[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 31]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR1600.3]

[Page 915]
 
                   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.