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Create a risk management plan
  • Once the company has determined the program level and applicable process, a RMP must be created and then submitted to the EPA.

Once the company has determined the program level and applicable process for the facility, a Risk Management Plan (RMP) must be created and then submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) via the RMP*eSubmit software.

Required plan elements

  • Program 1 processes must only perform some risk planning actions; a prevention program, an emergency response program, or a management system are not required.

Under the Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule, sources with a regulated substance above a threshold quantity will be required to conduct the following elements of risk management planning:

  • An off-site consequence analysis that evaluates specific potential release scenarios, including worst-case and alternate scenarios.
  • A Five-year history of accidental releases of regulated substances.
  • An emergency response program.
  • An integrated prevention program to manage risk.
  • An overall management system to supervise the implementation of these program elements.
  • An RMP, revised at least once every five years, that summarizes and documents these activities for all covered processes.

Based on their limited potential for serious offset consequences, Program 1 processes are not required to implement a prevention program, an emergency response program, or a management system. Sources with processes in Program 2 and Program 3, however, must address each of these elements.