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VESERIS <br />Contingency <br />Section 5 — <br />Pre-Emergency Planning <br />Effective Date <br />9120/2021 <br />Supersedes <br />New <br />Page <br />5-16 <br />Spills of hazardous wastes should be contained using sand and other inert <br />absorbents. Clean-up of the spill should be conducted in the same manner <br />described earlier for their non-waste equivalents. Persons coming into <br />contact with a spilled hazardous waste should remove contaminated clothing <br />and wash thoroughly with soap and water. Obtain medical attention as soon <br />as possible. <br />SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE EMERGENCIES <br />All accumulated liquids and materials collected during clean-up operations <br />must be labeled and marked as appropriate for the waste material. Mixing <br />more than one waste or adding soil during clean-up activities may result in <br />the composition of the waste material being unknown. Samples of resulting <br />materials shall be taken if for any reason the identity of the material is <br />uncertain. <br />Any equipment used in a clean-up activity must be cleaned using materials <br />appropriate to remove the contaminant. The resulting material from this <br />decontamination process shall be placed in a DOT UN specification container <br />suitable for the lading for disposal, unless it is deemed incompatible with the <br />other waste materials already contained within the drums. The Emergency <br />Coordinator must ensure that no hazardous wastes are received at the <br />branch for storage until Branch Operations have been returned to normal. <br />Refer to the Operating Standards Manual for further details of the HAZWOPER <br />Program. <br />VI. TRANSPORTATION INCIDENTS <br />When transporting hazardous materials and hazardous wastes, the lading <br />must be checked periodically during transport to ensure its integrity and to <br />safeguard human health and the environment from the release of any <br />hazardous materials or wastes.