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O AL CHEMICAL SOL ONS, V41" <br />" Delivering solutions to the customer" <br />Chevron Stations, Inc. <br />ManagementBest Practice <br />Spill Response <br />t t t t r <br />Pan is To praRbe guivancer, tyees in conu oiling <br />hydrocarbon spills. <br />situation.A Assess <br />B Be safe. <br />Containt <br />1 Dispose. <br />I . For minor hydraulic fluid, gas, oil, or other petroleum product spills. spray or <br />squirt FM 186-2 directly onto the spill or sheen until no product odt r remains <br />(approximately 1:1). <br />2. Work the FM 186-2 into the hydrocarbon with a stiff bristle push bi )om. Add <br />additional FM 186-2 until the odor of the hydrocarbon has been elm tinated. <br />Continue to brush to make sure the mixture is uniform, and then sozi ( up with <br />universal absorbents. When the gas smell is gone; the hydrocarbon I gas been <br />completely neutralized and is now in a nonhazardous form. The ahi orbents <br />can now soak up the solution and be disposed of as a normal, solid vaste. <br />Larger Spills <br />1. Locate the source and stop the spill. The contaminated area she ald be <br />cordoned off and customers and others kept out. To reduce the! danger <br />of explosion reduce the vapors by spraying FM 186-2 solution o (er entire <br />spill area. If the size of the spill exceeds the size of the vehicle an(. it's <br />associated with the pumps, press the emergency shutoff to shut dove, a the <br />system. Containment of spills is a critical first step, both for safety Ls well as <br />to protect the environment. Small spills spread up to the size of a vi :hicle and <br />up to about S gallons maximum. Spills larger than S gallons require concerted <br />action to contain and control. <br />Page 8 <br />