How does the Risk Management Plan rule apply to my operations as a propane distributor?
A1: This rule applies to anyone who stores at least 10,000 pounds or more of propane or any of the listed flammable substances in a process covered by the rule. Flammable fuels used as a fuel at a facility or flammable fuels held for a sale at retail establishments are no longer covered by the RMP rule (Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act signed into law on August 5,1999). A retail facility is a facility at which more than one-half of the income is obtained from direct sales to end users or at which more than one-half of the fuel sold, by volume, is sold through a cylinder exchange program. A process is defined as: “Any activity involving a regulated substance, including any use, storage, manufacturing, handling or on-site movement of such substances or any combination of these activities. For purposes of this definition, any group of vessels that are interconnected, or separate vessels that are located such that a regulated substance could be inv
