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The Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act

The Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act. By Jessica Shi Period 3. What is the EPCRA?.

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The Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act

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  1. The Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act By Jessica Shi Period 3

  2. What is the EPCRA? • the Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) was enacted by Congress in 1986as the national legislation on community safety. This law is designed to help local communities protect public health, safety, and the environment from chemical hazards. • The Community Right-to-Know provisions help increase the public's knowledge and access to information on chemicals at individual facilities, their uses, and releases into the environment. States and communities, working with facilities, can use the information to improve chemical safety and protect public health and the environment. • To implement EPCRA, Congress requires each state to appoint a State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). The SERCs are required to divide their states into Emergency Planning Districts and to name a Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) for each district.

  3. What is the EPCRA?(continued) • A State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) was established to oversee implementation of requirements imposed by SARA Title III, including the formation of the local emergency planning committees and the development of a statewide master plan for hazardous materials incident response. • Under this regulation, both small and large businesses are required to plan for possible emergencies and report chemical information to the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), the local fire department, and tribal nations. • Ecology receives EPCRA reports and manages EPCRA data on behalf of the Washington SERC. Ecology staff also provide technical and regulatory assistance to businesses, local emergency planning committees, tribal nations, and the public. • Broad representation by fire fighters, health officials, government and media representatives, community groups, industrial facilities, and emergency managers ensures that all necessary elements of the planning process are represented.

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