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IV ED <br />JAN 14 2016 <br />4.2.4 Waste Release Within the WAA ENVIRONMENTAL <br />HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />If a container holding waste spills, leaks, or otherwise releases its contents to the <br />environment, and there is no immediate threat to personnel safety, trained personnel <br />must take immediate action to contain the release. Follow spill response procedures <br />outlined in Sections 4.2.4.1 and 4.2.4.2. <br />4.2.4.1 Procedures to Stop and Contain Waste in the Event of a Small Incident <br />When visual monitoring indicates that a release has occurred, trained personnel shall <br />take the following steps: <br />1. Stop waste container handling operations. <br />2. Determine the source, type, and amount of leaking material. <br />3. If safe, eliminate the source of the release (e.g., stop leak, set container upright, <br />or close valves). <br />4. Notify the WAA Coordinator or WAA Operator and ES&H Team Environmental <br />Analyst. <br />5. If safe, eliminate ignition sources. <br />6. Cordon off the release area to prevent access to the area. <br />Steps 7 through 11 shall be taken only if it is safe and must be carried out by at least <br />two individuals who have been trained. Whenever possible, the area H&S Technician <br />should be contacted to provide safety oversight and assistance in the cleanup of a spill. <br />7. Contain the spill using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) (see <br />Appendix A), absorbent (see Appendices B and C), or by other appropriate <br />means. <br />8. Cleanup the spill. <br />9. Properly dispose of spent cleanup materials such as absorbents and rags; <br />manage them as hazardous, radioactive, or mixed waste as appropriate. <br />10. Decontaminate response equipment (see Section 4.3.1), and restock spill <br />response supplies before operations resume. <br />11. Resume normal operations after the area is inspected by the ES&H Team <br />Environmental Analyst, Facility Manager or WAA Coordinator, and the H&S <br />Technician. <br />Note: If there is any uncertainty about safely managing the release, immediately call <br />the Fire Department Dispatch at extension 911 or use a handheld radio, call sign <br />"MIKE", to contact the CAS Operator. <br />4.2.4.2 Procedures to Stop and Contain Waste in the Event of a Large Incident <br />In the event of a large waste release, the Contingency Plan shall be implemented as <br />specified in Section 1.2 by calling the Fire Department. <br />14 January 2016 <br />