Risk Management Plans
Facilities using certain chemicals must report risk management plans (RMPs) to prevent and respond to chemical accidents in the United States. Each facility’s Plan must include:
- A worst-case chemical release and more-likely “alternative release” scenario,
- Information about chemical accidents that have occurred in the last five years,
- An accident prevention program,
- An emergency response plan,
- Identifying information about the facility, including its location, address and contact information, and
- An Executive Summary that summarizes the Plan and allows the company reporting the data to characterize the information in the RMP.
EPA site for RMP information:
Toxmap
Environmental Health Maps provides searchable, interactive maps of EPA TRI and Superfund data, plus US Census and NCI health data.
- Show the geographic distribution of releases by chemical
- Show how the amount of chemical releases have changed over time
- Use chemical and geographic terms from the displayed map to search bibliographic databases
- Link to chemical information in TOXNET’s Hazardous Substances DataBank (HSDB) and other authoritative resources
- Integrate geographically coded data from other sources
- Provide general information about GIS, data quality, and map interpretation
- Make information easy to navigate and understandable to those unfamiliar with GIS
ERNS
The Emergency Response Notification system tracks toxic chemical spills.
U.S. EPA Office of Emergency Management
Companies are required to report chemical spills promptly. If a significant spill occurs at a facility the EPA may require a more thorough investigation and report.
EPA publishes reports on major catastrophes.
EPA – Waste Sites
EPA maintains a list of settlements agreements to clean up waste sites
Chemical Safety Board
The CSB has a team of experts who investigate chemical accidents and issue reports. This site contains reports from specific investigations as well as policy recommendations.
Chemical Safety Board – Videos
CSB has a list of DVDs available documenting industrial disasters.
