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AWWA ACE95162

  • Coordination of State and Federal Risk Management Programs
  • Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 01/01/1995
  • Publisher: AWWA

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Numerous laws have been adopted at the federal, state and local levels which establish minimum requirements regarding chemical accident preparedness and prevention. The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 established requirements for both the Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations for the assessment and mitigation of chemical hazards and other measures related to prevention and preparedness at chemical handling facilities. Additionally, four states have adopted legislation with similar purpose, but with somewhat divergent requirements of facilities. Consequently, facilities are faced with multiple laws, multiple implementing agencies, similar and dissimilar requirements and inconsistent scheduling. States are faced with implementing the two federal laws and, in some cases, their own state laws, with limited resources and inconsistent implementation mandates. This results in ineffective utilization of facility and agency resources. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection has strived to coordinate the requirements of the existing State and Federal chemical accident prevention programs. Further coordination at the federal level will help promote effective program implementation and possibly make state adoption of the federal accident prevention programs more likely.

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