Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Chapter 3745-104 - Accidental Release Prevention Program
Section 3745-104-32 - Program three prevention program: incident investigation

Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3745-104-32

Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024

(A) The owner or operator shall investigate each incident that resulted in, or could reasonably have resulted in a catastrophic release of a regulated substance.

(B) An incident investigation shall be initiated as promptly as possible, but not later than forty-eight hours following the incident.

(C) An incident investigation team shall be established and consist of at least one person knowledgeable of the process involved, including a contract employee if the incident involved work of the contractor, and other persons with appropriate knowledge and experience of the process involved to thoroughly investigate and analyze the incident.

(D) A report shall be prepared at the conclusion of the investigation and include at a minimum:

(1) Date of incident.

(2) Date investigation began.

(3) A description of the incident.

(4) The factors that contributed to the incident.

(5) Any recommendations resulting from the investigation.

(E) The owner or operator shall establish a system to promptly address and resolve the incident report findings and recommendations with resolutions and corrective actions documented.

(F) The incident investigation report shall be retained for five years and reviewed with all affected personnel whose job tasks are relevant to the incident findings, including contract employees where applicable.

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