The purpose of the California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) program is to prevent accidental releases of substances that can cause serious harm to the public and the environment, to minimize the damage if releases do occur, and to satisfy community right-to-know laws.

The CalARP program applies to facilities that have over threshold quantities of specific hazardous substances.

Businesses that handle more than a threshold quantity of a regulated substance listed in the regulations are required to develop a Risk Management Plan (RMP). An RMP is a detailed engineering analysis of the potential accident factors present at a business and the mitigation measures that can be implemented to reduce this accident potential. The RMP contains:

• A hazard review
• Operating procedures
• Training programs
• Compliance audits
• Incident investigation procedures

When RMPs are submitted, and after LPFD has determined it to be complete, the public has 45 days to review and comment on the RMP. LPFD then considers the public comment and completes our review of the RMP.

Currently active RMP public reviews:

 None

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