CSB Shares Chemical Release Incident Data
The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) recently shared a list of accidental chemical releases reported since March 23, 2020—the date a new reporting requirement took effect.
Any accidental release that results in death, serious injury, or substantial property damage must be reported to CSB within eight hours of the release. The regulation is found at 40 CFR 1604.3.
Under US EPA regulations (40 CFR 302.6), releases of hazardous substances at or above the substance’s Reportable Quantity (RQ) must be reported immediately to the National Response Center (NRC). For releases reported to the NRC, a facility can satisfy CSB’s reporting requirement by providing the NRC identification number to CSB within 30 minutes of submitting the report to NRC.
The list of reported releases is available for download from CSB’s website. CSB will update the database quarterly.
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Any accidental release that results in death, serious injury, or substantial property damage must be reported to CSB within eight hours of the release. The regulation is found at 40 CFR 1604.3.
Under US EPA regulations (40 CFR 302.6), releases of hazardous substances at or above the substance’s Reportable Quantity (RQ) must be reported immediately to the National Response Center (NRC). For releases reported to the NRC, a facility can satisfy CSB’s reporting requirement by providing the NRC identification number to CSB within 30 minutes of submitting the report to NRC.
153 Releases Reported
CSB lists 153 reportable releases between March 23, 2020 and May 9, 2022. 24 of the releases caused fatalities, 90 caused serious injury, and 62 caused substantial property damage.The list of reported releases is available for download from CSB’s website. CSB will update the database quarterly.
Complete Environmental Regulations Training
Be confident you know your site’s reporting responsibilities for accidental releases, chemical inventory, greenhouse gases, and much more.The Complete Environmental Regulations Webinar guides professionals through the key points of major EPA programs like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water, Act, EPCRA, CERCLA/Superfund, TSCA, and more. Whether you’re new to the field or need an update on changing rules, you will come away from this training with a stronger understanding of your company’s environmental compliance responsibilities.
Join an instructor for the next live webinar on July 11—12.
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