What Types of Facilities are Affected by the Risk Management Plan?
The size or type of company does not determine applicability to the Risk Management Plan; a variety of facilities will be impacted by this new rule including, but not limited to, propane retailers and users, cold storage warehouses, food processors, water treatment systems, chemical and metal products manufacturers, chemical wholesalers, and agricultural chemical retailers. A facility must develop a Risk Management Plan if they have substances identified under the CAAAs Section 112(r) rule at or above a specific threshold quantity that is set for each chemical. Businesses will likely be required to complete an RMP if the type and quantity of chemicals used are listed as regulated substances. The list of regulated substances consists of 77 acutely toxic substances such as chlorine, ammonia, hydrogen chloride, and 63 flammable substances such as propane, butane, and methane. If these substances are transported on-site, handled, used, stored, or manufactured in a process and meet the thre
