Contingency plans facilities

Under RCRA. each facility must contain a contingency plan designed to minimize hazards to human hetiltli or tlie enviromiient from fires, explosions, or tuiy unplanned sudden or nonsudden release of hazardous w aste or hazardous waste constituent to air. soil, or surface water. The items tliat follow are applicable to each contingency plan. 

The contingency plan must include an evacuation plan for facility pcrsoiuicl if the possibility exists that c acuation might become necessary. The evacuation plan must describe signal(s) lo be used to begin evacuation, evacuation routes, and alternate c acuation routes (in cases where prinuiry routes could be blocked by releases of hazardous wastes or fires) ... 

Copies of the contingency plan and all its revisions must be maintained at the facility as well as submitted lo all local police departments, fire departments, hospitals, and slate and local emergency response teams. 

Groundwater and air quality monitoring are required for all facilities that have the potential to generate emissions. There are also requirements for contingency plans in the case of accidents, closure and post-closure plans, and financial requirements to ensure that closure plans can be followed. Permit applications must include an estimate of the composition, quantity, concentration, and frequency or rate of disposal, treatment, transport, or storage. 

Recommendation 6-2. Schedule risk should be evaluated for the Aberdeen and Newport facilities in the context of program implications and public risks and appropriate contingency plans developed if needed. 

Contingency planning—These are planning activities related to a site-specific threat that may occur at any time. An example of this in the hospital setting would be planning activities for a facility that is in close proximity to a nuclear power plant or an airport. 

The plan must include a list of all emergency equipment at tlie facility (such as fire cxtinguisliing systems, spill control equipment, internal and external communications and alarm s> stems, and dccontmnination equipment). In addition, the plan must include for each item on the list a physical description, a brief outline of its capabilities, and its location The contingency plan must include an evacuation plan for facility pcrsoiuicl if the possibility exists that e acuation might become neeessary. The evacuation plan must describe signal(s) to be used to begin evacuation, evacuation routes, and alternate e acuation routes (in cases where priniiiry routes could be blocked by releases of hazardous wastes or fires)" ... 

It is now recognized that oil spills vary in size and impact and require different levels of response. Contingency plans can be developed for a particular facility, such as a bulk storage terminal, which would include organizations and resources from the immediate area, with escalating plans for spills of greater impact. Contingency... 

The response actions defined in contingency plans, whether for spills at a single industrial facility or in an entire region, are separated into the following phases alerting and reporting evaluation and mobihzation containment and recovery dis-... 

Contingency plan — This is an action plan prepared in anticipation of an oil spill. This plan usually consists of guidelines developed for a specific industrial facility or an entire region to increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and speed of cleanup operations in the event of an oil spill and at the same time protect areas of biological, social, and economic importance. 

One other aspect of the excursion SOP that should be considered is a disaster plan. This might include pre-arrangement with an alternate facility for sample storage or some other contingency plan. While a widespread facility failure is less likely to occur, it is always better to be prepared (and to be able to show that you re prepared). 

Standards apply to the treatment of wastes in a treatment facility (i.e. there are requirements for operations, record keeping, and contingency planning). 

Berlin, Maryland, is another overlooked site. For example, a 1923 contingency plan provided for an estimated strength of 3053 personnel, 3355 gas masks, 500 horse masks, 150 protective suits, 1400 pounds of chloride of lime, 1100 extra canisters, 70 alarm devices, and 80 two-ounce cans of glycerine to be placed at the Berhn Station. This was never implemented but, obviously, this was a significant facility in the eyes of the Chemical Warfare Service (CWS). 

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