Standards for Safety OSHA 1910 120 Subpart Title

Standards for Safety Ø OSHA 1910. 120, Subpart Title, Hazardous Materials l Covering Hazardous waste operations and emergency response will be the subject of this training

While Mangan is not in the business of hazardous chemical response or clean up, our work puts in the vicinity of chemicals which could result in a spill or release. Ø Responding to a spill involves many aspects that go beyond our responsibilities or training. Ø A Mangan employee’s primary role is to seek safety and report the event immediately.

Dangers of a Release l l Flammable liquids or gases Toxic cloud • stay upwind l Reaction with nearby chemicals • fire, explosion, release, toxic fumes l Irritants • to eyes, skin, lungs l Mild hazards or non-hazardous • Could cause slip hazards or loss of production

Identify the Chemical If possible and from a safe distance: l Find out where the chemical is coming from l Look for labels, signs, and placards l Determine if it is liquid, gas, or solid l Determine its color l Identify any odors

Evaluate Site Conditions l As you evacuate, try to evaluate the site conditions and pass the information on to the emergency responders: • Dispersion Pathways – Identify in which direction the smoke or vapors, liquids, solids, or powders are flowing • Smoke – could indicate there is a fire related to the release • Injured persons – notify the responders if you see an injured person that need to be rescued • Environmental damage – Potential damage such as contaminated soil, storm water, or regular waterways

Report the Spill Ø After evacuating the area and seeing to your safety: l l Contact the client’s emergency response contact Share your observations EXAMPLE: Know the site’s procedure for reporting an emergency

Protect Yourself and Others l l l Report the release to others in the immediate area Signal an alarm as per the client’s procedure Retreat evacuation assembly area that is a safe distance from the spill or shelter-in-place

Secure the Area l As per the client’s procedure, qualified spill response teams will: • Keep people a safe distance from the spill • Use caution tape, rope, or cones l For small, non-hazardous spills: • Guard the spill scene until trained responders arrive

Emergency Response Plan l OSHA’s HAZWOPER requirement’s require sites to have a plan that includes: • Pre-emergency planning and training • Spill recognition • Evacuation procedures • Emergency response and reporting • PPE and emergency equipment • Decontamination and medical treatment

Other Response Personnel Trained first responders will… l l l Analyze the incident Use proper PPE and equipment Contain and stop the spill Clean up the spill Decontaminate Report the incident

Nonhazardous Spills l Incidental or small spills • Are usually in office setting • Verify as non-hazardous prior to attempting to clean up • Can be handled by the employees in immediate area l Get help if you are unsure

Key Points to Remember l l Recognize the chemicals used at your facility, learn about potential spill or release scenarios, and then learn how to identify chemical spills or releases. Evacuate from the spill area. Remember to stay upwind of smoke and vapor clouds. Notify the spill response team. Do not attempt to control or contain the spill yourself because you are not properly trained. Secure the area around the spill to prevent unauthorized personnel from getting close to the spill.

Continue with this training if your work includes refinery site activities.

Gas Monitoring Gas monitoring instruments are designed to alert personnel to unseen hazards that may exist in workplace environments, including confined spaces. Ø Continuous personal monitors come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They can vary from a relatively simple single-gas monitor to a complex datalogging four-gas monitor. Ø

Ø Monitors make a quantitative analysis that is displayed on a digital or analog readout. Some also have the capabilities to store information, which can be downloaded to a computer Ø The readout is immediate - what is being read on the display is what the gas concentration is at that time. • Most hand-held monitors also have a visible or audible alarm or both

Bump Testing Ø The only way that you can be certain that a portable gas monitor will respond appropriately to a potentially threatening gas hazard is to test it with a known concentration of the target gas.

Bump Testing Ø What exactly is a bump test anyway? l l Ø Very simply, it is a brief exposure, or bump, of the monitor with a known concentration of the target gas or gases which is used to verify that the sensor responds accordingly and the instrument functions properly. A bump test is not intended to be a measure of the accuracy of the instrument. Do not use a monitor that does not pass a bump test.

Ø If you hear a gas monitor alarm: l l Check the current wind direction Move cross-wind out of the immediate area Notify the unit operator and proceed to the evacuation point for a head-count Do not re-enter the area without operator permission ((( )))