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General RMP Guidance - Chapter 8: Emergency Response Program

If you have a Program 2 or 3 process at your facility, Part 68 requires an emergency response program in place if employees respond to some releases involving regulated substances.

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Chapter 8: Emergency Response Program (April 2004) (PDF)(17 pp, 202 K)