Emergency planning and response

This cliapter addresses planning for emergencies and responding appropriately when they occur. Altliough much of the material in this chapter may appear to be dated, tlie response procedures in place still apply. Tlie reader should note tliat die presentation is geared primarily for local and state personnel. However die same basic approach is applied to plamiing and response activities for industrial applications. 

Tlie audiors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Christopher Ruocco in researcliing, reviewing, and editing diis cliapter. 

The cliapter concludes witli a short section tliat examines tlie state initiatives on both enviromnental management and emergency response planning. 

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Trade secrets may be used in developing the information for the process hazard analysis emergency planning and responses, and compliance audits. Materials that are developed involving trade secrets may be treated as proprietary and may require signed statements for tl protection. 

Pre-Startup Safety Review Mechanical Integrity Hot Work Permit Management of Change Incident Investigation Emergency Planning and Response Compliance Audits Trade Secrets... 

The areas of interest in the field of emergency planning and response are the sections conceming State hnpleinentation Plans (SIPS) and those for Uie National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs). 

The development of tlie emergency planning and response actions under CERCLA is based primarily on a national contingency plan that was developed under the Clean Water Act. Although the actions of CERCLA liave the capabilities to handle haziirdous and toxic releases, tlie act was primarily directed tow ard the cleanup of abandoned haztirdous waste sites. 

Discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) involvement witli emergency planning and response. 

For the interested reader, further information on emergency planning and response is available in the literature. 

In addition to the rules, regulations and procedures provided above for emergency planning and response, each state (in tlie United States) is actually involved in other environmental management activities. Recently, Matystik et al lia C prepared a suiiuiiary outline for interested users on tliese otlier state regulatory initiatives. The outline is a baker s dozen of information wliicli include the following for each state ... 

Chapter I Past History, John O Byrne Chapter 2 Legislation, Gaetano LaVigua Chapter 3 Emergency Planning and Response, Elizabeth Shoen Chapter 5 Fires, Explosions and Other Accidents, Nat Federici and Isabella Schroeder... 

From October 1982 to October 1983, the Emergency Planning and Response Branch of Region 7 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and its contractors collected approximately 8,000 environmental samples for analysis of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin... 

The intent of the PSM element for emergency planning and response is to require employers to respond effectively to the release of highly hazardous chemicals. Although the regulation requires this activity for companies with more than 10 employees, this element should be part of a program for even the smallest organizations that handle hazardous chemicals. 

No fire brigade member reported to tbe fire pump bouse when tbe fire alarm sounded. Interviews suggest personnel were confused about whose responsibility it was to go to the fire pump bouse. Tbis may be training or drill issue. (Emergency planning and response)... 

There was no procedure to evacuate nonessential personnel from the area in the case of a high LET alarm or a power failure. Because the contractors and some other workers in the area do not have radios to monitor unit communications, they would not know to leave the area unless the evacuation alarm was sounded. (Emergency planning and response)... 

The procedure that states that the operator goes directly to the area of a high LEE alarm puts the operator in harms way. Production personnel need better data to decide on the appropriate alarm response, hut the risk to personnel to get that data needs to he reduced. (Emergency planning and response)... 

Emergency Planning and Response. Employers must establish and implement an emergency action plan for the entire plant in accordance with the provisions of OSHA s... 

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