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VESERIS <br />Contingency P n <br />Section 6 — Effective Date Supersedes Page <br />Emergency Procedures 9/20/2021 New 6-2 <br /> <br />3. If evacuation is not necessary, First Aid Teams should be alerted and be <br />prepared to assist in the emergency. Fire Control Teams should be <br />assembled and await instructions from the Emergency Coordinator. <br /> <br />4. The Emergency Coordinator must assess the various hazards a fire <br />creates and decide how to minimize the risk presented by each one. <br />Consideration must be given to: <br />Release of fumes and the possibility of the need to evacuate <br />surrounding areas. <br />Potential for explosions and flying debris which could spread the fire <br />off site or to unaffected areas on-site, and seriously threaten human <br />health and safety. <br />Sprinkler effectiveness and results if facility is equipped with <br />sprinklers. <br />The release of other hazardous materials from nearby containers. <br />Firefighting residues which may need to be contained and dealt with <br />as hazardous materials or hazardous waste. <br /> <br />5. The Emergency Coordinator must take the necessary measures to <br />attempt to contain and control the fire. These measures include: <br />Control ignition sources. <br />Determine the chemical and physical properties of the material <br />that is burning. <br />Removing other as yet unaffected hazardous materials or <br />equipment from the area. <br />Shutting down operations and protecting those areas and items that <br />cannot be moved to safety and that could become dangerous if the <br />fire spreads there. <br />Assess the ability of Fire Control Teams to safely contain and isolate <br />the burning material, considering the properties of the material on fire, <br />the fire-fighting equipment available, and the intensity of the blaze. <br />Assess the ability of Fire Control Teams to safely put out the fire, <br />considering the properties of the material on fire, the fire-fighting <br />equipment available, and the intensity of the blaze.