Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate Louisiana State Police Emergency Services Unit

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate

Louisiana State Police

Emergency Services Unit

Emergency Services Unit (ESU)• Comprised of:– Explosives Control– Hazardous Material (HazMat)– Right-to-Know– Tier II– HazMat Hotline– HazMat Violations– Training

ESU Goals and Objectives1) Public Safety & Education

– Provide for public safety through education and enforcement of regulations and statutes.

2) Training and Equipment– Maintain adequate personnel, training and equipment to enable

responders to adequately respond to incidents.

3) Enforcement– Enforce State and Federal regulations.

4) Support – Provide technical information, response and logistical support to the

Department, other State, Federal and Local Agencies.

Authority is derived from:• LAC Title 33:V Subpart 2 Chapter 101– LA R.S. 30:2361 thru 2380– LA R.S. 32:1501 et seq– LA R.S. 40:1379– LAC Title 33 V – chapter 101 – LAC Title 55 chapter 7

• Title III of SARA required that the Governor designate a State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) or Louisiana Emergency Response Commission (LERC).

Authority is derived from:• Office of State Police chairs the SERC in Louisiana.

• SERC appoints Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC) for each parish.

• SERC is responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of the LEPC, and establishing procedures for receiving and processing public requests for information.

Hazardous Materials Revised Statutes

• Revised Statute 30:2376Monitoring and Enforcement

• The department has the right to monitor by entering and inspecting any facility that is:– Manufacturing– Storing– Using– Releasing or released hazardous materials covered in this

chapter

SARA Title III encompasses four major sections• Sections 301-303 deal with emergency planning

LERC & LEPC

• Section 304 emergency notification HAZMAT Hotline – incident reporting

• Sections 311-312 hazardous chemical notification Tier II Filing – inventory reporting

• Section 313 covers toxic chemical release reporting & inventory EPA & DEQ

Two Types of Notification

• Incident reporting

• Inventory reporting

Incident Reporting Requirements• Fixed Site Incident Reporting:

Revised Statute 30:2373

• Transportation Incident Reporting:Revised Statute 32:1510

Immediate Emergency Notification

HAZMAT HOTLINE

225-925-6595 or 877-925-6595

Immediate Notification• Immediate notification is…

– Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), then

– Louisiana State Police (LSP) and others

Emergency Notification HAZMAT Hotline

• 1998 6,139 INCIDENTS• 1999 7,299 INCIDENTS• 2000 7,705 INCIDENTS• 2001 7,953 INCIDENTS• 2002 8,724 INCIDENTS• 2003 9,065 INCIDENTS• 2004 9,004 INCIDENTS• 2005 9,268 INCIDENTS• 2006 7,779 INCIDENTS

• 2007 7,873 INCIDENTS• 2008 8,138 INCIDENTS• 2009 7,008 INCIDENTS• 2010 7,386 INCIDENTS• 2011 8,130 INCIDENTS• 2012 8,103 INCIDENTS

Fixed Site Reporting• Revised Statute 30:2373

The release causes any INJURY requiring hospitalization, defined

as “The admission into a hospital as a patient for an overnight

stay or emergency treatment at a hospital to the extent that the

owner or operator requested such treatment or becomes aware

of such treatment within twenty-four (24) hours of the initiation

of the relevant release.” or any FATALITY; or

Fixed Site Reporting• The release results in a FIRE OR EXPLOSION

which could reasonably be expected to affect the public safety beyond the boundaries of the facility; or

Fixed Site Reporting• The release exceeds the REPORTABLE

QUANTITY during any continuous twenty-four (24) hours period when that reportable quantity could reasonably be expected to escape beyond the site of the facility; or

Fixed Site Reporting• The incident, accident or clean-up within the

facility could reasonably be expected to affect public safety beyond the boundaries of the facility; or

Fixed Site Reporting• The owner or operator knows a protective

action beyond the boundaries of the facility has been initiated.

Transportation Reporting• Revised Statute 32:1510– Each person involved in an INCIDENT, ACCIDENT,

or CLEAN-UP involving hazardous materials must notify the Louisiana State Police HazMat Hotline immediately if it involves:

Transportation Reporting • There is a fatality due to fire, explosion or

exposure to the material; or

Transportation Reporting• Hospitalization is required, defined as “The

admission into a hospital as a patient for an overnight stay or emergency treatment at a hospital to the extent that the owner or operator requested such treatment or becomes aware of such treatment within twenty-four (24) hours of the initiation of the relevant release.”; or

Transportation Reporting• There is a release of material; or

Release Means…any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other closed receptacles containing any hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant),

Transportation Reporting• The transfer of bulk material is deemed

necessary on a public highway or within five hundred feet of an inhabited building; or

Transportation Reporting• If a bulk container is leaning at an angle of 45°

or more; or

Transportation Reporting• If there is property damage of $10,000.00.

Transportation Reporting• If there is mechanical damage unconnected to

the hazardous materials involved, NO notification is necessary. HOWEVER, a courtesy notification to the LSP Hotline could be beneficial if problems arise during repairs.

Inventory Reporting - Tier II Filing• For 2012:– 15,390 facilities in Louisiana filed a Tier II report

Chemical Inventory Reporting - LAC Title 33 Chapter 101

• Louisiana law and rules require filing of TIER II forms by regulated businesses on or before March 1st.

• It covers the inventory on site for the preceding calendar year.

Chemical Inventory Reporting• Louisiana law and rules are more restrictive than

federal law.

• Federal law allows higher reporting inventory thresholds.

• Louisiana law requires reporting of 500 lbs. or more;

• Lower EHS inventory thresholds take precedent.

When and Where to Submit• Prior to March 1st of each year, owners or

operators must electronically submit the Tier II form to the following:

• Small businesses may submit paper forms.

Submission To1. The Louisiana Emergency Response Commission

(LERC).

2. The Local Emergency Response Committee (LEPC).

3. The Local Fire Department (FD).

Websites• Tier II, Fixed Site and Transportation related

regulations are found on the Louisiana State Police web site:

www.LSP.org/rtk.html

• For information on how to file your Tier Two, please go to the following internet address:

ww.LSP.org/pdf/rtk_efiling.pdf

Additional Topics• Electronic notifications• Tier II form changes• LEPC Regional Workshops• EPA’s tentative dates/locations:

– 5/20/2014 Lake Charles– 5/21/2014 Baton Rouge/Port Allen– 5/22/2014 Alexandria– 8/13/2014 Monroe

For Additional Information:

Gene DuneganEmergency Services Unit(225) 925-6113 ext. 253

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate Louisiana State Police Emergency Services Unit

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