Environmental Protection Agency                        

To read the latest Region 4 EPCRA newsletter follow the link above.

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Environmental Protection Agency  

OEM Update: April 23, 2008  ---  What's new with Risk Management Plan (RMP) reporting?

Beginning in 2009, EPA will provide new software called RMP*eSubmit for facilities to use for RMP reporting. Please visit the OEM website for important information on this effort. 

Visit the website for more information: http://epa.gov/emergencies/content/rmp/rmp_submit_2009.htm

For more information click here for the RMP Reporting 2009 Factsheet.

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Environmental Protection Agency
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA)

TIER I/II REPORTING: LEAD ACID BATTERIES

OSHA determined that lead acid batteries are hazardous chemicals because of their potential chemical exposure risks and physical hazards.  They can leak, spill, or break not only in accidents or emergencies, but even in normal use.  Thus, an employer regulated under OSHA, 29 CFR $ 1910.1200 is required to prepare or have available an MSDS for lead acid batteries used or storedon site.

For more information click on the imagine to the right.