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I 4 1 y • ® Document Number: 909 R 5003 PILKINGTON Procedure R Rev: 5 . .Date: 5/24/07 .,EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES Request assistance from maintenance. Hoses and pipes are often used to move hazardous materials from point A to point B. USE CAUTION: System may need to be purged before attempting to repair.,. Have security contact the Environmental Manager. _. .. : • chlorine and sulfur dioxide - turn off flow from cylinder and replace hose • pipes with acids - turn off flow and wait for liquid in pipe to drain to end point. ` Wear PPE, including eye protection,.gloves, and break line and replace damaged pipe/hose with new material. k � JJ ♦ F -� 4 .F... i3 Actual Release Procedures 'a Examples of an actual release of a hazardous material include: • a container falling over and spilling part or all of its content onto the floor or adjacent area 11 + malfunction of valves or overfilling of bulk storage containers resulting in the release of the chemical into the secondary containment area - a specific example is;diesel fuel.� ' + regulators not properly placed on cylinders of chlorine, sulfur dioxide, silane, etc., resulting in the release of part or all of their content • equipment malfunction resulting in petroleum products being spilled onto floor • acid batteries in truck shop falling over, releasing acid on floor 1 Employees and/or Contractors Response l If an employee and/or Contractor comes across a hazardous release, he/she should 1 notify the closest supervisor or security. When making notification, the employee and/or Contractor should give as much information about the incident as possible. Examples of the type of information .needed include: + where has the released occurred • type of release (drum vs..bulk storage) • how many containers are involved I 909R5003 - Rev_ 5/20/04