In 1986, Congress passed the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act (EPCRA), which requires that each state to appoint a State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) to provide oversight and regulation of hazardous materials. On the local level, EPCRA mandates participation and direction of a Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), to work in a collaborative fashion with manufacturers and consumers of hazardous materials in order to prevent and plan for potential chemical and hazardous material related emergencies.
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The Reading LEPC is a proud member of the Mystic Regional Emergency Planning Committee. This committee is comprised of more than 25 local communities and serves to share resources, provide training, collect regional information, and assist with planning on a larger scale.