Emergency Planning for Chemical Spills

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The B.O.L.D.E.R. Project

I. Community's Role in Right-To-Know Law

  1. Community members' role in EPCRA - discussion
    • What is EPCRA?
    • What's in EPCRA for you?
    • Get involved!
    • What is EPCRA Information?
    • What do I do with the EPCRA Information?
    • Chemical Incidents Reports Center
    • History of EPCRA law
  2. Community Right-To-Know - off-site consequence analysis
    • EPCRA and Fires
    • CHEMICAL SPILL (PLUME) "MODELING"
    • Continuing Exposure
    • Related Exposure Issues
    • FACILITY DECISIONS TO LIMIT OFF-SITE CONSEQUENCES
    • Special Chemical Reactions Software
    • PERSPECTIVE ON TIER TWO REPORTS
    • PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD DECISIONS TO LIMIT OFF-SITE CONSEQUENCES
  3. WHAT IS COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION?
    • Explanation of OSHA role/relationship - MSDS
    • OTHER RELEVANT OSHA MSDS REGULATIONS:
    • MSDS PROBLEMS
    • WHAT IS TIER ONE INFORMATION?
    • WHAT IS A TIER TWO REPORT??
    • TIER TWO REPORTS AND TRADE SECRETS
    • PHYSICIAN ACCESS TO TRADE SECRET INFORMATION
    • COMMUNITY ACCESS TO "TRADE SECRET" CHEMICAL HEALTH EFFECTS
    • TIER TWO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
    • OSHA CHEMICALS AND THE TIER TWO REPORT
    • EHS CHEMICALS AND THE TIER TWO REPORT
    • EHS AND EMERGENCY PLANNING
    • EHS SPILL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
    • WHAT IS THE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION?
    • THE WRITTEN FOLLOW-UP REPORT
    • EPCRA SECTION 311
    • EXEMPTIONS:
  4. Where to find CRTK info - SERCs, TERCs, and LEPCs
    • WHO IS THE SERC?
    • WHO IS THE LEPC?
    • HOW DO LEPCS FUNCTION?
    • GETTING EPCRA INFORMATION AT THE LEPC
    • LEPCS AND EMERGENCY PLANNING
    • TERCs
    • EPCRA HOTLINE AND INTERNET RESOURCES
    • FIRE DIAMONDS
  5. Explanation of other related emergency planning laws
    • RCRA
    • CLEAN WATER ACT
    • OSHA EMERGENCY PLAN
    • CERCLA
    • Clean Air Act 112 R notification
    • RMP IMPLEMENTATION: EPA PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
    • LOOKING AHEAD - OTHER HELPFUL RMP PRODUCTS WOULD INCLUDE
  6. OTHER EPA CHEMICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS
    • CEPPO
  7. CITIZENS' GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING CHEMICALS IN THE COMMUNITY
    • LOOKING OVER THE FACILITY--VISUAL INSPECTION
    • INFORMATION AVAILABLE USING OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
    • BEING PROACTIVE
    • What to do if the facility does not report?
    • EPA ENFORCEMENT
    • Citizen Suit:
    • EPA'S ROLE
  8. Where EPCRA Needs Improvement
  9. Household Hazards


II. Emergency Instructions for Communities

  1. Quick Reference
    • Shelter-in-Place
    • Evacuation
  2. Detailed Reference
    • Shelter-in-Place
    • Evacuation
  3. Other
    • Caught in the Open
    • Away from Home - Transportation Threats
    • Preparing in Advance
    • Using Your Five Senses
  4. Important Dos and Don'ts


