Emergency response plan procedures

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. 

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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... 

Other information may also benefit the PHA. Standard operating procedures for processing equipment, safe work practices, maintenance or job safety analyses, emergency response plans could be appropriate review items for some PHAs depending upon the toll. 

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

Job Specific Job-specific topics include training on new or revised operating, safety and maintenance procedures related to the toll. It could include emergency response plan training or laboratory technician training as well if those procedures were changed. 

SUGGESTED PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING SOFTWARE... 

An OSHA emergency response plan (ERP) is a written plan to prepare for and handle anticipated emergencies prior to the emergency. If employees are expected to respond to spills or releases requiring an emergency response, OSHA requires the development of an ERP that contains required elements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.120 (q)(2) and (l)(3)(iv). The following are the minimum type of procedures ... 

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... 

Hazardous Materials Response Team An organized group of trained response personnel operating under an emergency response plan and appropriate standard operating procedures, who are expected to perform work to handle and control actual or potential leaks or spills of hazardous materials requiring close approach to the material to control or stabilize an incident. 

Procedures and criteria for evacuation versus the use of temporary havens must be developed during the emergency response planning process. Such decisions should not be made casually at the time of the event. 

Central to all emergency preparedness programs is a written emergency response plan (ERP). An ERP obviously is a key element of emergency preparedness, yet it is only one procedural part of a systematic process that includes the following sequential steps ... 

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