Risk Management Program Guidance and Fact Sheets
This page contains guidance documents and fact sheets for the Risk Management Program rule.
On this page:
- Fact Sheets
- Guidance for Facilities
- Guidance for Inspectors and Implementing Agencies
- RMP Policies
- Frequent Questions
Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet: Clean Air Act Section 112(r): Accidental Release Prevention / Risk Management Plan Rule
The General Duty Clause Fact Sheet
Small Business and the Risk Management Program
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention on Tribal Lands
Guidance for Facilities
Guidance for Facilities on RMP
- General Risk Management Program Guidance
- Supplemental Risk Management Program Guidance for Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities
- Supplemental Risk Management Program Guidance for Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Risk Management Program Guidance for Propane Storage Facilities
- Risk Management Program Guidance for Warehouses
- Risk Management Program Guidance for Chemical Distributors
- Risk Management Program Guidance for Offsite Consequence Analysis
- Technical Background Document for Offsite Consequence Analysis for Anhydrous Aqueous Ammonia, Chlorine, and Sulfur Dioxide
- Additional Information
Guidance for Implementation of the General Duty Clause: Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 112(r)(1)
RMP Guidance for Offsite Consequence Analysis
Guidance for Inspectors and Implementing Agencies
Guidance for Conducting RMP Inspections Under Clean Air Act Section 112(r)
Clean Air Act Section 112(r) Inspection Guidance Distribution Memorandum
Guidance for RMP Implementing Agencies Under Clean Air Act Section 112(r)
Guidance for Auditing RMPs under Clean Air Act Section 112(r)
RMP Policies
Security Notice To Federal, State and Local Officials Receiving Access to the Risk Management Program’s Off-site Consequence Analysis Information (pdf)
Updated: October 2016
Memorandum of Understanding between EPA and CSB on Chemical Incidents
Issued: March 1999
Frequent Questions
Search frequently asked questions or submit your own question or comments in the Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule section of EPA's Frequent Questions Database.
OSHA’s Standard Interpretations and Compliance Letters
A text-searchable website for of interpretations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards by OSHA's Directorate of Compliance Programs. OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) program is closely related to EPA’s RMP program. The page provides search capabilities, as well as numeric and chronological listing of frequent questions.