Reminder Notice

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Reminder Notice

Compliance Audits

Owners and/or operators of facilities with Program 2 or Program 3 covered processes must perform compliance audits to evaluate compliance with the applicable prevention program provisions as required under 40 CFR งง68.58 (for Program 2 processes) and under 40 CFR งง68.79 (for Program 3 processes).

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Requirements:

You must conduct an audit of the process to evaluate compliance with the prevention program requirements at least once every three years*.

At least one person involved in the audit must be knowledgeable in the process.

You must develop a report of the findings and document appropriate responses to each finding and document that deficiencies have been addressed.

The two most recent audit reports must be kept on-site.

You must certify that you have evaluated compliance with the applicable prevention program provisions to verify that the procedures and practices developed to satisfy the Risk Management Program rule are adequate and are being followed.

Download a sample certification form: WPD DOC PDF HTML

Upon completion, please keep the audit documentation and certification with your compliance audit files. You are not required to submit this documentation at this time.

*Note: Facilities subject to the Risk Management Program rule were required to submit their Risk Management Plans (RMPs) to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) no later than June 21, 1999. Compliance audits are required to be conducted at least once every three years. The first compliance audit, therefore, will need to be completed by June 21, 2002.

Available Technical Assistance Resources:

Technical assistance can be obtained by calling the Risk Management Planning Program’s staff at (850) 413-9970. This web page provides many helpful RMP resources including the RMP audit checklists which are used by the Division of Emergency Management’s audit team to conduct risk management program compliance audits. These checklists are also available to you for conducting the required compliance audits of your facility’s prevention program provisions.