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What must RMP facilities do?

['Risk Management Program']
What must RMP facilities do?
  • For each RMP covered process, there are six categories of requirements across the three different levels of programs.

Based on the operations and situation of a given facility, the owner or operator of a process covered under the Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule must:

  1. Prepare and submit a single RMP, including registration that covers all affected processes and chemicals.
  2. Conduct a worst-case release scenario, review accident history, ensure emergency response procedures are coordinated with community response organizations to determine eligibility for Program 1, and, if eligible, document the worst-case scenario and complete a Program 1 certification for the RMP.
  3. Conduct a hazard assessment, document a management system, implement a more extensive, but streamlined prevention program, and implement an emergency response program for Program 2 processes.
  4. Conduct a hazard assessment, document a management system, implement a prevention program that is fundamentally identical to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management (PSM) standard, and implement an emergency response program for Program 3 processes.

Comparison of program requirements

The table below describes what the RMP requires of various facilities based on six categories of requirements across the three different levels of programs classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

RequirementProgram 1Program 2Program 3
Hazard assessmentWorst-case analysisWorst-case analysis Alternative releasesWorst-case analysis Alternative releases
Five-year accident historyFive-year accident historyFive-year accident historyFive-year accident history
Management programDocument management systemDocument management system
Prevention programCertify no additional steps neededSafety information Hazard review Operating procedures Training Maintenance Incident investigation Compliance auditProcess safety information Process hazard analysis Operating procedures Training Mechanical integrity Incident investigation Compliance audit Management of change Pre-startup review Contractors Employee participation Hot work permits
Emergency response programCoordinate with local respondersDevelop plan and programDevelop plan and program
RMP contentsConfidential business information (CBI) Document(s) supporting any CBI Executive summary Registration Worst-case data Five-year accident history CertificationConfidential business information (CBI) Document(s) supporting any CBI Executive summary Registration Worst-case data Alternative release data Five-year accident history Prevention program data Emergency response data CertificationConfidential business information (CBI) Document(s) supporting any CBI Executive summary Registration Worst-case data Alternative release data Five-year accident history Prevention program data Emergency response data Certification

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FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING
What must RMP facilities do?
  • For each RMP covered process, there are six categories of requirements across the three different levels of programs.

Based on the operations and situation of a given facility, the owner or operator of a process covered under the Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule must:

  1. Prepare and submit a single RMP, including registration that covers all affected processes and chemicals.
  2. Conduct a worst-case release scenario, review accident history, ensure emergency response procedures are coordinated with community response organizations to determine eligibility for Program 1, and, if eligible, document the worst-case scenario and complete a Program 1 certification for the RMP.
  3. Conduct a hazard assessment, document a management system, implement a more extensive, but streamlined prevention program, and implement an emergency response program for Program 2 processes.
  4. Conduct a hazard assessment, document a management system, implement a prevention program that is fundamentally identical to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management (PSM) standard, and implement an emergency response program for Program 3 processes.

Comparison of program requirements

The table below describes what the RMP requires of various facilities based on six categories of requirements across the three different levels of programs classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

RequirementProgram 1Program 2Program 3
Hazard assessmentWorst-case analysisWorst-case analysis Alternative releasesWorst-case analysis Alternative releases
Five-year accident historyFive-year accident historyFive-year accident historyFive-year accident history
Management programDocument management systemDocument management system
Prevention programCertify no additional steps neededSafety information Hazard review Operating procedures Training Maintenance Incident investigation Compliance auditProcess safety information Process hazard analysis Operating procedures Training Mechanical integrity Incident investigation Compliance audit Management of change Pre-startup review Contractors Employee participation Hot work permits
Emergency response programCoordinate with local respondersDevelop plan and programDevelop plan and program
RMP contentsConfidential business information (CBI) Document(s) supporting any CBI Executive summary Registration Worst-case data Five-year accident history CertificationConfidential business information (CBI) Document(s) supporting any CBI Executive summary Registration Worst-case data Alternative release data Five-year accident history Prevention program data Emergency response data CertificationConfidential business information (CBI) Document(s) supporting any CBI Executive summary Registration Worst-case data Alternative release data Five-year accident history Prevention program data Emergency response data Certification

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