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Informational Regulation of Industrial Safety - An Examination of the U.S. "Local Emergency Planning Committees"""

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  • Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné
  • Ingrid Peignier
  • Nathalie De Marcellis-Warin

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A major trend in the regulation of industrial risks to human health and the environment is the provision of relevant information to (and the empowerment of) all stakeholders and risk bearers. This paper provides a concrete look at one of the key items in implementing this "regulation by information"" in the United States: the so-called LEPCs or Local Emergency Planning Committees. We summarize the literature on the subject, report on some interviews we made at selected LEPCs in the states of Vermont and Maryland, and present preliminary figures from a recent survey we just completed of more than 200 LEPCs. The ending sections also contain some international comparisons and an appraisal of the actual LEPCs." La nouvelle tendance dans les réglementations concernant les risques industriels à la santé humaine et à l'environnement est de diffuser l'information pertinente à toutes les parties prenantes. Cet article considère l'un des outils clés de cette « régulation des risques par l'information » : les comités locaux de planification d'urgence, aux Etats-Unis (désignés en anglais par le sigle LEPC). Nous dressons un bilan de la littérature sur le sujet. Nous intégrons des éléments importants résultant d'entrevues faites auprès de LEPCs sélectionnés dans les États du Vermont et du Maryland. Et nous présentons certains résultats préliminaires d'une enquête récente que nous venons de réaliser auprès de plus de 200 LEPCs. Les sections finales contiennent également plusieurs comparaisons internationales et une appréciation du fonctionnement actuel des LEPCs.

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  • Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné & Ingrid Peignier & Nathalie De Marcellis-Warin, 2003. "Informational Regulation of Industrial Safety - An Examination of the U.S. "Local Emergency Planning Committees"""," CIRANO Working Papers 2003s-03, CIRANO.
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