Practical Compliance with the EPA Risk Management Program

At last, smaller chemical processing operations have truly easy access to process safety and risk management programs tailored to meet their needs. Written as a "how to" book with checklists, it offers sufficient information for managers of facilities with small chemical operations to implement a process safety program and meet existing regulations.

List of contents

Preface. Acknowledgments.
Acronyms.
Chapter 1. Introduction.
Chapter 2. Developing Understanding: A Summary of the Risk Management Program Rule.
Chapter 3. Developing an RMP Implementation Plan.
Chapter 4. Hazard Assessment.
Chapter 5. Prevention Program.
Chapter 6. Emergency Response.
Chapter 7. Developing the Risk Management Plan.
Chapter 8. Status of Proposed Revisions to the Rule.
Appendix A. Text of the EPA Risk Management Program Rule 40 CFR Part 68.
Appendix B. RMP List of Regulated Substances.
Appendix C. Text of the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard.
Appendix D. Comparison of OSHA and EPA Lists of Highly Hazardous Chemicals and Regulated Substances.
Appendix E. Example RMPlan-Propane Industry.
References.
Glossary.

About the author

R. J. Walter is the author of Practical Compliance with the EPA Risk Management Program, published by Wiley.

Product details

• Authors: Walter, R J Walter, R. J. Walter, Walter R. J.
• Publisher: Wiley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.1998
• EAN: 9780816907489
• ISBN: 978-0-8169-0748-9
• No. of pages: 226
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 531 g
• Series: CCPS Concept Books; A CCPS Concept Book
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Industrial relations, health & safety, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Engineering: general, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General