Tier Two reporting

• Use your Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to determine  your products ingredients
• Refer to the Environmental Protection Agency's Consolidated List of Lists to determine if your products ingredients are listed and determine the  threshold planning quantity for EHS.

NOTE: All EHS’s are listed, but not all reportable products are included.

• A copy of last year’s report to remind you of what chemicals to add
• Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to know what physical and health hazards apply to your chemicals
• EPA’s list of physical and health hazards

Note: After this first report, the copy feature will be available again next year.

Enter the location, in decimal degrees, of your facility’s primary chemical storage location:

• Use an online tool, such as Google Maps. Learn how to find your latitude and longitude in Google Maps.
• Enter your facility’s location, then zoom in to pinpoint the primary location where your facility stores chemicals.
  • For instance, if you keep chemicals in a warehouse, find the latitude-longitude for the warehouse.
• Copy the decimal numbers to your report.

This field will be blank when you open your report, regardless if you entered it before:

• Re-enter your code if you remember it; OR
• Find your NAICS code online: 
  • Look up your category;
  • Expand the list until you find your 6-digit NAICS code.

Secure Access Washington (SAW) is a hub for many Washington state online services. If you’ve ever logged in, use your account. Otherwise, sign up for a new account.

• Click the "Sign Up" button.
• Enter your own contact information for this step (not the facility). 
• Wait for an email confirmation, then proceed to Step 2.

Log into your SAW account, then: 

• Click "My Secure Services."
• Click "Add A New Service."
• Click "I would like to browse a list of services."
• Click "Department of Ecology."
• Scroll to "Tier Two Online" and click "Apply."

Wait for an approval email. It may take one or more business days.

Once Tier Two Online is added as a service, you can begin filling out your Tier Two report.

• Log into your SAW account.
• Click "Tier Two Online" under your services ("My Secure Services").
• Fill out the report in full. You can always save your work and return as often as you need to before submtting your report.
• Click submit when your report is complete.

By submitting your report online, you also fulfill the requirement of submitting your report to the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC).

To complete your Tier Two reporting requirements, you must also send your report to the following agencies:

• Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs)
• Local fire department

To submit your report to other agencies:

• Download your report from Tier Two Online;
• Email a copy to each of your LEPCs and local fire department; OR
• Print, wet ink sign, and mail a hard copy to each of your LEPCs and local fire department.

Businesses that meet either of the following conditions for the previous calendar year should fill out and submit an exemption notification:

• Closed
• Reduced the quantity of ALL stored chemicals below the reportable quantities

Tier Two Online allows authorized representatives for facilities to:

• Update information.
• Submit electronic reports to the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). Paper copies are not required if submitted electronically.
• Save completed forms electronically for your records.

• Facility identification
• Chemical name(s)
• Physical and health hazards
• Actual pounds for maximum
• Average amounts stored
• Storage type
• Location descriptions

An authorized representative is defined as the person responsible for the overall operation of a facility. Please let us know if you are replacing a previous representative.

• Food and cosmetics: Any food, food additive, color additive, drug, or cosmetic regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• Solids in manufacturing: Any substance that is a solid in any manufactured item to the extent that exposure to the substance does not occur under normal conditions of use.
• Personal or household products: Any substance used for personal, family, or household purposes, or is present in the same form and concentration as a product packaged for distribution and use by the general public.
• Lab or medical substances: Any substance used in a research laboratory, hospital, or other medical facility under the direct supervision of a technically qualified individual.
• Agricultural or fertilizer products: Any substance used in routine agricultural operations or fertilizer sold by a retailer to customers.