NAC459.95429. Investigation of incidents; incident reports; corrective action.

The owner or operator of a facility with a process that is subject to C.A.P.P. shall:

     1. Investigate any incident that resulted in, or could reasonably have resulted in, a catastrophic release and take corrective action to prevent recurrence of the incident.

     2. Initiate the investigation of the incident as promptly as possible, but not later than 48 hours after the incident.

     3. Establish a team to investigate the incident. The team must consist of two or more persons and include at least:

     (a) One person who is knowledgeable in the process involved, including, without limitation, a contract employee if his or her work was involved in the incident; and

     (b) One person who possesses appropriate knowledge and experience to investigate and analyze the incident thoroughly.

     4. Prepare an incident report at the conclusion of the investigation which must include, at a minimum:

     (a) The date of the incident;

     (b) The date the investigation of the incident began;

     (c) A description of the incident;

     (d) The factors that contributed to the incident; and

     (e) Recommendations resulting from the investigation.

     5. Establish a system to address and resolve the findings and recommendations of the incident report promptly.

     6. Document any solutions and corrective actions taken.

     7. Ensure that the incident report is reviewed with all affected personnel whose job tasks are relevant to the findings of the incident report, including, without limitation, contract employees where applicable.

     8. Retain the incident report for 5 years.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R121-98, eff. 5-27-99; A by R137-04, 2-15-2005)