III. Worker Right-To-Know

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. Hazard Communication Standard - Background
    • HCS mandates
    • HAZARD AWARENESS
    • EPCRA and OSHA Linked
    • CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE LIMITS
    • OTHER CHEMICAL EXPOSURE ISSUES
    • OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
    • Intel XL EHS Workstation Overview
  3. EFFECTS CHEMICALS HAVE ON THE BODY
    • ASPHYXIANT
    • IRRITANTS
    • ALLERGIC SENSITIZERS
    • SYSTEMIC POISONS
    • CARCINOGENS, TERATOGENS AND MUTAGENS
    • OXYGEN DEPLETION
    • DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP FOR CHEMICALS
  4. CHEMICALS IN THE WORKPLACE
    • Understanding behavior of spilled chemicals
    • Special Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
    • Where to locate information on chemicals at other facilities - LEPCs and SERCs
  5. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
    • CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
    • RESPIRATORS
    • PROTECTION FACTOR
    • PROTECTION LEVELS
  6. TRAINING IS REQUIRED BY LAW
    • BRIEF HAZWOPER
    • OTHER DETECTION INSTRUMENTS
    • SPECIAL CAUTION ON HANDLING DRUMS AND OTHER CONTAINERS OF CHEMICALS
    • EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASES
  7. OTHER WORKER SAFETY
    • Ionizing radiation
    • Biological hazards
    • Safety hazards
    • Electrical hazards
    • Heat stress
    • Cold exposure
    • Noise


IV. Chemicals in the WorkPlace

  1. Introduction
  2. OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard [CFR1910.1200]
    • OSHA PELs
    • NIOSH & ACGIH
    • CHEMICAL HAZARD AWARENESS- TOXICITY
    • ROUTES OF ENTRY
  3. TYPES OF TOXIC EFFECTS
    • IRRITANTS
    • ASPHYXIANT
    • FOUR STAGES OF ASPHYXIATION
    • ANESTHETICS AND NARCOTICS
    • SENSITIZERS
    • OTHER TYPES OF TOXIC AGENTS
    • ACUTE & CHRONIC EFFECTS
    • EXPOSURE LEVEL
    • DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP FOR CHEMICALS
    • MORE HEALTH EFFECTS INFORMATION
  4. TERMINOLOGY
  5. CHEMICAL REACTIONS
    • EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS
    • REACTIONS WITH WATER OR AIR
    • REACTIONS WITH COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC MATERIALS
    • EXOTHERMIC POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS
    • EXOTHERMIC DECOMPOSITION REACTIONS
    • NEUTRALIZATION REACTIONS
    • CORROSIVE HAZARDS
    • ACIDS AND BASES (CORROSIVITY)
    • OTHER HAZARDOUS RESULTS OR PRODUCTS OF REACTIONS
    • REACTIVITY
    • UNDERSTANDING THE BEHAVIOR OF SPILLED CHEMICALS
    • SPECIAL CHEMICAL REACTIONS SOFTWARE
  6. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
  7. TRAINING IS REQUIRED BY LAW
    • OSHA HAZWOPER
    • BRIEF HAZWOPER
    • SPECIAL CAUTION ON HANDLING DRUMS AND OTHER CONTAINERS OF CHEMICALS
  8. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASES
    • FIRST RESPONDER AWARENESS
    • PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
  9. RESPIRATORS
    • PROTECTION FACTOR
    • Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
    • Supplied-Air Respirators (SARs)
    • Air-Purifying Respirators
    • HEALTH AND FITNESS TO WEAR PPE
  10. FIRE DIAMOND
  11. Where to locate information on chemicals at other facilities - SERCs, TERCS, and LEPCs


V. FIRST RESPONDER AWARENESS

  1. INTRODUCTION
    • Task identification
    • OSHA Mandated Training Levels
    • PLANNING AND SCENE MANAGEMENT
  2. Planning and Scene Management
    • Planning
    • Scene Management
    • Establish a Command System
  3. DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
    • The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) System for Marking of Buildings
    • Fire diamond
    • Department of Transportation (DOT) Placards and Labels
    • Colors
    • Numbers
  4. REFERENCE MATERIALS
    • Emergency Response Guidebook
    • NFPA Guide on Hazardous Materials
    • Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
  5. PERSONAL PROTECTION AND SAFETY
    • Protective Clothing
    • Level A, B, C, D
    • Rescue Considerations
    • Decontamination Considerations
  6. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
    • Explosives
    • Compressed Gases
    • Liquified and Cryogenic gases
    • Flammable and Combustible Liquids
    • Flammable Solids
    • Oxidizers
    • Organic Peroxides
    • Poisons and Pesticides
    • Radiation
    • Corrosives
    • Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials
    • ORMs (OTHER REGULATED MATERIALS
  7. GLOSSARY


