Give me3 key safety reminders for oil spill response

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# 13. FIRE FIGHTING & HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL CONTAINMENT (cont.) ## 13. FIRE FIGHTING Special fire fighting procedures: Evacuate non emergency personnel to a safe area. Unusual fire and explosion hazards: Fire fighters should use self-contained breathing apparatus. Avoid breathing smoke, fumes, and decomposition products. Use water spray to drench smoldering elastomer. Product may melt, after ignition, to form flammable liquid. Burning produces intense heat, dense smoke, and toxic gases, such as carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and traces of hydrogen cyanide. Spill or leak: Pick up and handle as any other inert solid material. Waste disposal method: Not considered a hazardous material. Dispose of material according to any local, state, and federal regulations. ## GASOLINE (UN 1203) Extinguishing media: Dry chemical, foam, or CO₂. Special fire fighting procedures: Water may be ineffective to extinguish, but water should be used to keep fire-exposed containers cool. If a leak or spill has not ignited, use water spray to disperse the vapors and to protect personnel attempting to stop a leak. Water spray may be used to flush spills away from areas of potential ignition. Unusual fire and explosion hazards: Highly Flammable. Products of combustion may contain carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and other toxic materials. Do not enter enclosed or confined space without proper protective equipment including respiratory protection. Spill or leak: Review fire and explosion hazards before proceeding with clean up. Use appropriate personal protective equipment during clean up. Dike spill. Prevent liquid from entering sewers, waterways, or low areas. Soak up with sawdust, sand, oil dry or other absorbent material. Shovel or sweep up. Remove source of heat, sparks, flame, impact, friction or electricity including internal combustion engines and power tools. If equipment is used for spill cleanup, it must be explosion proof and suitable for flammable liquid and vapor. NOTE…

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# 1910.120 - APPENDIX C COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES (cont.) 7. Site Safety and Control Plans. The safety and security of response personnel and others in the area of an emergency response incident site should be of primary concern to the incident commander. The use of a site safety and control plan could greatly assist those in charge of assuring the safety and health of employees on the site. - A comprehensive site safety and control plan should include the following: summary analysis of hazards on the site and a risk analysis of those hazards; site map or sketch; site work zones (clean zone, transition or decontamination zone, work or hot zone); use of the buddy system; site communications; command post or command center; standard operating procedures and safe work practices; medical assistance and triage area; hazard monitoring plan (air contaminate monitoring, etc.); decontamination procedures and area; and other relevant areas. This plan should be a part of the employer's emergency response plan or an extension of it to the specific site. 8. Medical surveillance programs. Workers handling hazardous substances may be exposed to toxic chemicals, safety hazards, biologic hazards, and radiation. Therefore, a medical surveillance program is essential to assess and monitor workers' health and fitness for employment in hazardous waste operations and during the course of work; to provide emergency and other treatment as needed; and to keep accurate records for future reference. 9. New Technology and Spill Containment Programs. Where hazardous substances may be released by spilling from a container that will expose employees to the hazards of the materials, the employer will need to implement a program to contain and control the spilled material. Diking and ditching, as well as use of absorbents like diatomaceous earth, are traditional techniques which have proven to be effective over the years. However, in recent years new products have come into the marketplace, the use…

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# 12. Fire Fighting and Chemical Containment ## NOTE Vapors released from the spill may create an explosive atmosphere. ## Waste disposal method: Treatment, storage, transportation and disposal must be in accordance with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local regulations. ## ACAUTION DO NOT flush to surface water or sanitary sewer system. By itself, the liquid is expected to be a RCRA ignitable hazardous waste. - Hydraulic Oil (UN 1270) - Extinguishing media: - Use water spray, dry chemical, foam, or CO₂. - Special fire fighting procedures: - Water or foam may cause frothing. Use water to keep fire exposed containers cool. Water spray may be used to flush spills away from exposures. - Unusual fire and explosion hazards: - Products of combustion may contain carbon mon- oxide, carbon dioxide, and other toxic materials. ## DANGER DO NOT enter enclosed or confined space without proper protective equipment including respiratory protection. - Spill or leak: Contain spill immediately in smallest area possible. Recover as much of the product itself as possible by such methods as vacuuming, followed by soak- ing up of residual fluids by use of absorbent materi- als. Remove contaminated items including contami- nated soil and place in proper containers for dis- posal. Avoid washing, draining or directing material to storm or sanitary sewers . - Waste disposal method: Recycle as much of the recoverable product as possible. Dispose of non-recyclable material as a RCRA hazardous waste by such methods as incineration, complying with federal, state, and local regula- tions. - Liquefied Petroleum Gas (UN 1075) - Extinguishing media: Water spray. Class A-B-C or BC fire extinguishers. ## Special fire fighting procedures: Stop flow of gas. Use water to keep fire exposed containers cool. Use water spray to disperse unig- nited gas or vapor. If ignition has occurred and no water available, tank metal may weaken from over heating. Evacuate area. …