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Our list includes links to important reference sites for complying with Federal, State, and local regulations; and regulations and legislation that may affect your business.

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Government / Regulatory Agencies (Federal)

  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA -- is an independent agency of the federal government, reporting to the President. Since its founding in 1979, FEMA's mission has been clear: to reduce loss of life and property and protect our nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards through a comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.

  • Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board   (CSB) - Dedicated to industrial chemical safety and protecting workers, the public, and the environment.

  • Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - Since OSHA was created in 1970, the agency's mission has been clear and unwavering for nearly twenty-five years: "to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions." That mission--to save lives, prevent injuries and illnesses, and to protect the health of America's workers--remains vital today.

  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends.

  • Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) - The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, which is a division of the United States Department of Transportation, is responsible for coordinating a national safety program for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway and water.
 

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Government / Regulatory Agencies (State)

  • Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) - The mission of the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) is to improve environmental quality in order to protect public health, the welfare of our citizens, and California's natural resources. Cal/EPA will achieve its mission in an equitable, efficient, and cost-effective manner.

    • Air Resources Board (Cal/ARB) - The California Air Resources Board (ARB) mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare and ecological resources through the effective and efficient reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering the effects on the economy of the state.

    • Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) - The Department's mission is to protect public health and the environment from harmful exposure to hazardous substances, without unnecessarily impacting sustainable growth and development.

    • Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA & Prop. 65) - The mission of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is to protect and enhance public health and the environment by objective scientific evaluation of risks posed by hazardous substances.

    • Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) - The California Integrated Waste Management Board is responsible for managing California's solid waste stream.

    • State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) - The mission of the State Board is to ensure the highest reasonable quality of waters of the state, while allocating those waters to achieve the optimum balance of beneficial uses. The joint authority of water allocation and water quality protection enables the State Board to provide comprehensive protection for California's waters.

  • Division of Occupational Safety & Health (Cal/OSHA) - The Division is charged with the jurisdiction and supervision over workplaces in California that are not under Federal jurisdiction. The Division enforces the laws and regulations governing the protection of the life, safety and health of every employee in California places of employment.

  • Office of Emergency Services (OES) - The Governor's Office of Emergency Services coordinates overall state agency response to major disasters in support of local government. The office is responsible for assuring the state's readiness to respond to and recover from natural, manmade, and war-caused emergencies, and for assisting local governments in their emergency preparedness, response and recovery efforts.
 

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Government / Regulatory Agencies (SB County / Local)
 

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Other Agencies & Organizations
 

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Industry and Responsible Care®

  • American Chemistry Council - sponsors Responsible Care®, the industry's commitment to the public to continuously improve its health, safety and environmental performance.

  • Santa Barbara Industrial Association (SBIA) - Representing the durable goods manufacturers, utilities and other job providers of Santa Barbara County by creating a venue for their cooperation. SBIA strives to insure and continually improve a healthy industrial climate by collaborative effort with government and others in and outside the community.

  • Advanced Chemical Safety - Spill response page.  Their quote, "If you have a favorite chemical that requires special response handling, tell me about it, and I will try to add it to the list!"
 

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Pending Regulations

For a list of links to current regulatory issues, TBD...

 
 

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Training

  • CSFA - California State Firefighter's Association

  • WRA - Wildland Residents Association (San Marcos Pass, Painted Cave and Mountain Drive VFD's)
 

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Consultants & Services
 

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