FEMA IS 0005 A CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW PACK
●● What information could you gather before the meeting that may be
helpful?
Answer: Prior to the meeting, you would want to request information on
plant emissions from your State Emergency Response Commission and
Local Emergency Planning Committee, and request other general
information on plant conditions from the local fire department and the
plant safety officer. In addition, you might want to research applicable
standards for ammonia emissions. (The Title III "hotline" could be of
some assistance.
●● What laws could the plant potentially be violating?
Answer: Laws that could be violated include the Clean Air Act, the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and State environmental
statutes.
●● Assuming those you invited attended, what are some of the
immediate follow-up actions that can be taken by members of the group
to resolve the situation?
Answer: The county air quality office is asked to take measurements of
air pollutants in the area and determine if there are violations of the
, Clean Air Act. The Local Emergency Planning Committee is asked to
provide copies of the information collected under the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act, and to determine if the facility is
in full compliance with SARA. State natural resource officials, along
with representatives of the Coast Guard and EPA, are asked to
investigate the fish kills in the river and determine if there are any
violations of the Clean Water Act, RCRA, and State environmental
statutes. Union officials agree to ask OSHA to inspect the plant for
compliance with health and safety standards. And the fire inspector
agrees to check the plant for fire code violations.
●● 1. This Federal act addresses the problem of inactive hazardous
waste sites:
Answer: Superfund
●● 2. This act requires chemical companies to research the effects of
new chemicals and notify the EPA before they are manufactured:
Answer: Toxic Substances Control Act
●● 3. Under Title III, the primary responsibility for developing a local
plan for handling accidental releases of acutely toxic substances is the
responsibility of:
Answer: The Local Emergency Planning Committee
●● 4. EPCRA requires industries that store or use certain quantities of
acutely hazardous substances to report them under what conditions?
EVALUATION VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW PACK
●● What information could you gather before the meeting that may be
helpful?
Answer: Prior to the meeting, you would want to request information on
plant emissions from your State Emergency Response Commission and
Local Emergency Planning Committee, and request other general
information on plant conditions from the local fire department and the
plant safety officer. In addition, you might want to research applicable
standards for ammonia emissions. (The Title III "hotline" could be of
some assistance.
●● What laws could the plant potentially be violating?
Answer: Laws that could be violated include the Clean Air Act, the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and State environmental
statutes.
●● Assuming those you invited attended, what are some of the
immediate follow-up actions that can be taken by members of the group
to resolve the situation?
Answer: The county air quality office is asked to take measurements of
air pollutants in the area and determine if there are violations of the
, Clean Air Act. The Local Emergency Planning Committee is asked to
provide copies of the information collected under the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act, and to determine if the facility is
in full compliance with SARA. State natural resource officials, along
with representatives of the Coast Guard and EPA, are asked to
investigate the fish kills in the river and determine if there are any
violations of the Clean Water Act, RCRA, and State environmental
statutes. Union officials agree to ask OSHA to inspect the plant for
compliance with health and safety standards. And the fire inspector
agrees to check the plant for fire code violations.
●● 1. This Federal act addresses the problem of inactive hazardous
waste sites:
Answer: Superfund
●● 2. This act requires chemical companies to research the effects of
new chemicals and notify the EPA before they are manufactured:
Answer: Toxic Substances Control Act
●● 3. Under Title III, the primary responsibility for developing a local
plan for handling accidental releases of acutely toxic substances is the
responsibility of:
Answer: The Local Emergency Planning Committee
●● 4. EPCRA requires industries that store or use certain quantities of
acutely hazardous substances to report them under what conditions?
