201807 Tier II Utilization Presentation

Kansas LEPC Conference

July 2018

Tier II and You

Utilizing EPCRA Tier II Reports to Protect Your Community

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Today’s Agenda

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• Regulatory Background • Tier II Reports

• Information in Reports• Accessing Reports in Kansas

• Finding Information on Chemicals• Emergency Planning Next Steps

What is the Emergency Planning and Community Right‐to‐Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986• Established local, tribal, and state emergency planning groups

• Facilities required to• Inform emergency planners what chemicals are on‐site and facility contacts

• Immediately report accidental releases• Annually inform communities about routine and accidental chemical releases (EPCRA 313)

• Also known as the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act Title III (SARA Title III)


www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qeo9WBRwF8s

ABC West Texas

What Facilities Submit EPCRA 312 Tier II Inventory Reports

• Any facility where amount on‐site meets or exceeds • EPCRA extremely hazardous substance (EHS) threshold planning quantity (TPQ)

• Any other substance where OSHA requires a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

• 10,000 or more pounds


EPCRA Tier II Reports

• Include• Facility name• Address and GPS coordinates• Contact information• Amount of hazardous chemicals stored on‐site• Potential hazards• Locations of hazardous chemicals

• Submitted to State Emergency Response Commission (KDHE), Local Emergency Planning Committee, and fire department by March 1


Where to Find TPQsList of Lists

• Includes thresholds for several regulations

• EPCRA extremely hazardous substances TPQs found in Section 302 column

• TPQs for common extremely hazardous substances in R7

• Ammonia (anhydrous) ‐ 500 pounds• Chlorine ‐ 100 pounds

www.epa.gov/epcra/consolidated‐list‐lists


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Kansas Tier II Reports

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Facility Contact

Chemical Information Storage

Location

Facility Info

Accessing Kansas Tier II Reportshttp://kansas.tier2online.com/index.php


Four Methods of Searching Kansas Tier II Reports

• Facility Name• Location

• City• County

• Chemical• Business Code

• Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC)• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)


Searching Kansas Tier II Reports


Searching Kansas Tier II Reports (cont.)


Issues with Chemical Names On Kansas Tier II Reports

• Abbreviations and trade‐names used • 2,4‐D LV6 (2,4‐Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, 2‐Ethylhexyl Ester)

• SALVO (2,4‐Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, 2‐Ethylhexyl Ester)


• No standardization• 7 versions of Anhydrous Ammonia

• Anhydrous Ammonia vs Ammonia Anhydrous

• Sulfur vs Sulphur

• Misspellings• Example: Anhydrouse Ammonia

Issues with Chemical Names On Kansas Tier II Reports (cont.)

• No chemical abstracts service (CAS) number provided • Incorrect chemical reported

• Chlorine vs sodium hypochlorite• Solutions report incorrect strength

• 37% hydrochloric acid regulated under the Risk Management Program

• 36% hydrochloric acid is not


Example Kansas Tier II Reports


Example Kansas Tier II Reports (cont.)


Topeka Tier II Facilities• 111 Tier II’s for Topeka• Simple – Lead/Acid Batteries• Complicated – 48 Entries• Harmless – Sand• Higher potential risks

• Chlorine used for water treatment

• Anhydrous ammonia used for refrigeration and fertilizer


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Identifying Facilities that Submit Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

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Green = Agriculture RMPRed = Refrigeration RMPBlue = Chemical Manufacturing

RMPWhite = Water Treatment RMPYellow= Submitted Tier II

Report

Topeka Facilities

Emergency Planners and Responders Can Request

• Current copy of Risk Management Plan • Off‐site consequence analysis• Names and quantities of regulated substances• Accidents in past 5 years• Emergency contacts

• Copy of incident investigation reports• May include information on near misses• Discusses what happened and follow‐up taken

• Copy of Emergency Response Plan or Emergency Action Plan

These are all Risk Management Program items facilities are required to have


Resources for Chemical Information


• Safety Data Sheets (SDS)• CAMEO / ALOHA / MARPLOT www.epa.gov/cameo• WISER wiser.nlm.nih.gov or webwiser.nlm.nih.gov• NIOSH www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg• ERG www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/erg/emergency‐response‐guidebook‐erg• RMP Comp cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx‐rmp‐maintain/action/rmp‐comp

Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)• Search reputable company websites

• Examples: Aldrich, Sigma‐Aldrich, Fisher Chemical, Air Gas, PraxAir*• 16 Sections

