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Hazardous Materials Awareness Week Begins Sunday
February 11, 2015
The District 1 Local Emergency Planning Committee, the West Florida Regional Planning Council and local governments are observing Hazardous Materials Awareness Week, February 15-21. This year’s focus is on sheltering in place for chemical emergencies. For information on sheltering facts, visit www.wfrpc.org/programs/shelter-place.
The agencies recognize the importance of protecting communities from both accidental and deliberate releases of hazardous materials, and carry out state and federal duties to publicly promote statewide hazardous materials safety.
“The safe use of hazardous materials is essential to citizens, business, industry, and local governments to maintain economic stability and the public health,” said Kathy Ahlen, regional planner and staff to emergency planning and the LEPC at WFRPC.
District 1 LEPC encompasses Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington and Bay counties.The LEPC prepares the regional hazardous materials emergency plan, which identifies facilities that use, produce and/or store hazardous substances in northwest Florida. WFRPC maintains public records on hazardous materials and chemicals in the community in compliance with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). For more information, call , 800-226-8914, ext. 210.
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You might be surprised at the chemicals that are considered hazardous, and even more surprised by where they are located. The effects of some of these chemicals can last for a very long time. Even the sprays that some farmers use are very toxic in concentrated form. Glad to hear that there is someone looking at this.