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North Carolina Emergency Management
North Carolina EPCRA & Tier ll
North Carolina Emergency Management
BHOPAL, INDIA
December 3, 1984
Union Carbide
Pesticide Plant in Bhopal India
8000 Dead in 48 hrs
North Carolina Emergency Management
In 1986, President Reagan signed into law the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA) as a revision to federal legislation dealing with hazardous substances and toxic wastes.
SARA Title III is also known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA)
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Requires industry to provide information to local governments andcitizens on the types and amounts of hazardous materials they
manufacture, store, handle, use or release regularly into theenvironment.
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EPCRA is divided into three subtitles:
Subtitle A: Concerns emergency planning and notification of a hazardous materials incident (Sections 301 through 304).
Subtitle B: Concerns the reporting of hazardous chemical inventories and toxic releases (Sections 311 through 313).
Subtitle C: Concerns administration, enforcement, and trade secret protection (Sections 321 through 330).
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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)Section 311
Owner or operator of any facility is required to prepare, submit or have available a MSDS for each hazardous chemical.
MSDS also required for NCOSH. Shall submit annually (March 1st) to
SERC, LEPC, and the fire department.
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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)Section 311
The level is 10,000 pounds for most chemicals and 500 or TPQ (whichever is lower) for EHS’s.
If a facility changes its inventory and a chemical becomes subject to these reporting requirements, the facility must provide the MSDS to the SERC, LEPC, and fire department within 3 months.
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Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory FormsSection 312
The facilities and chemicals covered in Section 312 are the same as in Section 311
This is an annual reporting requirement due every March 1st for the previous calendar year.
Tier ll submitted using e-plan
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Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory FormsSection 312
E-Plan & Tier II – March 1 www.erplan.net
Meets State and Federal Requirements for Tier II Submission
LEPCs or local fire departments can accept E Plan as is or add additional requirements
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Purpose of Tier ll Reporting!
To track the presence of hazardouschemicals in a systematic manner To allow responding public safety personnelthe ability to obtain critical information Relating to both the facility itself and thehazardous chemicals contained within thefacility. To provide a one-stop, real time information
source for all hazardous and toxic materials release sites.
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E-Plan
Chemical Hazards Data Contains facility data links for:
Tier 2 forms, RMP’s, MSDS, Chemical Profiles, Building maps, Google Map and Earth, Current Weather.
Geographical Information Data downloads to CAMEO
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Why is this information so valuable?
Information is accessible to informresponders of the presence of hazardous
chemicals, their locations, and otherfacility-specific information in the eventthe facility is too unstable to approach.
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Benefits of E-plan
Facility information is available in REAL TIME 24/7 for EMERGENCY RESPONSE
LEPC’s can use for risk analysis, without having to do data entry.
Built-in mapping and weather for responders
Funded by DHS and EPA
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Benefits of E-plan
Ease of Revision: Chemical/Facility information can be easily updated and edited.
On-line System is secure, with password protection and other features in place.
In NC it is Free to file Tier ll through E-plan
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E-plan in Summary E-plan allows for the easy submission and
revision of Tier ll reports for more accurate information.
E-plan database is accessible 24/7 to all registered first responders without having to enter an unsafe environment.
Information can assist with fire pre-plans Data is backed up in multiple secure
locations.
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Toxic Chemical Release FormsSection 313
Requires owners and operators to complete a toxic chemical release form for each listed toxic chemical manufactured, processed, or otherwise used at facility if annual thresholds are exceeded.
Report covers onsite releases and offsite transfers of toxic chemicals.
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Toxic Chemical Release FormsSection 313
TRI and RMP http://cdx.epa.gov/epa_home.asp
Central Data Exchange TRI Reporting Online – July 1
Meets State and Federal Requirements Information can be viewed online
RMP Reporting Online Meets State and Federal Requirements Most information can be viewed online
