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5E. SPILL, NON -TRANSPORTATION RELATED - INVOLVING WATER CONTACT <br />Use this response procedure for non -oil spills. Oil spills include spills <br />involving gasoline, diesel and fuel oil, lubricating and insulating oils, PCBs, <br />condensate, pipeline liquids, turbine oil, and solvents. For spills involving <br />these materials, follow the response procedures in Procedure 5H, Spill, Oil <br />and/or PCBs. <br />If a spill occurs at the facility which may impact a nearby water body (creek, <br />river, pond, marsh, etc.), follow these procedures: <br />1. Try to prevent the situation from worsening by stopping the release and/or <br />diverting the release away from the water body. DO SO ONLY IF IT CAN BE <br />DONE SAFELY using the proper personnel protective equipment. <br />Stop the release. <br />a. Shut valves, stop processes or operations where necessary. <br />b. Divert spill runoff into containers. <br />2. Take care of any injured. Call an ambulance or paramedics. <br />3. Prevent release from entering water body. <br />a. Booms <br />b. Spill � ads <br />c. Absorbent <br />d. Divert flow <br />e. Trench <br />4. Isolate spill from human and vehicular contact. Suggested methods: <br />a. Cones <br />b. Stanchions and tape <br />c. Post a sign <br />5. IF IT CAN BE DONE SAFELY, continue to try to stop the escaping material <br />from entering the water body. <br />6. Begin to fill out Scene -Management Checklist (Section 8). <br />7. Call Facility Emergency Coordinator or alternate. <br />8. Call shift supervisor. <br />5-14 <br />