The Effective Chemical Risk The Effective Chemical Risk Management Pilot Project, Management Pilot Project,

Region II (ECRM2) – Cont’dRegion II (ECRM2) – Cont’d

Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014

Our Goal Our Goal

- To validate best practices and to test To validate best practices and to test innovative ways for interagency innovative ways for interagency collaboration towards improved chemical collaboration towards improved chemical facility safety and security. facility safety and security.

- To share what we learned with our To share what we learned with our colleague within EPA and other agencies.colleague within EPA and other agencies.

OverviewOverview

Discussion of the Regional Standard Discussion of the Regional Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)Operating Procedures (SOPs)

– What’s already been implemented What’s already been implemented – Items awaiting implementation Items awaiting implementation – Impediments to implementationImpediments to implementation– Success storiesSuccess stories

5 Subgroups5 Subgroups

First Responder, Best Practices, and First Responder, Best Practices, and Challenges Challenges

SERC/LEPC, Best Practices, and SERC/LEPC, Best Practices, and Challenges Challenges

Tier 2 Form Content, Best Practices, and Tier 2 Form Content, Best Practices, and Challenges Challenges

High Risk Facilities/Chemicals High Risk Facilities/Chemicals Data Information SharingData Information Sharing

Regional Standard Operation Regional Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) Procedures (SOPs)

1.1. Administration, Assessment and TrainingAdministration, Assessment and Training

2.2. Sharing Federal, State Tribal and Local Sharing Federal, State Tribal and Local Program Description – Getting to Know U – Program Description – Getting to Know U – covered completely by John’s presentationcovered completely by John’s presentation

3.3. Increasing Inspector/Responder Access to Increasing Inspector/Responder Access to High Risk Facility Information and Data High Risk Facility Information and Data Sharing Sharing

Regional Standard Operating Regional Standard Operating Procedures – Cont’dProcedures – Cont’d

4.Coordinating Facility Inspections – 4.Coordinating Facility Inspections – covered completely in John’s presentationcovered completely in John’s presentation

5. Identifying Facility and Subject Matter 5. Identifying Facility and Subject Matter Experts for Planners/RespondersExperts for Planners/Responders

6. Local Emergency Planning Committee 6. Local Emergency Planning Committee Support Support

1. Administration, Training and 1. Administration, Training and Self-AssessmentSelf-Assessment

To better prepare the Command Officers in To better prepare the Command Officers in the Fire Service to manage responses to the Fire Service to manage responses to HazMat incidents, additional training is HazMat incidents, additional training is currently in development.currently in development.– the deficit in training has to be identified by the the deficit in training has to be identified by the

Fire Department and the development of the Fire Department and the development of the new training will be driven by FD and first new training will be driven by FD and first responders. EPA, OSHA, States will provide responders. EPA, OSHA, States will provide technical assistancetechnical assistance

1. Administration, Training and 1. Administration, Training and Self Assessment – Cont’dSelf Assessment – Cont’d

To make sure that all ranks in the Fire To make sure that all ranks in the Fire Service and other first responders receive Service and other first responders receive the necessary HazMat training in chemical the necessary HazMat training in chemical safety, emergency response and other safety, emergency response and other topics suitable to specific treats in their topics suitable to specific treats in their communities, the pilot group is working with communities, the pilot group is working with federal and State OSHA to find ways to federal and State OSHA to find ways to make this training mandatory.make this training mandatory.

3. Sharing Inspector/Responder 3. Sharing Inspector/Responder Access to High Risk Facility InfoAccess to High Risk Facility Info

- The ECRM2 pilot suggested language to be - The ECRM2 pilot suggested language to be added to the added to the Headquarters Factsheet on including more specific Headquarters Factsheet on including more specific instructions on how to select the emergency contact.instructions on how to select the emergency contact.

- Suggested language has also been provided for the - Suggested language has also been provided for the fact sheet highlighting the hazard notification fact sheet highlighting the hazard notification requirement to the SERC & LEPC within 90 of requirement to the SERC & LEPC within 90 of bringing a new EHS is brought on site (EPCRA bringing a new EHS is brought on site (EPCRA Section 302) Section 302)

3. Sharing Inspector/Responder 3. Sharing Inspector/Responder Access to High Risk Facility InfoAccess to High Risk Facility Info

.Enforcement initiative to identify EPCRA .Enforcement initiative to identify EPCRA Section 311, 312 violatorsSection 311, 312 violators

Revised Inspection Protocol to include Revised Inspection Protocol to include EPCRA Section 302 review of chemical EPCRA Section 302 review of chemical recently brought on site.recently brought on site.

5. Identifying Facility and Subject 5. Identifying Facility and Subject Matter Experts for Planners and Matter Experts for Planners and

RespondersResponders- To assist first responders in identifying people - To assist first responders in identifying people and agencies they can “reach back to” and get the and agencies they can “reach back to” and get the interpretations and chemical specific information interpretations and chemical specific information they need. they need.

- first effort has been a simple flow chart that - first effort has been a simple flow chart that Incident Commanders can use to make sure that Incident Commanders can use to make sure that they have notified each agency which could they have notified each agency which could provide assistance and bring in expertise.provide assistance and bring in expertise.

- subject to be included in FD training being - subject to be included in FD training being developeddeveloped

Identify Available Resources Identify Available Resources

6. Local Emergency Planning 6. Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Support Committee (LEPC) Support Joint drills and exercisesJoint drills and exercises

LEPC Best Practice Implementation and support – LEPC Best Practice Implementation and support – leverage best practices of some of the regions’ leverage best practices of some of the regions’ more active LEPCs and use these tools to develop more active LEPCs and use these tools to develop an “LEPC Guide to High Risk Facilities” – in an “LEPC Guide to High Risk Facilities” – in development.development.

Updating and enhancing the plans would be the Updating and enhancing the plans would be the next step - dependent upon resources – on holdnext step - dependent upon resources – on hold

What worked Best What worked Best

- Works best if we have input and investment - Works best if we have input and investment from all participants. It’s easy to just come to from all participants. It’s easy to just come to the meeting and observe – leaving without the meeting and observe – leaving without adding to the work product – leaving it to be an adding to the work product – leaving it to be an only EPA work product which may not be fully only EPA work product which may not be fully embraced and adopted by other agencies.embraced and adopted by other agencies.

- The meetings themselves were productive - The meetings themselves were productive and formed a network of committed and formed a network of committed professionalsprofessionals

What worked bestWhat worked best

Francesco has complied a listing of public Francesco has complied a listing of public access websites for inspection and/or access websites for inspection and/or enforcement information – so that enforcement information – so that information can be gathered in advance of information can be gathered in advance of an inspection.an inspection.

This information is provided on the OCS.net This information is provided on the OCS.net websitewebsite

What didn’t work at allWhat didn’t work at all

- Some partners did not fully participate or Some partners did not fully participate or even come to the table. even come to the table.

- Travel restrictions prevented some Travel restrictions prevented some individuals and agencies from participating.individuals and agencies from participating.

Questions???Questions???

You can always e-mail me later at:You can always e-mail me later at:banner.ellen@epa.govbanner.ellen@epa.gov