Risk Communication and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990: Community Right-to-Know and Chemical Accidents. E. A. Bennett, Virginia Tech
Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 requires facilities that handle hazardous substances to produce Risk Management Plans(RMP) outline the facilities’ preparedness and potential for chemical accidents. Only facilities that handle certain hazardous substances at above threshold levels are required to comply with the new regulations. During the summer of 2001, in conjunction with the NNEMS Fellowship program, I will be analyzing the both the data and regulations regarding the RMP program and creation tools to communicate this information to others.
As a part of my own studies in risk communication, I will be doing an assessment of my summer work. My assessment will focus on two specific areas of risk communication. First, I will assess the ability of risk communication materials to reach all affected audiences. I will assess whether the types of communication materials used by the EPA can reach everyone that needs to know about chemical accidents and their prevention. Second, I will examine how privacy clauses affect risk communication. In addition, I will use the information I have gathered to examine possible solutions to any problems that I see in the process of communicating risks to a diverse audience.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - NNEMS Fellowship Program.
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