R. J. Walter is the author of Local Emergency Planning Committee Guidebook: Understanding the EPA Risk Management Program Rule, published by Wiley.

• Preface viiAcknowledgments ixAcronyms xi1 Introduction 12 Developing Understanding: A Summary of the Risk Management Program Rule 73 LEPC Use of Hazard Assessment Information 214 LEPC Use of RMP Emergency Response Plan Information 295 LEPC Use of Prevention Program Information 356 Proactive Aspects of LEPC Involvement in Risk Management 417 Summary and Status of Revision to Regulations 53Appendix A Text of the EPA Risk Management Program Rule 40 CFR Part 68 55Appendix B RMP List of Regulated Substances 107Appendix C Text of the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard 117Appendix D Comparison of OSHA and EPA Lists of Highly Hazardous Chemicals and Regulated Substances 133Appendix E Example RMPlan—Propane Industry 149References 163Glossary 165