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Hazardous Materials & Waste Contingency Plan
<br />Kaiser Permanente Stockton Medical Offices
<br />1/01/2025-12 /3 1/2025
<br />Whenever there is a release through spill, fire, or explosion, the emergency coordinator shall
<br />immediately identify the character, exact source, amount, and extent of any released materials. The
<br />emergency coordinator may do this by observation or review of the facility records or manifests
<br />and, if necessary, by chemical analysis. Concurrently, the emergency coordinator shall assess
<br />possible hazards to human health or the environment that may result from the release, fire, or
<br />explosion. This assessment shall consider both direct and indirect effects of release, fie, or
<br />explosion (e.g., the effects of any toxic, irritation, or asphyxiating gases that are generated, or the
<br />effects of any hazardous surface water run-offs from water or chemical agents used to control fire
<br />and heat-induced explosions). If the emergency coordinator determines that the facility has had a
<br />release, fire or explosion which could threaten human health, or the environment, outside the
<br />facility, the emergency coordinator shall report the findings as follows:
<br />If the emergency coordinator's assessment indicates that evacuation of local areas may be
<br />advisable, the Emergency Coordinator shall immediately notify appropriate local authorities.
<br />The emergency coordinator shall be available to help appropriate officials decide whether local
<br />areas should be evacuated. The evacuation should take place to the department's designated
<br />assembly area (see each departmental plan) unless advised otherwise.
<br />The emergency coordinator shall in every situation immediately notify the State Office of Emergency
<br />Services (OES) / California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) and San Joaquin County
<br />EHD.
<br />The report shall include:
<br />Name and telephone number of reporter.
<br />Name and address of facility.
<br />Time and date of incident (e.g., release, fire).
<br />Name and quantity of material(s) involved, to the extent known.
<br />The extent of injuries, if any.
<br />The possible hazards to human health, or the environment, outside the facility.
<br />During an emergency, the emergency coordinator shall take all reasonable measure necessary to
<br />ensure that fires, explosion, and releases do not occur, recur, or spread to other hazardous waste at the
<br />facility. These measures shall include, where applicable, stopping processes and operation, collection
<br />and containing released waste, and removing or isolating containers.
<br />If the facility stops operations in response to a fire, explosion or release, the emergency coordinator
<br />shall monitor for leaks, pressure buildup, gas generation, or ruptures in valves, pipes, or other
<br />equipment, wherever this is appropriate.
<br />Immediately after an emergency, the emergency coordinator shall provide for treating, storing or
<br />disposing of recovered waste, contaminated soil or surface water, or any other material that results
<br />from a release, fire or explosion at the facility. If the recovered material is hazardous, it shall be
<br />handled according to all policy and procedures for hazardous material.
<br />The emergency coordinator shall ensure that in the affected area(s) of the facility:
<br />No waste that may be incompatible with the release material is transferred, treated, stored, or
<br />disposed of until cleanup procedures are completed; and all emergency equipment is cleaned and
<br />fit for its intended use before operation are resumed.
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