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UNIVAR USA INC. unIVAR <br />CONTINGENCY PLAN <br />06/14/11 Replaces 03/10/10 <br />SECTION <br />SUBJECT PAGE 1 <br />FIVE <br />PRE-EMERGENCY PLANNING OF 15 <br />At Univar facilities, the types of emergency situations that pose serious threats to human <br />health and the environment are fires, explosions, spills, and natural disasters. <br />FIRE <br />Generally, the materials at the Branch that pose a fire hazard may be broken into two <br />categories. First are combustible materials such as cardboard packaging, wooden boxes <br />and pallets, and office refuse (paper). Second are solid and liquid flammable chemicals. In <br />general, the flammable chemicals handled at this Branch are liquids; listed below are some of <br />the flammables that may be found in this facility. <br />Flammable Liquids (soluble in water) <br />DAcetone <br />DEthanol <br />1111PA (Isopropyl alcohol) <br />EMethyl alcohol (Methanol) <br />Flammable Liquids (insoluble in water) <br />I:Mineral Spirits <br />EINaphtha <br />illToluene <br />EIXylene <br />The following are general control strategies; refer to the appropriate Material Safety Data <br />Sheet for details. <br />Control Strategy: Combustible materials are usually controllable if discovered early-on. <br />The in-house Fire Control teams use fire extinguishers and/or on-site fire hoses to <br />contain/control these types of fires if they are not too large. <br />Control Strategy: Flammable Chemicals are extremely dangerous and require professional <br />action. The following paragraphs cover actions to be taken (or avoided) during fires <br />involving flammable chemicals. <br />The types of flammable chemicals handled at the Branch vary from time to time depending <br />upon the current status of the market for industrial chemicals. Generally, the materials will <br />be liquids stored in containers (55-gallon drums, or portable tanks of varying sizes) and <br />bulk tanks (anywhere from 3,000 to 60,000 gallons capacity). Also, the materials generally <br />will be flammable (flash points are equal or below 100 F) as opposed to combustible (flash <br />points are greater than 100°F of less than 200 F), and may or may not be soluble in water.