{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-68.77","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 68.77","heading":"Pre-startup review.","body":"(a) The owner or operator shall perform a pre-startup safety review for new stationary sources and for modified stationary sources when the modification is significant enough to require a change in the process safety information.\n(b) The pre-startup safety review shall confirm that prior to the introduction of regulated substances to a process:\n(1) Construction and equipment is in accordance with design specifications;\n(2) Safety, operating, maintenance, and emergency procedures are in place and are adequate;\n(3) For new stationary sources, a process hazard analysis has been performed and recommendations have been resolved or implemented before startup; and modified stationary sources meet the requirements contained in management of change, § 68.75.\n(4) Training of each employee involved in operating a process has been completed.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER C—AIR PROGRAMS","PART 68—CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS","Subpart D—Program 3 Prevention Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"776a2adea31ede23e7497fbf7cc43481c573cf2472f64b0a2fa08ea08d5c493d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-68.75","next":"us/40-cfr-68.79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}