Response plans

Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH). Not estabUshed foi acryhc acid value shown is the emergency response-planning guide-3 (ERPG-3) for exposure up to one hour without life-threatening effects. 

Emergeny Response Planning Guidelines, American Industrial Hygiene Association, Fairfax, Va., 1995. 

Install depressurizing system Install emergency relief device Develop emergency response plan... 

Are there appropriate planning, training, drills, and equipment for response to emergencies If yes, ask to review the emergency response plan and training records. Be aware that for some facilities, an acceptable plan is to evacuate and call the fire department. 

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. 

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. 

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... 

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

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

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. 

Emergency response plan A written plan which addresses actions to take in case of plant fire, explosion or accidental chemical release. 

The results indicate that 2000 people will be exposed to a concentration of ammonia greater than the emergency response planning guideline concentration (e.g., ERPG-2). 

Improved Operating Procedures 11. Segregate process waste waters from stormwater systems. 12. Optimize the frequency of tank and equipment cleaning. 13. Prevent solids and oily wastes from entering the drainage system. 14. Establish and maintain an emergency preparedness and response plan. 

For the chlor-alkali industry, an emergency preparedness and response plan is mandatory for potential uncontrolled chlorine and other releases. Carbon tetrachloride is sometimes used to scrub nitrogen trichloride (formed in the process) and to maintain its levels below 4% to avoid fire and explosion. Substitutes for carbon tetrachloride may have to be used, as the use of carbon tetrachloride may be banned in the near future due to its carcinogenicity. 

Prepare and implement an emergency preparedness and response plan. Such a plan is required because of the large quantities of ammonia and other hazardous materials stored and handled on site. 

A pesticide formulation plant should prepare and implement an emergency preparedness and response plan that takes into account neighboring land uses and the potential consequences of an emergency or accidental release of harmful substances. Measures to avoid the release of harmful substances should be incorporated in the design, operation, maintenance, and management of the plant. Pollution control equipment employed in this sector include baghouses for removal of particulate matter and carbon adsorption for removal of VOCs. 

The first part of this section is an edited version of Appendix K of the Technical Guidance for Hazards Analysis. This appendix is entitled "Evaluation Guide for Available Computer Applications Addressing Emergency Response Planning". (EPA document)... 

TECHNICAL GUIDANCE FOR HAZARDS ANALYSIS EVALUATION GUIDE FOR AVAILABLE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS ADDRESSING EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING... 

Section 5. Emergency Response Planning (assembling hazards, vulnerability analysis, and risk analysis information). 

SUGGESTED PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING SOFTWARE... 

Select the criteria on the checklist that most closely represent the local district s needs and priorities for emergency response planning. It is not expected that all criteria listed will apply. 

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