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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 />Page <br />5-14 <br />Fires from leaks in containers that cannot be shut off should be allowed <br />to burn. The container and any nearby containers should be kept cool <br />while the flammable gas burns itself out. There probably will be very <br />little to decontaminate after an emergency involving a flammable gas. <br />The Emergency Coordinator should make sure all traces of the gas <br />have been removed from confined areas before allowing clean-up <br />crews to work in the area. <br />V. HAZARDOUS WASTES <br />Although it is recognized that the threat posed by an emergency involving <br />hazardous waste on the branch premises is chemically equivalent to that <br />involving virgin materials of the same chemical or mixture of chemicals, <br />some different emergency procedures do apply. The most likely <br />emergencies involving hazardous waste will be those of a release or fire. <br />The Emergency Coordinator must try to determine by observation, branch <br />records, or analysis (time permitting), the identity of the material involved, the <br />amount, and the potential impact of the release or fire on human health and <br />the environment. The Emergency Coordinator must also determine whether <br />facility personnel are properly equipped and trained to handle the situation or <br />if it is necessary to call in outside contractors or emergency assistance <br />agencies. <br />If this is a Branch permitted to store hazardous wastes, the secondary <br />containment area will hold materials released from drums, IBCs, and <br />portable tanks during storage. Leaks into the containment dike must be <br />reported to the Emergency Coordinator immediately so that clean-up <br />activities can begin. Liquid materials can be removed and contained in a <br />DOT UN specification container suitable for the lading by use of a portable <br />pump. Absorbent material used to collect the spill may be shoveled into the <br />DOT UN specification container suitable for the lading. Spills confined to the <br />secondary containment area are a minor problem. Spills or leaks that occur <br />in satellite accumulation areas, transportation vehicles, or spills that escape <br />from the secondary containment area are potentially very serious emergency <br />situations.