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Unified <br />CJroc&rS. <br />Distribution <br />JUL 2 8 2014 <br />- Stockton <br />_ A N TAL HEALTH <br />I OVERVIEW Emergency Notification for Spills and Releases <br />2. NOTIFICATION <br />3E Company contacts EH&S to relay information collected on scene. Based upon this <br />information EH&S will determine a course of action and what resources are required to <br />mitigate the spill or release. <br />3. REPORTING <br />EH&S (or their designee) will contact various local, state and federal agencies as <br />required (see reference material below). <br />In order to assist EH&S or their designees in determining which agencies to contact, US EPA <br />Reportable Quantities and a quick quantity conversion table are referenced below. US EPA <br />Reportable Quantities ("RQ") are defined as a quantity of listed hazardous materials or waste <br />that when spill or released requires notification. The State of California has no RQ's. Any <br />release regardless of size must be reported. US EPA RQ's for commonly used listed <br />hazardous materials or wastes are as follows: <br />Diesel fuel (to include motor oil, hydraulic fluid) EPA RQ = 10 gallons <br />Anhydrous Ammonia EPA RQ = 100 pounds <br />Sulfuric Acid (to include battery electrolyte) EPA RQ = 1,000 pounds <br />Sodium Hypochlorite (bleach) EPA RQ = 100 pounds <br />Freon R-22 NA (TRI Reportable) <br />Quick Reference Conversation Table for Gallons to Pounds <br />_ <br />Material <br />Gallons Pounds <br />RQ (gallons) <br />RQ (pounds) <br />Diesel Fuel 1 7.01 <br />10 <br />294 <br />Sulfuric Acid (35%) <br />1 10.79 <br />265 <br />1000 <br />Sodium Hypochlorite 1 <br />10% <br />8.92 112 100 <br />Freon R-22 <br />1 <br />10.10 <br />990 <br />10000 <br />Anhydrous Ammonia <br />1 <br />5.14 <br />19 <br />100 <br />Note: US EPA Regulatory RQ's are indicated in red <br />01-14-13 15 <br />