Hazard Ranking System Law and Legal Definition
The Hazard Ranking System (HRS) is a mechanism used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the risks that may be caused to public health and the environment, from releases or threatened releases of hazardous wastes at uncontrolled waste sites. HRS is a numerical based screening system. The EPA uses the HRS to place uncontrolled waste sites on the National Priorities List. Any organization or individual can request the EPA to conduct a preliminary assessment. The request should be submitted using the Preliminary Assessment Petition.
The following is an example of a federal regulation defining the term:
According to 40 CFR 300.5, ‘Hazard Ranking System (HRS)’ means the method used by EPA to evaluate the relative potential of hazardous substance releases to cause health or safety problems, or ecological or environmental damage.
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