North Central Florida Local Emergency Planning Committee

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North Central Florida LocalEmergency Planning
Committee

• Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist,
  Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee,Taylor,
  and Union Counties
• www.ncflepc.org

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Dwayne Mundy, DirectorPublic Safety and
Regulatory Compliance

• Staff - North Central Florida LEPC Florida
  District 3 LEPC
• Member of State Emergency Response Commissions
  Training Task Force, and CAMEO Workgroups
• Former Chair of U.S. EPA LEPC Issues Subgroup of
  RMP Workgroup

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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

• EPCRA became law in 1986 after Bophal, India
• State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)to
  oversee planning for hazmat emergencies
• Local Emergency Planning Committees do hazmat
  planning based on local needs and resources

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What is an LEPC?

• Has the job of protecting the community from
  chemical spills
• Broad based membership
• Emergency plan
• First responder training program
• Public education
• Common Sense

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LEPC Programs

• Providing access to chemical inventories to first
  responders and the public
• Hazmat exercises
• Emergency plans
• Training

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Annual Chemical Inventory Reporting

• Tier II chemical inventory forms
• Facilities must file follow-up reports
• Cl2, SO2 and NH3 require site specific analysis
  by LEPC

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How Your LEPC Can Help You?

• Hazmat Training
• Hazmat Exercises
• Compliance Assistance
• Emergency Planning
• Public Education
• FREE already paid for by hazmat users

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LEPC Help - First Responder Training

• 29 CFR 1910.1200 - Hazards Communications
• 29 CFR 1910.120(q) Emergency Response
• Awareness - Discovery
• Operations - Defensive
• Technician - Offensive
• Incident Commander

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LEPC Assistance- Hazmat Exercises

• Have you tested your emergency plan?
• Table Top Exercise
• Functional Exercise
• Full-Scale Exercise

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LEPC Assistance - Compliance Assistance

• Reporting Spills most common violation
• Tier 2 Forms and Annual Registration
• Risk Management Program

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LEPC Out Reach Projects
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LEPC Assistance - Public Education

• What to do during a chemical emergency
• Evacuate or Shelter In-Place informationin
  telephone books
• Public Notification How will I be told what to
  do during a release?

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Regional Hazmat Response Team

• Interlocal Agreement - 8 local governments
• Cost Recovery Ordinances
• Future Florida network of Hazmat teams?

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How Your LEPC Can Help You?

• Hazmat Training
• Hazmat Exercises
• Compliance Assistance
• Emergency Planning
• Public Education
• FREE already paid for by hazmat users

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Need more info? Ask your LEPC
Dwayne
Doug