,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #adg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #bj1 #bjah,mr4 ,de,saulnier submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,calling for an update to certain ,occupational ,safety and ,health ,regulations and certain ,environmental ,protection ,agency programs relating to highly hazardous chemicals4 ,whereas the process safety management regulation is a regulation promulgated by the ,occupational ,safety and ,health ,administration 7,,osha7 relating to the use1 storage1 manufacturing1 handling1 or the on-site movement of highly hazardous chemicals as defined by ,,osha and the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 7,,epa71 and it hasn't been updated since #aiib2 ,whereas1 according to the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 there are an average of #aej major industrial fires1 explosions1 or chemical releases reported each year to ,,epa2 ,whereas1 in ,january #aiig1 one man died and #df others were injured in a refinery explosion in ,martinez1 ,california2 ,whereas1 in ,april #bjaj1 seven people died in a refinery fire in ,anacortes1 ,washington2 ,whereas1 in ,august #bjab1 #ai workers were endangered and #ae1jjj residents had to seek care after a refinery fire in ,richmond1 ,california2 ,whereas1 in ,april #bjah1 an explosion at a ,husky ,energy refinery left at least #bj injured in ,superior1 ,wisconsin2 ,whereas1 in response to the #aiig refinery explosion in ,martinez1 ,california1 ,contra ,costa ,county enacted a groundbreaking industrial safety ordinance to promote safety at refineries that has been successful in reducing the number of safety incidents2 ,whereas1 in response to the #bjab refinery fire in ,richmond1 ,california1 the ,state of ,california responded by implementing comprehensive1 modern regulations in #bjag1 known as ,process ,safety ,management for ,petroleum ,refineries under the ,division of ,occupational ,safety and ,health and ,program #d of the ,accidental ,release ,prevention ,program under the ,california ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 that are the strongest in the ,nation2 ,whereas ,contra ,costa ,county1 the ,state of ,washington1 and others are updating their safety regulations based on those enacted in ,california2 and ,whereas the ,federal standards are in need of similar updating3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of ,congress that the ,occupational ,safety and ,health ,administration should update regulations concerning refinery and chemical plant safety1 including the ,process ,safety ,management regulations 7#bi ,c4,f4,r4 #aiaj4aii71 and the ,,epa should update its ,risk ,management ,plan rule pursuant to section #aab7r7 of the ,clean ,air ,act ,amendments4 ,these updated regulations should be no less comprehensive than those in place in ,california1 and similarly should be based on the industry's own best practices4