The LEPC Handbook is an in-depth reference for those who want to understand more about polices, programs and procedures that LEPCs can use to enhance their effectiveness an community resilience. The LEPC Primer is a brief overview of LEPC functions in Texas. The LEPC Guide is the in-depth reference for use by existing committees. The LEPC Project Book contains a number of projects aimed at enhancing LEPC performance.
TDEM accepts applications from LEPCs for a unique opportunity to gain actionable insights into hazmat transportation, enhance emergency preparedness, and strengthen community safety.
How Commodity Flow Study (CFS) Outcomes Enhance Community Preparedness
A CFS provides critical insights into hazardous materials transportation within a community, answering key questions:
Can local response and mutual aid agencies effectively handle hazmat incidents?
How should the community prepare for and respond to potential hazmat transport incidents?
LEPCs can use this information to:
Focus on targeted training and exercises for the most significant hazards.
Incorporate high-risk or frequent hazards into preparedness activities and scenarios.
Key Benefits of a Commodity Flow Study
Improved Risk Awareness: Identifies chemical hazards in the community, clarifying what to plan and prepare for.
Enhanced Decision-Making: Confirms expectations or reveals unexpected trends in hazmat transport.
Scalable and Sustainable: Annual studies of selected roadways create a manageable process and track changes over time.
Engagement and Education: Involves LEPC members and the public, fostering awareness of chemical hazard transport and response guidelines, such as those in the Hazmat Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). The Technological Hazards Unit distributes over 120,000 of these guides across Texas every four years to emergency responders.
Application Period
The application period runs from January 1 through February 28 of the current fiscal year for projects in the next fiscal year.
The contractor collaborates with the LEPC to identify areas of concern for the study. Then, the contractor collects the data and analyzes the data from the identified areas. After the study, the LEPC receives a report on the findings.
This is not a grant or sub-award to the LEPC. TDEM funds and manages the process, with all work conducted by a third-party contractor. This program is currently being offered for highway/roadway studies.
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