By Beeta B. Lashkari
Last month, the Chemical Safety Board (“CSB”) published its first list of incidents that had been reported to the agency pursuant to its Accidental Release Reporting Rule.
The CSB’s Reporting Rule was published in the Federal Register on February 21, 2020, and took effect a month later, on March 23, 2020. As we previously reported, the rule requires that owners and operators of stationary sources report accidental releases that result in a fatality, serious injury, or substantial property damage to the CSB within eight hours. That accidental release report must indicate:
- The name and contact information for the owner/operator;
- The name and contact information for the person making the report;
- The location information and facility identifier;
- The approximate time of the accidental release;
- A brief description of the accidental release;
- An indication whether one or more of the following has occurred:
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- (1) Fire;
- (2) Explosion;
- (3) Death;
- (4) Serious injury; or
- (5) Property damage.