The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1990 Ship Production Symposium, Paper No. 4B-1: Solving SARA Compliance with Computerized Hazardous Materials Tracking

Abstract

The advent of the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III, or the Emergency Planning and Citizen Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) has forced facilities to keep track of hazardous materials as never before. EPCRA contains five major reporting requirements including planning notification, emergency release notification, Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) submission, chemical inventory reporting and toxic chemical release reporting. The complexity and vastness of the above requirements all but requires a computerized system for hazardous material management. Peterson Builders, Inc. developed a computerized hazardous materials management system capable of meeting the requirements of EPCRA. After one year of operation, the system has proven successful. This paper discusses Peterson Builders experience in implementing the system, system design, and future considerations for the system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA456120

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  • Dave Schoenleber
  • Don Johnston

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Batch Processing
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Local Area Networks
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Naval Architecture
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Production
  • Shipbuilding
  • United States

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