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9. DO NOT ENTER AREA OF SPILL UNLESS FULLY PROTECTED WITH THE PROPER PERSONAL <br />PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. <br />10. Contain the release IF IT CAN BE DONE SAFELY by using one of the following <br />containmc-t techniques. <br />a. For relatively small spills, apply absorbent to the surface of the <br />spill and reapply until there is enough to absorb all the liquid. <br />b. For larger spills, construct earthen dikes or ditches around the spill <br />to prevent the discharge from flowing off-site or into waterways. <br />c. Prevent discharge into storm drains by sealing off with plastic and/or <br />earthen dikes. <br />d. If the discharge has entered or is likely to reach a waterway, call <br />for the assistance of a cleanup firm which is listed in Section 4E who <br />can deploy booms, sorbent booms, or underflow dams. <br />11. Identify the PCB concentration. If this information is not readily <br />available on the equipment or from the office records, samples must be <br />taken and sent immediately for laboratory analysis. <br />12. If the spill threatens facility personnel, notify them for evacuation. <br />13. If, after actions were taken to contain and cleanup the spill, it still <br />poses a present or potential threat to the health and safety of people <br />inside or outside the facility property, or to property or the <br />environment, notify the State Office of Emergency Services (OES) and local <br />emergency assistance organizations and provide the following information: <br />a. Date, time, and exact location of the release or threatened release. <br />b. Name and telephone number of person reporting the spill. <br />c. The type of hazardous materials involved, if known, in the release or <br />threatened release. <br />d. The estimated quantity of released material and/or quantity of <br />material involved in a threatened release. <br />e. A dardousstmateriionorialhinvolvedpotential <br />in thehazards, <br />release orknown, <br />threapresented <br />a <br />the <br />haz threatened release. <br />Document the time and date notification is made and the information <br />provided. <br />14. Check if material spilled has a Reportable Quantity (RQ) requirement. <br />(Refer to Section 3 of this plan for list of materials which have a <br />Reportable Quantity requirement if spilled, or Appendix F of the PG&E <br />Hazardous Waste Manual for a comprehensive list of materials with RQ <br />requirements.) <br />5-25 <br />