Emergency plans/procedures

Emergency response On-site communications Emergency shutdown equipment and procedures Site evacuation Safe havens Personal protective equipment Medical treatment On-site emergency plans, procedures, training, aud drills... 

Emergency response plan new or modified unit included in the facility plan, maps and emergency plan procedures updated, training performed... 

Because other sections of this Handbook deal more specifically with cleanup methods, policies, and detailed spill procedures, this section only emphasizes some key points related to adsorption cleanup. The safety, health, and environment department must prepare formal written procedures for all types of chemical spillage. The specification of sorbent type must be based on an expert analysis of the MSDS (material safety data sheet) for every chemical onsite. The manufacturers technical data or MSD sheets provide information for the site-specific safety plan, such as flash point, ignition temperature, solubility, toxicology, density, reactivity, and chemical compatibility. The written procedures must cover all chemicals on site and all possible spill scenarios, particularly What is the worst incident that could happen Prevention techniques must obviously be in place and emergency plan procedures carefully prepared and practiced. 

Workplace precautions, for example sprinkler systems within a building, fire alarm and detection systems, fire emergency plans (procedures), work permit systems and portable fire fighting equipment. 

The requirement here is that employers must establish procedures to be followed by workers if situations present serious and imminent danger, and under what circumstances they should stop work and move to a place of safety. Fundamentally, organisations emergency plans/procedures must cover foreseeable high risk situations, such as fire, explosion, etc., and ensure training of staff in these procedures. 

Use personal protective equipment Provide sufficient bottled air/SCBA Develop emergency response procedures Develop appropriate evacuation plans... 

Emergency response plan procedures may need to be evaluated against new material hazards introduced by the toll. This is primarily a concern when the toller is handling a feedstock or product that introduces hazards that may not have been present previously at that facility. Most emergency response plan procedures are written at a high enough level of detail that they will be unaffected, but it is necessaiy to evaluate the plan s adequacy. 

Tollers may have an emergency response plan that requires their personnel to respond in an emergency such as a fire, explosion or release. Other tollers may call upon local responders and evacuate. It is essential that training for responders on the emergency response plan procedures should be up-to-date prior to startup of the new toll. For companies in the U.S. that are required to register... 

Standard operating procedures, maintenance procedures, emergency response plan procedures, administrative procedures, safe work practices... 

Audit (Process Safety Audit) An inspection of a plant or process unit, drawings, procedures, emergency plans, and/or management systems, etc., usually by an independent, impartial team. 

An outline of the initial actions and procedures in the on-site emergency plan. 

Plans procedures site diagrams emergency checklists. 

Employers will need to select how many different emergency preparedness or third lines of defense they plan to have, develop the necessary emergency plans and procedures, appropriately train employees in their emergency duties and responsibilities, and then implement these lines of defense. 

The procedures providing reliable, effective, and timely nolificalion by tlie facility emergency coordinator and the community emergency coordinator lo persons designated in tlie emergency plan and to tlie public in the event dial a release has occurred... 

Minimizing tlie losses caused by an emergency requires planned procedures, understood responsibility, designated audiority, accepted accountability, and trained, e. perienced people. With a fiilly implemented plan, diese goals can be acliieved... 

The print and broadcast media can be a major resource for communication, and one Job of the emergency coordinator is to prepare information for reporters. The emergency plan should include a procedure to pass along information to the media promptly and accurately. 

Once an emergency plan has been developed, its successful implementation can be assured only tlu-ough constant review and revision. Helpful ongoing procedures are ... 

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 ... 

The objective of emergency planning is to reduce die probability of serious loss due to a particular liazardous accident. The probability of an occurrence of a hazardous accident is first evaluated. It is tlien it is assumed tliat, if the accident occurs, tlie worst consequences will follow (tlie so-called worst-case scenario). Procedures for liandling a particular accident are tlien dex eloped and practiced, both to minimize tlie exposure of persoiuiel and to prevent escalation of the original incident. 

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