These are research candidates for this profile. Confirm the exact organization and activity before concluding that a rule applies.
Research onlyOSHA Process Safety Management
29 CFR 1910.119
For processes meeting OSHA 1910.119 chemical or flammable-material quantity conditions, subject to exclusions and applicable state-plan rules. Assess the process boundary and Appendix A substances rather than the industry name. PSM and EPA RMP have separate scope tests; one program does not automatically satisfy the other.
Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL
Research applicability questions
- Which connected or nearby process vessels contain covered chemicals or flammable materials, and in what quantities?
- Do retail, fuel-use, remote-facility or other exclusions and state-plan variations affect this process?
EPA Risk Management Program
40 CFR Part 68
For stationary-source processes containing regulated substances above the applicable 40 CFR Part 68 thresholds. Determine substance, process, exceptions and program level separately from OSHA PSM. Current regulatory text and compliance dates govern; a 2026 EPA reconsideration proposal must not be treated as an effective replacement rule.
Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL
Research applicability questions
- Does a stationary-source process contain a listed regulated substance above its threshold, after applicable exceptions?
- Which RMP program level and prevention/emergency-response duties apply to this process?
OSHA emergency action plans
29 CFR 1910.38
An emergency action plan is required when another OSHA standard triggers 29 CFR 1910.38. Confirm the triggering standard and state-plan coverage. A plan must generally be written and available to employees; employers with ten or fewer employees may communicate it orally. Do not infer a written-plan violation solely from the industry label.
Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL
Research applicability questions
- Which OSHA standard requires an emergency action plan for this workplace?
- How many employees does the employer have, and does the ten-or-fewer oral-plan exception apply?
- Does an OSHA-approved state plan apply, and does it impose different workplace requirements?
- What work activities, hazards and other OSHA standards trigger this workplace emergency-plan duty?
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards monitor
6 CFR Part 27 historical program
Historical chemical-facility security research only: statutory CFATS authority lapsed on July 28, 2023. This entry remains inactive and is not a current assessment requirement. Review any reauthorization against enacted authority before changing status; pre-lapse protected information can still have handling restrictions.
Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL
Research applicability questions
- Has enacted authority actually reauthorized CFATS, rather than only a proposal or historical CFR text?
- Does the document contain chemical-terrorism vulnerability information protected under remaining handling authorities?
RCRA hazardous-waste management
40 CFR Parts 260–273; select generator, transporter and facility provisions
For activities involving wastes classified as hazardous under the applicable federal/state RCRA program. Generator category, accumulation, transport, treatment/storage/disposal and permit status determine requirements. Authorized state programs can be broader or more stringent. An industrial-sector label or a recycling operation alone does not establish every hazardous-waste duty.
Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL
Research applicability questions
- What hazardous-waste determinations and generator, transporter or treatment/storage/disposal roles apply?
- Which federal or authorized-state program, generator category, exclusions and permits govern the facility?
DOT hazardous-materials transportation
49 CFR Parts 171–180
For hazardous materials offered or transported in commerce within the DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations. Classification, quantity, packaging, offeror/carrier roles and highway/rail/air/vessel modes determine duties and exceptions. Review special permits and security-plan triggers separately. Part 40 employee testing does not replace hazardous-materials transport requirements.
Jurisdictions: US-FEDERAL
Research applicability questions
- Which materials, classifications, quantities and offeror/carrier functions are involved?
- Which transport modes, packaging, exceptions or special permits and security-plan triggers apply?