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• When reporting any discharge or spill incident over the telephone (initial reporting requirement), give the following information. 1. Name and telephone number of person making the report; 2. Name and address of the facility; 3. Date and time the accident took place; 4. Brief description of the incident; 5. Estimated quantity of material involved/extent of contamination; 6. Extent of injuries if any; and 7. Request that the fire chief report the incident to other appropriate emergency agencies. 6.1 Minor Chemical Spill Procedure This procedure applies to a spill of 5 -gallons or less. If a minor spill does occur, the Emergency Coordinator should notify the local Fire Department at 911 if deemed necessary, and the Wastewater Treatment Plant, then continuing on to the following steps: 6.1.1 If an employee discovers a small spill, as defined above, he or she will immediately report it to their supervisor. If the supervisor is not available, contact the Emergency coordinator immediately. 6.1.2 Department personnel may clean up small spills provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements do not exceed the typical requirements of normal production activities to such departmental personnel. 6.1.3 Spill response may be attended to with a squeegee, absorbents, and/or plastic shovels. Appropriate chemical resistant gloves, chemical splash goggles and other PPE (as required) must be worn while responding to the spill. The spilled material will then be properly disposed of. 6.1.4 If at any time during the cleanup signs of overexposure (nausea or light-headedness etc.) are experienced by cleanup personnel, the operation shall cease. Affected employees shall be moved to fresh air and if symptoms persist, medical attention shall be provided. The remaining clean up shall be completed by an outside contract clean up team or the local fire department. 6.2 Major Chemical Spill Procedure This procedure applies to an on-going release of a material consisting of 5 -gallons or more. If such an event occurs, the emergency coordinator should once again contact the local fire Department at 911, if deemed necessary, as well as the Wastewater Treatment Plant and MUD Environmental Control at 209-937-8721 if the spill has reached the sanitary sewer or is likely to reach the sewer system. In all cases the State Office of Emergency Services must be notified at 916-845-8510. Should a large spill occur, the following steps should be taken: 6.2.1 The employee locating the spill shall immediately notify their supervisor. The supervisor will then contact the emergency coordinator and provide the following information: • Identity of the spilled material. • Location of the spill. • An estimate of the quantity spilled. • Whether any injuries are involved. • Fire/explosion or the possibility of these events. 6.2.2 The Emergency Coordinator will immediately identify the character, source, amount and area of any released materials. The initial identification method is through visual inspection of the scene, equipment, logs, records, manifests, etc. Further, the identification should include an estimated rate of release, the direction in which the spill or vapor or smoke release is headed, any injuries involved, and occurrence of any fire/explosion or the possibility of these events occurring.