{"id":43929,"date":"2018-08-27T00:52:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T04:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=42653"},"modified":"2018-08-27T00:52:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T04:52:51","slug":"appeals-court-strikes-epas-attempt-delay-chemical-disaster-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/appeals-court-strikes-epas-attempt-delay-chemical-disaster-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court strikes down EPA\u2019s attempt to delay Chemical Disaster Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington \u2014 A federal appeals court has struck down the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s latest attempt to delay the Obama-era Chemical Disaster Rule.<\/p>\n<p>In a decision issued Aug. 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that EPA\u2019s reasoning for pushing back the effective date to Feb. 19, 2019, \u201cmakes a mockery\u201d of the Clean Air Act, and that the postponement has \u201cdelayed lifesaving protections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chemical Disaster Rule amends EPA\u2019s Risk Management Program for chemical facilities with the intention of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Preventing catastrophic incidents by improving incident prevention program requirements. <\/li>\n<li> Enhancing emergency preparedness to ensure coordination between facilities and local communities. <\/li>\n<li> Improving information access to help the public understand the risks at RMP facilities. <\/li>\n<li> Improving third-party audits at RMP facilities. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prompting those changes, in part, was a fertilizer facility explosion that killed 15 people in West, TX, in 2013. An Aug. 8 letter from Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tom Carper (D-DE) to former EPA administrator Scott Pruitt cites agency data showing more than 1,500 serious incidents occurred at chemical facilities from 2004 to 2013, \u201cresulting in 58 deaths, over 17,000 injuries and billions of dollars in property damage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>EPA finalized the Chemical Disaster Rule on Jan. 13, 2017, with an initial effective date of March 14 that same year. The Trump administration delayed the effective date for 60 days on Jan. 26. The agency then delayed the rule for another 90 days on March 13, and published a final rule June 14 to push it back to Feb. 19, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental groups \u2013 including lead petitioner Air Alliance Houston \u2013 as well as attorneys general from 11 states and other parties filed a lawsuit in response to the delays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision means that people living near industrial facilities and those who respond to chemical accidents will have the stronger protections they deserve,\u201d Air Alliance Houston Executive Director Bakeyah Nelson said in an Aug. 17 press release.<\/p>\n<p>Unaffected by the ruling is EPA\u2019s proposed rule, issued May 17, to rescind amendments on safer technology and alternatives analyses, third-party audits, incident investigations, information availability, and \u201cseveral other minor regulatory changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The agency states that the changes will address, among other issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Potential security risks associated with new information disclosure requirements introduced in the 2017 amendments. <\/li>\n<li> Concerns about unnecessary regulations and their costs, along with concerns that EPA did not coordinate rulemaking with OSHA. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>EPA also stated that it is seeking to modify amendments regarding local emergency coordination, emergency exercises and public meetings, as well as change the compliance dates for those amendments. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com\/articles\/17388-appeals-court-strikes-down-epas-attempt-to-delay-chemical-disaster-rule\"> Retrieved from Safetyandhealthmagazine.com <\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Related Training DVDs:<\/h2>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3> Chemical Safety Training Video <\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/chemical-safety-training-video-7919.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/chemical_1-3.jpg\" alt=\"chemical\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Designed to help you understand more about chemicals and chemical safety. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/chemical-safety-training-video-7919.html\"> View Product<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3> Hazard &#038; Risk Evaluation Training Video by Efilm <\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/hazard-and-risk-evaluation-training-video-by-efilm-10702.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/1\/image\/650x375\/f31b0cfd465b5145025020710a9577fb\/h\/a\/hazard.jpg\" alt=\"chemical\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>   Provides OSHA Hazwoper training for personnel who respond to hazmat incidents. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/hazard-and-risk-evaluation-training-video-by-efilm-10702.html\"> View Product<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3> Chemical Protection Clothing Safety Training  <\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/chemical-protection-clothing-safety-training.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chemical_protection-3.jpg\" alt=\"chemical\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Chemical Protection Clothing program covers various types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/chemical-protection-clothing-safety-training.html\"> View Product<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington \u2014 A federal appeals court has struck down the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s latest attempt to delay the Obama-era Chemical Disaster Rule. 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