California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP)

The CalARP program prevents accidental releases of substances that pose the greatest risk to the public and the environment and works to minimize the consequences if releases do occur.

Program Facility Inspections

This list shows the most recent CalARP inspections performed by LAFD CUPA and provides the most recent inspection date and inspection results for each facility. Please note that this list does not include inspection results for other programs or other agencies.

Regulatory Overview

The California Accidental Release Prevention Program (CalARP) was implemented on January 1, 1997, and replaced the California Risk Management and Prevention Program (RMPP). The main objective of the CalARP program is to prevent accidental releases of those substances determined to potentially pose the greatest risk of immediate harm to the public and the environment, and to minimize the consequences if releases do occur. These substances are called regulated substances and include both flammable and toxic hazardous materials listed on the Federal Regulated Substances for Accidental Release Prevention and on the State of California Regulated Substances lists. Businesses that handle regulated substances in industrial processes above threshold quantity levels are subject to CalARP program requirements.

The CalARP program requires businesses to have planning activities that are intended to minimize the possibility of an accidental release by encouraging engineering and administrative controls. It is further intended to mitigate the consequences of an accidental release, by requiring owners or operators of facilities to develop and implement an accident prevention program. Subsequently, the owner or operator may be required to develop and submit a Risk Management Plan (RMP) to the LAFD. CalARP program staff determines the level of detail in the RMPs, reviews all applicable components of RMPs to ensure completeness and adequacy, conducts facility inspections, and provides public access to the information. CalARP Program implementation is accomplished through close coordination between LAFD and regulated businesses.

The CalARP program encompasses both the federal “Risk Management Program,” established in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 68, and the State of California program, in accordance with Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations, Division 2, Chapter 4.5.

For more information on CalARP, please visit the CalEPA website.

Fact Sheets

CalARP has four main fact sheets that explain the regulations and protocols of the program.

Public Access to Information

RMPs Available for 45-day Public Comments Within 15 calendar days after an RMP is accepted as complete, it is submitted for formal public review and comment. The public shall have 45 calendar days to comment following the publication date of the notice. LAFD CUPA shall take the public comments into consideration during the evaluation review that follows the public review period. The process to review an RMP after formal public review and LAFD CUPA evaluation review have been completed, can be found here. Currently there are no RMPs available for public review.

Public Access to Information The public shall have access to Risk Management Plans (RMP), including any electronic data developed as part of the US EPA reporting requirements. Classified information need not be included. Trade secrets are protected pursuant to Section 25538 of the California Health & Safety Code (HSC). Use of LAFD CUPA’s Reading Room is “by-appointment” only and requires members of the public to set up an appointment and request RMP information for specific facilities located in LAFD jurisdiction several days in advance. LAFD provides the public with read-only access to RMP Information, including Off-Site Consequence Analysis (OCA), for local facilities. The procedures followed by the LAFD CUPA are similar to the ones used in the Federal Reading Room.

Members of the public may access RMPs, including OCA portions of RMPs, at the LAFD CUPA office located at the address below. The public may read and take notes of any RMP information. However, this information may not be removed, photocopied, or otherwise mechanically reproduced.
Members of the public may access OCA information for up to 10 facilities per calendar month, without geographic restriction, by showing photo identification issued by a Federal, State, or local government agency such as a driver’s license or passport. The individual will also be asked to sign a certification on a sign-in sheet and a Confidentiality Statement.
Members of the public may access OCA information for all facilities that are located in or potentially impact the jurisdiction of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) where they live or work. To access local information, appropriate documentation showing home or work address and signature on a sign-in sheet must be provided.