Safety Regulations and Compliance Flashcards

Which section of the Clean Water Act requires a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands?

Answer: Section 404 – Dredge and Fill Permits

Clean Water Act Section 404, administered by the Army Corps of Engineers, requires permits for discharging dredged or fill material into navigable waters and wetlands.

During a project's environmental review under NEPA, when is an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) required rather than an Environmental Assessment (EA)?

Answer: When a project may significantly affect the quality of the human environment

NEPA requires an EIS for major federal actions that may significantly affect the quality of the human environment, based on context and intensity factors.

Under OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard, what is the primary goal of a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)?

Answer: Identify and evaluate hazards associated with highly hazardous chemical processes

A PHA systematically identifies, evaluates, and controls hazards in processes involving highly hazardous chemicals to prevent catastrophic releases.

The Envision framework's QL2.2 credit 'Improve Community Mobility and Access' includes safety considerations primarily related to:

Answer: Safe and equitable access for all users including vulnerable populations

QL2.2 evaluates how a project improves mobility and access safely, including considerations for pedestrians, cyclists, elderly, and disabled users.

Which EPA program requires large chemical facilities to develop Risk Management Plans (RMPs) to prevent and respond to accidental chemical releases?

Answer: Clean Air Act Section 112(r) RMP Rule

CAA Section 112(r) requires facilities using more than threshold quantities of regulated substances to develop and submit Risk Management Plans to EPA.

A project near a historic district must comply with which federal law that requires consideration of impacts to historic properties before a federal agency approves an action?

Answer: National Historic Preservation Act Section 106

NHPA Section 106 requires federal agencies to consider effects on historic properties listed or eligible for the National Register before approving undertakings.

In Envision's resilience framework, 'adaptive capacity' refers to:

Answer: A system's ability to adjust, learn, and reorganize in response to change and disturbance

Adaptive capacity is a core resilience concept describing a system's ability to adjust its functions and structure in response to stressors and changing conditions.