SOCMA: Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates

SOCMA has forged excellent working relationships throughout the federal agencies that regulatete the chemical  industry. These relationships enable us to influence development of regulations prior to issuance and create relevant and timely compliance tools designed specifically for use in the batch, custom and specialty chemical sectors.

Compliance Tools

ChemAlliance.org
This comprehensive, one-stop EHS&S compliance assistance web resource is where you'll find answers to questions about chemical regulations, saving your company time and money.  Its extensive cadre of tools can easily be used to orient new employees or keep current veteran ones.

The MON Resource Center
This Internet-based product facilitates understanding of compliance with the Miscellaneous Organic National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (MON) Part 63, Subpart FFFF. This user-friendly online tool explains the regulation in plain English and features easy-to-follow tables and decision diagrams, a ten-step action plan and reference library.

SOCMA Chemical Site Security Vulnerability Analysis Methodology & Model
Chemical site security has emerged as one of the most important issues facing the industry. To assist its members, SOCMA created this security vulnerability assessment (SVA) tool which enables chemical facilities to identify and prioritize security risks at their facilities. SOCMA’s SVA tool allows flexibility and efficiency, while providing an approach that is easy to use.

Multimedia Wastewater Rules Compliance Tool
The batch, custom and specialty chemical industry faces an array of thirteen air and water regulations that may apply to a facility, process unit and/or waste stream. The SOCMA Multimedia Wastewater Rules Compliance Tool helps demystify the process of establishing whether these rules will apply to your facility with concise, easy-to-follow instructions, tables and flowcharts that facilitate an understanding of the rules.
 

TSCA Manual and Checklists
This popular publication, which is the only TSCA tool written by chemical company practitioners, is the perfect solution for assistance in complying with the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). It includes section-by-section summaries of the Act along with checklists and information to help companies prepare written programs for compliance and audits. The publication also includes an appendix with other sources of TSCA information.

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