[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 31]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR1600.3]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

       CHAPTER VI--CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

 

PART 1600_ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD 

INVESTIGATION BOARD--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  1600.3  Functions.



    (a) The CSB investigates chemical accidents and hazards, 

recommending actions to protect workers, the public, and the 

environment. The CSB is responsible for the investigation and 

determination of the facts, conditions, and circumstances and the cause 

or probable cause or causes of any accidental release resulting in a 

fatality, serious injury, or substantial property damages.

    (b) The CSB makes safety recommendations to Federal, State, and 

local agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration and private organizations 

to reduce the likelihood of recurrences of chemical incidents. It 

initiates and conducts safety studies and special investigations on 

matters pertaining to chemical safety.

    (c) The CSB issues reports pursuant to its duties to determine the 

cause or probable cause or causes of chemical incidents and to report 

the facts, conditions, and circumstances relating to such incidents; and 

issues and makes available to the public safety recommendations, safety 

studies, and reports of special investigations.