CSB Proposes Rule For Facilities To Report Accidental Chemical Releases

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is proposing a rule that would require industrial facilities to quickly report to the CSB certain accidental chemical releases, a measure that when finalized could fill in gaps left by the Trump EPA’s rule rolling back the agency’s Risk Management Plan (RMP) program. The new reporting rule , slated for publication in the Dec. 12 Federal Register , details when and what industrial facilities must report when an accidental release occurs...