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Site 300 provide issue -point control for these respirators. Respirators are given only to personnel who have been properly trained and fitted for respirator use. 10.9 Emergency Assembly Point Kit (Self-help Kit) Protective and emergency equipment are stored in the Self-help Kit located at the designated Site 300 evacuation assembly points. The kits are maintained for major emergencies that require the evacuation of Facility and other Site 300 personnel. Kits contain a first-aid kit, blankets, stretcher, flashlights, safety glasses, gloves (plastic, leather, and cotton), and hard hats among other items. Kits are inspected on a routine basis, and items are replaced when necessary. 10.10 Material Safety Data Sheets MSDSs list the characteristics and hazards of a chemical. An MSDS can be obtained from the CHEMTRACK MSDS Hotline (extension 44404). The ES&H Team also maintains files of MSDSs for chemicals routinely used at LLNL, and copies are available upon request. 10.11 Run Cards (Emergency Response Drawings) Run cards containing information pertinent to Facility emergency response are maintained at the Site 300 Fire Station. They include: • Special Information Sheets that provide a list of hazardous materials, special hazards, and their physical locations within the building and surrounding area. • Building Plans that provide plot plans of the buildings and surrounding areas, room numbers, and locations of shut-off valves and fire alarm panels. 10.12 Emergency Lighting See Section 7.5 for the types of emergency equipment available in the event of a power outage. 10.13 Decontamination Equipment RHWM maintains equipment that is available to decontaminate areas that may potentially be contaminated by a hazardous or toxic material release. This includes containment booms, mops, brooms, shovels, and a pressure washer. The equipment is inspected on a monthly basis. Chemical solutions used in decontamination operations are listed in Appendix F. The Fire Depart ment also maintains decontamination supplies for personnel and/or equipment decontamination. The Tactical Plan 1612 in LLNL Hazardous Materials Response Plan contains a discussion of the Fire Department's decontamination equipment. 10.14 LLNL Livermore Site Equipment Additional emergency response equipment is also readily available from the LLNL Livermore Site, including release response equipment, response vehicles and heavy equipment, site safety equipment, PPE, emergency assembly point kits, and MSDSs. RHWM at the Livermore hazardous waste facility (Livermore Site) also maintains a response trailer containing bulk quantities of spill response equipment to support the Fire Department when necessary. An electric floor scrubber, a mercury vacuum cleaner, and a steam cleaner are also maintained in the trailer. Lab Special Services Unit 1898, located in Building 323 at the Livermore Site, is a hazardous materials response vehicle operated by the Fire Department. It contains spill kits, absorbent LLNL Site 300 Contingency Plan 27 January 2019