The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will collect a $7,398 penalty from Earth City, MO polyurethane manufacturing facility Foam Supplies, Inc. to resolve violations of the federal Clean Air Act?s Risk Management Plan Rule. The company will also complete a Supplemental Environmental Project costing $35,513 involving the purchase and donation of emergency response equipment to the local fire department. The company stores over 10,000 pounds of methyl formate, a regulated flammable substance, and failed to comply with regulations intended to protect workers and the surrounding community from accidental releases of regulated substances.
EPA determined that the company failed to submit a risk management plan. Violations also included failure to implement the Program 1 hazard assessment requirements. In response to EPA?s findings, Foam Supplies Inc. took the necessary steps to return the facility to compliance.