REGULATORY AFFAIRS MANUALSERIES 100
EPCRA REPORTING GUIDANCE PROGRAM 100.03
Appendix 2:
Number of Spills/Releases
# of spills, discharges, & releases
Metric Definition
Metric Owner
Jeff Felder
Subject Matter Experts
Jeff Felder
Tom Tisa
Objective
One of five components of the ESH Index Metric – To ensure employee safety, compliance to laws, and provide an environment friendly work zone
Definition
Total # of chemical and hazardous material incidents
- # of incidents
- Includes:
- All reported spills, discharges, & releases
- Excludes:
- Spills, discharges, & releases that are not reported
Metric Creation
Metric Gathering Process
- Metric is provided by Regulatory Affairs
- Data point needed for metric – total # of spills for USDO by month
Estimated Time to Create Data Each Month
- Metric is provided by Regulatory Affairs
- Metric will be reported monthly, however Regulatory Affairs will only provide the data quarterly, with a one month lag
Calculation
Total # of incidents
Target
- Agreed to by Jeff Felder
- Green - < 10 (YTD 9/02 monthly avg is 12 – target is a 17% improvement from average)
- Yellow - >= 10 < 12
- Red - >= 12 (12 is the YTD 9/02 monthly avg)
Drill Down Capabilities
- Regulatory Affairs has detail by location
Historical Data Availability
- Metric dates back to 1/1/02
Component Details
Component / Data Source / Drill? / Data Timing and Availability / Historical Retrieval Time / Inclusions/Exclusions / Targets / Calculation# of spills, discharges, & releases / Self Reported – Regulatory Affairs / By location / Quarterly – one month lag – 5th work day / Metric dates back to 1/1/02 / - Includes all reported incidents
- Excludes incidents that are not reported / See target section / Count of spills, discharges, & releases per month
Comments
Drawbacks / Shortcomings of Data
- Data is self-reported – metric does not include injuries that are not reported
- Due to self-reporting, the metric will be reported monthly, but submitted to OSG quarterly with a one month lag
Known Plans for Improvement or Other Future Changes
- None
Miscellaneous Comments
- None
How will exceptions be analyzed?
- Questions have to be deferred to the Regulatory Affairs team
Migration Plan to Phase II
Need to upload spreadsheet to common data repository for extraction to electronic dashboard
Effective Date: August 2004Rev. # 1Mandatory Discretionary
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