1: Identification2: Hazard(s) Identification3: Composition/Ingredient Information4: First Aid Measures5: Firefighting Measures6: Accidental Release Measures7: Handling and Storage8: Exposure Controls/Personal Protection

9: Physical and Chemical Properties10: Stability and Reactivity11: Toxicological Information12: Ecological Information13: Disposal Considerations14: Transport Information15: Regulatory Information16: Other Information


*Sample SDS from following slides found at www.praxair.com/‐/media/documents/sds/ammonia‐nh3‐safety‐data‐sheet‐sds‐p4562.pdf?la=en


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CAMEO Software Suitewww.epa.gov/cameo


• Computer‐Aided Management of Emergency Operations software• Integrates

• CAMEOfm – Database to manage facility and chemical information• CAMEO Chemicals – Extensive chemical database • MARPLOT – Mapping application including census information• ALOHA – Atmospheric dispersion model used for evaluating hazardous chemical vapors

• Download to your computer and mobile devices

CAMEO Chemicals


• Chemical and UN/NA datasheets

• Physical and health hazards

• Spill response recommendations

• As found in Emergency Response Guidebook

cameochemicals.noaa.gov/

CAMEO Chemicals (cont.)


WISERwebwiser.nlm.nih.gov


• Focuses on information useful during emergency responses

• Includes treatment during exposure

• Helps identify an unknown

• Free to download

NIOSH Pocket Guide

• Concise• Essential physical and chemical properties

• Exposure levels• Incompatibilities• Lots of abbreviations• Not explicit in actions to be taken

Website: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/search.htmlMobile ap: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/mobilepocketguide.html


Emergency Response Guide

• Initial actions to be taken by first responders

• Used for the first 30 minutes of response or until more advanced help arrives

• Easy to use

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Orange Colored Guide Pages

• Potential hazards • Health, fire, explosion

• Public safety measures• Secure, isolate, notify (SIN)

• Protective clothing• Evacuation distances• Emergency response

• Fire extinguishing agents• Spill or leak control measures• First aid



Game to practice ERG skills: hazmatsolutions.net/2016‐erg‐game/You tube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCpr4Xmhrss PHMSA Website: www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/erg/erg2016‐english

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RMP Comp and MARPLOTwww.epa.gov/rmp/rmpcomp

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Determine area potentially impacted by a chemical release

Use MARPLOT to map and view census data

Websites with Chemical Incompatibility Information

• www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016‐03/documents/compat‐haz‐waste.pdf

• ehs.princeton.edu/sites/ehs/files/Chemical%20Incompatibility%20Chart.pdf

• pub.extranet.fsu.edu/sites/safety/safetywiki/Wiki%20Pages/Incompatible%20Chemical%20Storage%20Chart.aspx

• rms.unlv.edu/environmental‐and‐lab/labinspect/IncChem.pdf


Chemical Incompatibilities (cont.)


(From Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Guide for Safety in the Chemical Laboratory, pp. 215–217, Van Nostrand )

Chemical Incompatibilities (cont.)


• Facility produces: Distilled spirits, specialty wheat proteins, starches

• October 21, 2016 • 4,000 gallons sulfuric

acid incorrected loaded into tank with 6,000 gallons of bleach

• Large cloud of chlorine released into the air

Incompatible Chemicals Mixing Leads to AccidentsMGPI in Atchison, Kansas


Sodium Hypochlorite

Sulfuric Acid

Reaction Results

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Chemical Safety Board Investigation • Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tflm9mttAAI• Report and Pictures: www.csb.gov/mgpi‐processing‐inc‐toxic‐

chemical‐release‐/Facilities may accidentally release chemicals not found on Tier II Reports

• Chemicals stored below threshold• Unintended mixing forming a new chemical

Take time to download WISER free at wiser.nlm.nih.gov/register.html

MGPI Lessons Learned

What You Can Do With This Information?

• Talk with Tier II Facilities• Request site visits• Request copy of emergency action or report plan• Ask facility to join the Local Emergency Planning Committee

• Share information with emergency management/fire/hazmat• Put information in community plan


Who To Call With Questions on Chemicals?

• Local college chemistry department• Consultant• Kansas Department of Health and Environment• EPA (Your Presenters)

• Dr. Steve Greenwald; 913‐551‐7408, [email protected]• Doug Ferguson; 913‐551‐7221, [email protected]

Questions?


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