Kansas LEPC Conference
July 2018
Tier II and You
Utilizing EPCRA Tier II Reports to Protect Your Community
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Today’s Agenda
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• Regulatory Background • Tier II Reports
• Information in Reports• Accessing Reports in Kansas
• Finding Information on Chemicals• Emergency Planning Next Steps
What is the Emergency Planning and Community Right‐to‐Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986• Established local, tribal, and state emergency planning groups
• Facilities required to• Inform emergency planners what chemicals are on‐site and facility contacts
• Immediately report accidental releases• Annually inform communities about routine and accidental chemical releases (EPCRA 313)
• Also known as the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act Title III (SARA Title III)
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What Facilities Submit EPCRA 312 Tier II Inventory Reports
• Any facility where amount on‐site meets or exceeds • EPCRA extremely hazardous substance (EHS) threshold planning quantity (TPQ)
• Any other substance where OSHA requires a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
• 10,000 or more pounds
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EPCRA Tier II Reports
• Include• Facility name• Address and GPS coordinates• Contact information• Amount of hazardous chemicals stored on‐site• Potential hazards• Locations of hazardous chemicals
• Submitted to State Emergency Response Commission (KDHE), Local Emergency Planning Committee, and fire department by March 1
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Where to Find TPQsList of Lists
• Includes thresholds for several regulations
• EPCRA extremely hazardous substances TPQs found in Section 302 column
• TPQs for common extremely hazardous substances in R7
• Ammonia (anhydrous) ‐ 500 pounds• Chlorine ‐ 100 pounds
www.epa.gov/epcra/consolidated‐list‐lists
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Facility Contact
Chemical Information Storage
Location
Facility Info
Accessing Kansas Tier II Reportshttp://kansas.tier2online.com/index.php
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Four Methods of Searching Kansas Tier II Reports
• Facility Name• Location
• City• County
• Chemical• Business Code
• Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC)• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
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Searching Kansas Tier II Reports
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Searching Kansas Tier II Reports (cont.)
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Issues with Chemical Names On Kansas Tier II Reports
• Abbreviations and trade‐names used • 2,4‐D LV6 (2,4‐Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, 2‐Ethylhexyl Ester)
• SALVO (2,4‐Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, 2‐Ethylhexyl Ester)
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• No standardization• 7 versions of Anhydrous Ammonia
• Anhydrous Ammonia vs Ammonia Anhydrous
• Sulfur vs Sulphur
• Misspellings• Example: Anhydrouse Ammonia
Issues with Chemical Names On Kansas Tier II Reports (cont.)
• No chemical abstracts service (CAS) number provided • Incorrect chemical reported
• Chlorine vs sodium hypochlorite• Solutions report incorrect strength
• 37% hydrochloric acid regulated under the Risk Management Program
• 36% hydrochloric acid is not
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Example Kansas Tier II Reports
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Example Kansas Tier II Reports
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Example Kansas Tier II Reports (cont.)
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Example Kansas Tier II Reports (cont.)
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Example Kansas Tier II Reports (cont.)
Topeka Tier II Facilities• 111 Tier II’s for Topeka• Simple – Lead/Acid Batteries• Complicated – 48 Entries• Harmless – Sand• Higher potential risks
• Chlorine used for water treatment
• Anhydrous ammonia used for refrigeration and fertilizer
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Identifying Facilities that Submit Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
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Green = Agriculture RMPRed = Refrigeration RMPBlue = Chemical Manufacturing
RMPWhite = Water Treatment RMPYellow= Submitted Tier II
Report
Topeka Facilities
Emergency Planners and Responders Can Request
• Current copy of Risk Management Plan • Off‐site consequence analysis• Names and quantities of regulated substances• Accidents in past 5 years• Emergency contacts
• Copy of incident investigation reports• May include information on near misses• Discusses what happened and follow‐up taken
• Copy of Emergency Response Plan or Emergency Action Plan
These are all Risk Management Program items facilities are required to have
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Resources for Chemical Information
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• Safety Data Sheets (SDS)• CAMEO / ALOHA / MARPLOT www.epa.gov/cameo• WISER wiser.nlm.nih.gov or webwiser.nlm.nih.gov• NIOSH www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg• ERG www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/erg/emergency‐response‐guidebook‐erg• RMP Comp cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx‐rmp‐maintain/action/rmp‐comp
Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)• Search reputable company websites
• Examples: Aldrich, Sigma‐Aldrich, Fisher Chemical, Air Gas, PraxAir*• 16 Sections
1: Identification2: Hazard(s) Identification3: Composition/Ingredient Information4: First Aid Measures5: Firefighting Measures6: Accidental Release Measures7: Handling and Storage8: Exposure Controls/Personal Protection
9: Physical and Chemical Properties10: Stability and Reactivity11: Toxicological Information12: Ecological Information13: Disposal Considerations14: Transport Information15: Regulatory Information16: Other Information
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*Sample SDS from following slides found at www.praxair.com/‐/media/documents/sds/ammonia‐nh3‐safety‐data‐sheet‐sds‐p4562.pdf?la=en
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Physical and Chemical Properties Continued
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CAMEO Software Suitewww.epa.gov/cameo
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• Computer‐Aided Management of Emergency Operations software• Integrates
• CAMEOfm – Database to manage facility and chemical information• CAMEO Chemicals – Extensive chemical database • MARPLOT – Mapping application including census information• ALOHA – Atmospheric dispersion model used for evaluating hazardous chemical vapors
• Download to your computer and mobile devices
CAMEO Chemicals
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• Chemical and UN/NA datasheets
• Physical and health hazards
• Spill response recommendations
• As found in Emergency Response Guidebook
cameochemicals.noaa.gov/
CAMEO Chemicals (cont.)
