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0 . <br /> SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM POLICY/PROCEDURE MANUAL <br /> TITLE: HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILL MANAGEMENT POLICY NUMBER 5.06 <br /> PAGE 6 OF 9 <br /> 3.2.7 Environmental Services <br /> 3.2.7.1 Environmental Services staff are to receive proper hazard <br /> communication and hazardous material awareness training <br /> for first response (isolation, containment, neutralization, <br /> and disposal) of incidental spills. In the event of an <br /> incidental spill will assist the department as necessary with <br /> disposal. Environmental Services, in cooperation with <br /> external responders will provide standby at the scene and <br /> will assist as necessary and reasonable with clean final up <br /> procedures. <br /> • No E'VS personnel shall be involved in secondary clean <br /> up or disposal procedures of emergency or incidental spills <br /> without appropriate Hazardous Materials Training. <br /> 3.2.7.2 Environmental Services will coordinate the removal, storage, <br /> and immediate off-site disposal of the materials involved in spill <br /> clean up, especially those materials which are hazardous after <br /> neutralization. <br /> 3.3 Spills occurring during off-hours. <br /> 3.3.1 Departmental spills will be responded to as they would be in Sections 3.1 <br /> or 3.2. (Emergency Spill response policy should be referenced.) <br /> 3.3.2 Manager/supervisor or employee involved with the spill is to immediately <br /> call the service line to report an emergency size spill and indicate the <br /> hazardous material involved, location, and an estimate of the amount <br /> spilled. An operator will then notify the Clinical Coordinator. <br /> 3.3.2.1 The Clinical Coordinator will follow the administrative policy <br /> and procedure on Emergency Incident Command and will <br /> confer with the Safety Director as necessary to activate the <br /> External Response Team <br /> 3.3.3 If the spilled material is flammable, all ignition sources will be <br /> immediately turned off. <br /> 3.3.4 In the event of personal injury, any injured employee should immediately <br /> report to the Emergency Department. The Material Safety Data Sheet <br /> for the spilled hazardous material should be sent with the employee. <br /> Fresno Revision dates: 09/12/96, 6125198, 3/30100, 811/01,Stockton revision date 07/22102 <br />