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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.68.60 Incident investigation

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The owner or operator shall investigate each incident which resulted in, or could reasonably have resulted in a catastrophic release.

(b) An incident investigation shall be initiated as promptly as possible, but not later than 48 hours following the incident.

(c) An incident investigation team shall be established and consist of at least one person knowledgeable in the process involved and other persons with appropriate knowledge and experience to thoroughly investigate and analyze the incident.

(d) A report shall be prepared at the conclusion of the investigation which includes 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;  and,

(5) Any recommendations resulting from the investigation.

(e) The owner or operator shall promptly address and resolve the investigation findings and recommendations. Resolutions and corrective actions shall be documented.

(f) The findings shall be reviewed with all affected personnel whose job tasks are affected by the findings.

(g) Incident investigation reports shall be retained for five years.

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