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Written by Bryan Haywood

Parent Category: Safety Info Posts

Category: Chemical Process Safety (PSM/RMP)

Published: 22 October 2013

A common question I receive from clients/members is

"why do some of my facilities get RMP inspections from the Fed's and others get inspected by the state; should I be prepared for both Fed and State to inspect a facility?"

The answer is based 100% on where the facility is located and NO, a facility will NOT receive an RMP inspection from both state AND feds; it will be either the state or the feds; and maybe even someone from your "county" in some cases.  

Certain states, and even certain counties in PA, KY, and NC have received permission from Federal EPA to be the RMP inspectors.  The current list of delegated states is:

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