VI. EPCRA guide for facilities

  1. Introduction
  2. Why comply with Emergency Planning & Community Right To Know Act (EPCRA)?
  3. EPCRA and OSHA Linked
  4. EPCRA AND PLANNING, SITING, AND ZONING CONSIDERATIONS
    • FACILITY DECISIONS TO LIMIT OFF-SITE CONSEQUENCES
    • SPECIAL CHEMICAL REACTIONS SOFTWARE
    • OFF-SITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS
    • MORE HEALTH EFFECTS INFORMATION
    • EPCRA OVERVIEW:
      • Most Important Telephone Numbers
      • Commonly Used Terms and Acronyms
      • How to comply with EPCRA:
    • WHO MUST REPORT:
    • BASIC EPCRA COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
  5. WHAT IS TIER ONE INFORMATION? [CHEMICAL STORAGE]
    • WHAT IS A TIER TWO REPORT?? [CHEMICAL STORAGE]
    • WHAT DOES A FACILITY NEED TO DO FIRST TO FILE ITS TIER TWO REPORT?
    • LOOKING OVER THE FACILITY--VISUAL INSPECTION
    • INFORMATION AVAILABLE USING OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO HELP ASSESS EPCRA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
    • Chemical Incidents Reports Center
  6. Hazard Communication Standard - Background
    • MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
    • Intel XL EHS Workstation Overview
  7. TRADE SECRETS
    • PHYSICIAN ACCESS TO TRADE SECRET INFORMATION
    • COMMUNITY ACCESS TO "TRADE SECRET" CHEMICAL HEALTH EFFECTS
  8. TIER TWO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
    • OSHA CHEMICALS AND THE TIER TWO REPORT
    • EHS CHEMICALS AND THE TIER TWO REPORT
  9. EHS AND EMERGENCY PLANNING
    • OTHER FACILITIES THAT STORE CHEMICALS
    • PLANNING FOR CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES
  10. EHS SPILL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
    • What is the Emergency Notification?
    • The Written Follow-Up Report
    • EPCRA SECTION 311
    • EPCRA REPORTING EXEMPTIONS--WHAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE REPORTED:
    • AVOIDING PENALTIES and ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
    • Other Facilities That Store Chemicals
  11. Where to file EPCRA information - SERCs, TERCs, and LEPCs
      WHO IS THE LEPC?
    • HOW DO LEPCS FUNCTION?
    • GETTING EPCRA INFORMATION AT THE LEPC
    • LEPCS AND EMERGENCY PLANNING
    • TERCs
    • EPCRA HOTLINE AND INTERNET RESOURCES
    • Explanation of Other Emergency Planning Information
    • FIRE DIAMOND
  12. Explanation of other related emergency planning laws
    • RCRA
    • CLEAN WATER ACT
    • OSHA EMERGENCY PLAN
    • CERCLA
    • Clean Air Act 112 R notification
    • RMP Changes and Updates
    • RMP Implementation: EPA Product Development
  13. Other EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness Programs
    • Historical Background of EPCRA
    • CEPPO Mission
    • BEING PROACTIVE
  14. What can happen if the facility does not report?
    • EPA ENFORCEMENT
    • Citizen Suit:
    • EPA'S ROLE
    • SECTION 313 (Toxic Release Inventory)


VII. Off-Site Consequence Analysis

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. UNDERSTANDING THE BEHAVIOR OF SPILLED CHEMICALS
    • VAPOR PRESSURE
    • BOILING POINT
    • ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
    • VAPOR DENSITY
    • MOLECULAR WEIGHT
  3. MODELING SPILLS
  4. ALOHA
    • ALOHA'S CALCULATION--THE "FOOTPRINT"
    • OTHER ALOHA INFORMATION
      • Text Summary
      • Source Strength
      • Concentration and Dose Location Calculations
    • ALOHA'S LIMITATIONS
    • ALOHA Information on the Web:
    • OTHER ALOHA INFORMATION
  5. Chemical Illustrations of the "Footprint"
  6. SPECIAL CHEMICAL REACTIONS SOFTWARE
  7. CLEAN AIR ACT RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SOFTWARE


VIII.Emergency Responders Section



IX. Emergency Planners Section