Compliance with a Few of EPA’s New RMP Program Changes Is Required Starting in May 2024

On March 11, 2024, EPA’s “Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule” (the SCCAP Rule) was published in the Federal Register. See 89 Fed. Reg. 17622 (Mar. 11, 2024). The SCCAP Rule makes a number of significant changes to the federal Risk Management Plan (RMP) program. For a discussion of the final SCCAP Rule and its implications for the scope of the Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), third-party compliance audits, new employee participation requirements and expanded information sharing with the public and local emergency responders, please see our March 14, 2024 webinar, “Round Three: EPA’s Latest Changes to the RMP Program – Initial Insights and Next Steps.”

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