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S RIS <br />Contingency Plan <br />Section 6 — Effective Date Supersedes Page <br />Emergency Procedures 9/20/2021 New 6-5 <br />Potential for further explosions and flying debris which could start a <br />fire and spread the fire off-site or to unaffected areas on-site, and <br />seriously threaten human health and safety. <br />Sprinkler effectiveness and results if facility is equipped with sprinklers. <br />The release of other hazardous materials from nearby containers. <br /> <br />5. If safe to do so, the Emergency Coordinator will take the necessary <br />measures to attempt to contain and control the explosion/fire. These <br />measures include: <br />Control ignition sources. <br />Determine the chemical and physical properties of the container <br />that exploded. <br />Identify other chemicals, including the container size, within the <br />vicinity of the fire. <br />Determine if any other containers are in jeopardy of exploding. <br />Remove other as yet unaffected hazardous materials or equipment <br />from the area. <br />Shut down operations and protect those areas and items that cannot <br />be moved to safety and that could become dangerous if a fire ignites <br />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. <br /> <br />6. If facility evacuation occurs, the Emergency Coordinator should ensure <br />that reference tools such as the Contingency Plan, Corporate Directory <br />and visitor/contractor logs are removed for off-site use. <br /> <br />7. The Emergency Coordinator must provide control of facility gates to <br />prevent unauthorized access by spectators, etc. <br /> <br />8. The Emergency Coordinator must notify the Regional Operations <br />Manager and the Regional Regulatory Manager of the incident as soon <br />as it is possible to do so. All internal and external reporting of spills shall <br />be in accordance with Reference 5.20 of the Operating Standards <br />Manual (OSM).