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3.5 Pesticide Spill Cleanup And Disposal <br />The following guidelines apply for pesticide spills less than two <br />gallons. For larger spills, evacuate personnel from the area, <br />rope off the area, and notify the Foreman or SM immediately. <br />1. Evacuate the spill area and rope off the area so that other <br />personnel will not enter the area. Notify the Foreman or SM <br />about the spill. <br />2. Only authorized pesticide applicators should be used to <br />clean up the pesticide spill. <br />3. Put on all necessary PPE. <br />4. For spills on non -porous surfaces, place absorbent material <br />to cover the spill. Allow any spilled liquid to be <br />absorbed. Remove and place the affected absorbent and <br />spilled pesticide into 55 -gallon DOT drums,.wifh,:,polyethylene <br />liners. <br />5. For spills on unpaved surfaces, scrape off -the top layer of <br />the ground surface in contact with the spilled pesticide to <br />completely clean up the spilled pesticideandplace the <br />affected soil and spilled pesticide into 55 -gallon DOT drums <br />with polyethylene liners. <br />6. Affix a "Hazardous Waste" label and mark the appropriate DOT <br />symbols on the drum. <br />7. Decontaminate or dispose PPE and decontaminate equipment <br />used in the spill cleanup. <br />8. Store the drum containing the spilled chemical in a storage <br />area assigned for that type of material until the drum can <br />be picked up by a licensed hazardous waste hauler and <br />transported to an approved disposal facility. <br />9. Fill out the appropriate forms in the main office to report <br />the hazardous material spill. The Foreman will notify the <br />appropriate regulatory agencies based on the nature of the <br />spill. <br />3.6 Fire And Explosion <br />The following guidelines apply when a fire or explosion is <br />detected at the Site. <br />EA -5 <br />