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WISERwebwiser.nlm.nih.gov
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• Focuses on information useful during emergency responses
• Includes treatment during exposure
• Helps identify an unknown
• Free to download
NIOSH Pocket Guide
• Concise• Essential physical and chemical properties
• Exposure levels• Incompatibilities• Lots of abbreviations• Not explicit in actions to be taken
Website: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/search.htmlMobile ap: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/mobilepocketguide.html
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Emergency Response Guide
• Initial actions to be taken by first responders
• Used for the first 30 minutes of response or until more advanced help arrives
• Easy to use
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Orange Colored Guide Pages
• Potential hazards • Health, fire, explosion
• Public safety measures• Secure, isolate, notify (SIN)
• Protective clothing• Evacuation distances• Emergency response
• Fire extinguishing agents• Spill or leak control measures• First aid
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Game to practice ERG skills: hazmatsolutions.net/2016‐erg‐game/You tube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCpr4Xmhrss PHMSA Website: www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/erg/erg2016‐english
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RMP Comp and MARPLOTwww.epa.gov/rmp/rmpcomp
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Determine area potentially impacted by a chemical release
Use MARPLOT to map and view census data
Websites with Chemical Incompatibility Information
• www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016‐03/documents/compat‐haz‐waste.pdf
• ehs.princeton.edu/sites/ehs/files/Chemical%20Incompatibility%20Chart.pdf
• pub.extranet.fsu.edu/sites/safety/safetywiki/Wiki%20Pages/Incompatible%20Chemical%20Storage%20Chart.aspx
• rms.unlv.edu/environmental‐and‐lab/labinspect/IncChem.pdf
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Chemical Incompatibilities (cont.)
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(From Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Guide for Safety in the Chemical Laboratory, pp. 215–217, Van Nostrand )
Chemical Incompatibilities (cont.)
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• Facility produces: Distilled spirits, specialty wheat proteins, starches
• October 21, 2016 • 4,000 gallons sulfuric
acid incorrected loaded into tank with 6,000 gallons of bleach
• Large cloud of chlorine released into the air
Incompatible Chemicals Mixing Leads to AccidentsMGPI in Atchison, Kansas
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Sodium Hypochlorite
Sulfuric Acid
Reaction Results
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Chemical Safety Board Investigation • Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tflm9mttAAI• Report and Pictures: www.csb.gov/mgpi‐processing‐inc‐toxic‐
chemical‐release‐/Facilities may accidentally release chemicals not found on Tier II Reports
• Chemicals stored below threshold• Unintended mixing forming a new chemical
Take time to download WISER free at wiser.nlm.nih.gov/register.html
MGPI Lessons Learned
What You Can Do With This Information?
• Talk with Tier II Facilities• Request site visits• Request copy of emergency action or report plan• Ask facility to join the Local Emergency Planning Committee
• Share information with emergency management/fire/hazmat• Put information in community plan
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Who To Call With Questions on Chemicals?
• Local college chemistry department• Consultant• Kansas Department of Health and Environment• EPA (Your Presenters)
• Dr. Steve Greenwald; 913‐551‐7408, [email protected]• Doug Ferguson; 913‐551‐7221, [email protected]
Questions?
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