SOCMA Asks EPA to Uphold Revisions Made in 2019 Risk Management Plan Final Rule
The RMP rule is designed to prevent accidental releases at facilities manufacturing specific chemicals.
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) has called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to uphold revisions made in 2019 to the Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rulemaking, which has the support of specialty and batch chemical manufacturers. The RMP rule is designed to prevent accidental releases at facilities manufacturing specific chemicals and requires plants that use extremely hazardous substances to develop a plan to identify the potential effects and emergency response procedures should an accident occur.
“The specialty chemical industry is dedicated to working closely with EPA on RMP,” said Robert Helminiak, vice president of Legal & Government Relations. “SOCMA and our member companies have a significant stake in this issue and want to ensure it is properly shaped, specifically in relation to Safer Technologies and Alternatives Analyses/Inherently Safer Technology, third-party audits and information disclosures.”