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VE S E RIS <br />Contingency Plan <br />Section 6 - Effective Date Supersedes Page <br />Emergency Procedures 9 /2 0/2021 New 6-7 <br />c. First Aid Teams and Fire/Spill Control Teams should bring <br />emergency equipment to the assembly point area and await <br />instructions from the team leaders and the Emergency <br />Coordinators. <br /> <br />3. If evacuation is not necessary, First Aid Teams should be alerted and <br />be prepared to assist in the emergency. Spill 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 spill creates <br />and decide how to minimize the risk presented by each one. Consideration <br />must be given to: <br />Release of fumes and the possibility of the need to evacuate <br />surrounding areas. <br />Potential for fire or explosions if the spilled material is <br />flammable. <br />The release of irritating or obnoxious vapors if the spilled material has <br />toxic properties. <br />The release of other hazardous materials from nearby containers, and <br />the potential for incompatible materials to commingle and react. <br />The potential for spilled liquids to run off-site and contaminate surface <br />waters and soils, or for liquids to contaminate groundwater/drinking water <br />sources. <br />Spill control residues which may need to be contained and dealt with <br />as hazardous materials or hazardous waste. <br /> <br />5. If safe to do so, the Emergency Coordinator must take the necessary <br />measures to attempt to contain and control the spill. These measures <br />include: <br />Stopping the source of the leak or spill. <br />Determine the chemical and physical properties of the material that has <br />been spilled. <br />Controlling ignition sources. <br />Removing other as yet unaffected hazardous materials 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 spill <br />spreads there.