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October 1999 Newsletter |
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Regulatory Update: EPA and
FBI Issue Joint Document on PL 106-40 Compliance *********** STORY ABSTRACTS ************ RMP Regulatory Update EPA And FBI Issue Joint Document On S880 Compliance On August 5, 1999 a law (PL 106-40) modifying the EPA’s Risk Management Plan requirements went into effect. The EPA and FBI have joined together to issue guidance specific to the requirements for a public disclosure and the certification requirements that the meetings or notices are done. Click here for more news and a link to that guidance document. There is also a link to a free worksheet to test your readiness for a public meeting. Hot Topics EPA Describes RMP Submission Data At several recent conferences, EPA staffers have indicated that only about one half of the expected Risk Management Plans have been submitted. We summarize some of the thoughts the EPA has on this. Additionally, we have Craig Matthiessen’s recent technical paper that gives additional, site non-specific information on the offsite consequence submissions. Click here to link to additional information on this issue. HUMAN FACTORS FOCUS We lead off a new section of AcuSafe NewsTM with a summary of a recent paper presented at 1999 American Petroleum Institute Fire and Safety Conference. Read a summary of real world operational cost savings through application of Human Factors Engineering by Larry Csengery, Engineering Advisor in the Process Safety and Reliability Division of Equilon’s Houston Technical Center. Resources Meet The Editor – He’ll Tell You What’s New at AcuSafeTM John Lee discusses a little about himself and covers some of the highlights of AcuSafe web additions and changes for this month. Chemical Safety BOARD Update The New, Improved Look for the CSB Web Page Our hats off to the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) on their new web site design. Click here for a summary of the changes and a link to the improved site. Incident News Operations Suspended to Avoid Y2K Incidents There have been several news reports of processing plants suspending operations for the Year 2000 turnover. Click here to read a compilation of recent stories on West Virginia and Canadian shutdown plans. Events Update Process Risk Management Calendar Available Next Week is the Mary Kay O’Connor conference in Houston. If you have to miss it because it just snuck up on you and the boss said it was too late to go, then bookmark our calendar. Be sure not to miss the API Hands on Risk Assessment and Modeling Training in December. Our calendar, detailing important conferences, events, meetings, and regulatory deadlines, is available and updated regularly. (http://www.acusafe.com/Calendar/index.html). Our readers are encouraged to contribute other events of interest to process safety professionals. And we’ve recently added some new “regulatory deadlines.” Check it out. ============================================ If you have received this e-mail in error or wish to be removed from our list:
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