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VESERIS <br />Contingency Plan <br />Section 5 — <br />Pre-Emergency Planning <br />Effective Date <br />9/20/2021 <br />Supersedes <br />New <br />At Veseris facilities, the types of emergency situations that pose serious <br />threats to human health and the environment are fires, explosions, spills, <br />and natural disasters. <br />I. FIRE <br />Generally, the materials at the Branch that pose a fire hazard may be broken into <br />two categories. First are combustible materials such as cardboard packaging, <br />wooden boxes and pallets, and office refuse (paper). Second are solid and liquid <br />flammable chemicals. In general, the flammable chemicals handled at this Branch <br />are liquids; listed below are some of the flammables that may be found in this <br />facility. <br />Flammable Liquids (soluble in water) <br />Acetone <br />Ethanol <br />IPA (Isopropyl alcohol) <br />Methyl alcohol (Methanol) <br />Flammable Liquids (insoluble in water) <br />Mineral Spirits <br />Naphtha <br />Toluene <br />Xylene <br />The following are general control strategies; refer to the appropriate Safety <br />Data Sheet for details. <br />Control Strategy: Combustible materials are usually controllable if discovered <br />early-on. The in-house Fire Control teams use fire extinguishers and/or on-site <br />fire hoses to contain/control these types of fires if they are not too large. <br />Control Strategy: Flammable Chemicals are extremely dangerous and require <br />professional action. The following paragraphs cover actions to be taken (or <br />avoided) during fires involving flammable chemicals. <br />The types of flammable chemicals handled at the Branch vary from time to time <br />depending upon the current status of the market for industrial chemicals. Generally, <br />the materials will be liquids stored in containers (55-gallon drums, or portable tanks <br />of varying sizes) and bulk tanks (anywhere from 3,000 to 60,000 gallons capacity).