or not the plan includes information on emergency health care.

9.5 The date of the most recent review or update of the emergency response plan

9.6 The date of the most recent emergency response training for employees: Enter the date of the last emergency response training. Drills involving your personnel with or without outside emergency response agencies and tabletop exercises of your emergency response plan are acceptable. Single purpose drills (e.g., alarm system drills) may be listed, but exercises that test more aspects of the plan are preferable.

9.7 The name and telephone number of the local agency with which the plan is coordinated: Indicate the name and phone number of the agency that reviewed your plan (e.g., fire department). If you do not have a plan, indicate the agency that will handle responses to releases at your source.

9.8 Subject to: The following is a list of federal and state regulations dealing with emergency response plans. You may or may not be covered under these regulations. Check all that apply.

1. OSHA 1910.38: OSHA's Emergency Action Plan. All sources are subject to this rule except state and local governments in states without delegated OSHA programs.

2. OSHA 1910.120: OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) plan.

3. Clean Water Act/SPCC (40 CFR 112): EPA's oil Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan requirements.

4. RCRA (40 CFR 264, 265, 279.52): EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act permitting requirements for solid waste.

5. OPA 90 (40 CFR 112, 33 CFR 154, 49 CFR 194, 30 CFR 254): EPA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, and Department of the Interior facility response plan requirements. Currently these apply only to oil.

6. State EPCRA Rules/Law: These are the state emergency planning and community right-to-know laws. Federal EPCRA does not require facility response plans, but some state laws may.

7. Other (specify)

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