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U.S.A. REGULATIONS 1992 UPDATE 1. OSHA's Process Safety Management Act 1910.119 2. EPA's Clean Air Act Amendments (1990) Update 3. Stormwater Regulations 4. RCRA - Hazardous Waste Identification Rule 5. SARA Title III Form "R" Reporting 6. Louisiana Air Toxic Regulations 7. CFC's 8. Environmental Crimes Act of 1992 CTL015142 ELEMENTS PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT 1. Written Plan of Action for employee participation 2. Process Safety Information 3. Process hazard Analyses 4. Standard Operating Procedures 5. Training Program 6. Contractor Safety Awareness & Performance Program 7. Pre-Startup Review Program 8. Mechanical Integrity Procedures 9. Hot Work Permits 10. Management of Change 11. Incident Investigation 12. Emergency Plan of Action 13. Compliance Audits ctloi5i43 14. Trade Secrets CLEAN AIR ACT UPDATE TITLE III: Air Toxics Initial list of Categories of Sources - July 16, 1992 I 174 industries requiring control of emissions of HAP 10 Tons per year of any HAP 25 Tons per year of any combination of HAP's Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 189 Substances - HAP Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) TITLE I: Provisions for Attainment and Maintenance of National Ambient Quality Standards January 1993 - NJ Traffic Congestion & Air Pollution Control Act Companies with 100 plus employees at worksite 25% increase in average vehicle occupancy by November 1996 Approved plan by November 1994 CTL015144 HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION RULE (HWIR) BACKGROUND Haz Waste - 1) 4 Characteristics 2) Listed F,K,U, or P Broadened the universe of listed Haz Waste by: "Mixture Rule" "Derived From Rule" "Contained-in Interpretation" Example: K019/K020 Spill into waste water Dec. 6, 1991 - Court Declared "Mixture Rule & Derived from Rule" unlawful EPA temporarily reinstated Rule, April 1993 Proposed (HWIR) - EPA, May 1992 (CBEC) Concentration Based Exemption Criteria) Tier 1 Soil EOC Soils Leachate Tier 2 EOC Leachate Leachate EDC lOmg/kg .005 mg/kg (detection limit) VCM 0.6 .05 mg/L .02 mg/L .0005 mg/L 0.5 mg/L (detection limit) 0.2 mg/L CTL015145 AlllUAllJ LOUISIANA AIR LAWS UPDATE DEQ ADOPTED AN AIR TOXICS PROGRAM ON 12/20/91 MOST INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TO MEET TECHNOLOGY AND RISK-BASED CONTROL STANDARDS STATE DEADLINES OUTPACE FEDERAL DEADLINES 97 CHEMICAL, INCLUDING AMMONIA, ON STATE LIST FACILITIES MUST DEVELOP AN MACT STANDARD APPROVABLE BY DEQ 10 TPY/25 TPY "MAJOR SOURCE" DEFINITION DEQ MOST DETERMINE PERMIT APPLICATION COMPLETENESS WITHIN 110 DAYS OF SUBMITTAL NO "PERMIT SHIELD" FOR SOURCES NOT NAMED IN PERMIT MODIFICATIONS MAY TRIGGER MACT NEW SOURCE REVIEW COMPLIANCE PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED By EMISSION STANDARDS APPLY FOR: - MERCURY - VINYL CHLORIDE - BENZENE EQUIPMENT LEAKS - TRANSFER OPERATIONS - BENZENE WASTE OPERATIONS - ASBESTOS - BERYLLIUM - BERYLLIUM ROCKET MOTOR FIRING - VOLATILE LTAP EQUIPMENT LEAKS ctloisi46 U.S.A. REGULATION 1992 UPDATE Storm water Permit Application - October 1, 1992 CFC - July 1, 1992 CAA prohibits venting SARA Form "R" Reporting > Source Reduction and Recycling Activities > Energy Recovery > CFC's > RTKM > EPA Proposing to add 80 chemicals (RCRA Haz. Waste List) Environmental Crimes Act of 1992 > Death or serious injury through environmental offence $250,000 fine 15 years jail > Environmental Audits by Court > $10,000 Rewards CTL015147 U.S.A. REGULATIONS 1992 UPDATE i i VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION OCTOBER 1-2, 1992 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Burley R. Melton Formosa Plastics Corporation Livingston, New Jersey CTL015141