EPCRA - The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986, which is the third part of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, also known as SARA Title III
Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) - Any one of 366+ hazardous chemicals on a list compiled by the US EPA to provide a focus for state and local emergency planning
Facility - All buildings, structures and other stationary items which are located on a single site or a contiguous or adjacent site which are owned or operated by the same person and which actually manufacture, produce, use, transfer,. store, supply or distribute any hazardous material. The term includes railroad yards and truck terminals but does not include individual trucks, rolling stock, water vessels, airplanes or other transportation vehicles.
Hazardous Chemicals - Any chemical as defined by SARA Title III Section 311.(e), which reads: "Substances as defined within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.1200(c), except that the term does not include the following: (1) Any food, food additive , color additive, drug or cosmetic regulated by the FDA; (2) Any substance present as a solid in any manufactured item to the extent that exposure to the substance does not occur under normal circumstances; (3) Any substance to the extent that it is used for personal, family or household purposes or is present in the same form and concentration as a product packaged for distribution and use by the general public; (4) Any substance to the extent that is is used on a research laboratory or a hospital or other medical facility under the direct supervision of a technically qualified individual; (5) Any substance to the extent that it is used in routine agricultural operations or is a fertilizer held for sale by a retailer to the ultimate consumer."
LEPC - Local Emergency Planning Committee. In Mason County, the Mason County Local Emergency Planning Committee.
MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet. A worksheet required by the US OSHA containing information about hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
SARA Title III - The third part of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, also known as EPCRA.
Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) - The amount of an extremely hazardous substance present at a facility above which the facility's owner/operator must give emergency planning notification to the LEPC and IEMA.
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