Chemical accident prevention under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Plant/Operations Progress; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/prsb.720110214· OSTI ID:7240715

Matthiessen, R C ^[1]

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1. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 enacted recently contain provisions for the prevention of chemical accidents under Title III-Hazardous Air Pollutants. Some of these provisions include: a general duty clause, preparation of a list of substances and thresholds, requirements for the preparation of risk management plans by industry, specific accident prevention regulations, establishment of a Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, and requirements for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to promulgate a process safety management standard. These provisions, approaches with respect to process safety management by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and coordination with OSHA are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 7240715
• Journal Information: Plant/Operations Progress; (United States), Vol. 11:2; ISSN 0278-4513
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CHEMICAL PLANTS
MANAGEMENT
SAFETY ENGINEERING
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHEMICAL SPILLS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS
HAZARDS
US CLEAN AIR ACT
US EPA
US OSHA
CONTROL
ENGINEERING
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LAWS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION LAWS
US DOL
US ORGANIZATIONS
540220* - Environment
Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)