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Table of Contents

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act

Module 1:

Inventory of Chemicals

OVERVIEW

INDEX

Compling an Inventory of Products with MSDSs

	Identifying Extremely Hazardous Substances

	Identifying Hazardous Substances

	Identifying Toxic Chemicals

	Identifying Chemicals that have no MSDSs

	Using the Optional Inventory Worksheets

	Inventory Worksheets in the Work Area

Module 2:

Emergency Planning Notification

OVERVIEW

INDEX


	Designation as an Emergency Planning Facility

	Determining Whether the Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) Has Been Exceeded

	Using the Optional Aggregation Worksheet A

	One - Time Reporting Requirements

	Episodie Reporting Requirements

Module 3:

Emergency Release

OVERVIEW

INDEX


	Detection of Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) or Hazardous Substance (HS) Release

	Exempt Releases

	Notification Requirements

Module 4:

Community Right-to-Know

OVERVIEW

INDEX


	Identifying Products Which Are Exempt

	Determining Which HCs Meet or Exceed Thresholds

	One-Time Reporting Requirements

	Periodic Reporting Requirements

	Episodic Reporting Requirements

	Fulfilling LEPC Requests for Additional MSDSs or Tier II Forms

Module 5:

Toxic Chemical Release Inventory

OVERVIEW

INDEX


	Determining Whether the Facility is Subject to the TRI

	Identifying Potential Exemptions

	Determining Which TCs Exceed Threshold

	Identifying Types of Toxic Chemical Use

	Periodic Reporting Requirements

	Record Keeping

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