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12.0 TRAINING, & DISCHARGE PREVENTION- §112.7(f) Spill prevention is the primary purpose of the Plan. The equipment and procedures outlined in this section help prevent spills from entering navigable waters. It is the responsibility of designated employees at the Terminal to assist in spill prevention by being observant for signs of potential spills. Personnel at the Terminal may reduce or eliminate the risk of spills by taking prompt direct action to correct the potential spill situation or referring the problem to their Supervisor or the Equipment Service Center Manager. The spill prevention program consists of the following equipment and procedures: • Spill prevention devices to monitor tank levels, • Inspections and integrity tests to detect and prevent spills, • Personnel training programs to teach proper operating procedures and the contents and use of the SPCC Plan and • Security measures to prevent unauthorized individuals from knowingly or unknowingly causing a spill. Spill Prevention Devices The spill prevention devices are discussed in Section 5.0 for each storage and usage area. The devices consist of level gauges, high-level alarms, interstitial leak monitoring devices, and unloading/loading procedures. The level gauges will be checked for accuracy at least once a year with the calibrations documented on the Alarm Testing Form in Appendix B. 12.1 Personnel Training—U12.7(f)(1) Periodic training is conducted by the Equipment Service Center Manager or their designee to inform facility oil-handling personnel of spill prevention equipment and procedures described in this Plan. Oil-handling personnel that work at the Terminal are provided this training upon employment and receive annual refresher courses. The annual refresher courses may be provided to oil-handling personnel during scheduled safety meetings. The initial and refresher training courses emphasize the following information: • General orientation and operation of the facility • Contents of the Plan • Requirements of the SPCC regulations and other applicable pollution control laws, rules, and regulations • Standard operating maintenance procedures used to prevent discharges of oil • Visual observations during normal operations to detect the first indications of a leak or spill • Descriptions of past spill events, any currently malfunctioning components and all recently developed precautionary measures • Spill response procedures. • Notification procedures Oil-handling personnel are trained in the annual SPCC refresher course to report,contain,control and clean up oil spills. The Equipment Service Center Manager keeps records of the training provided to each employee. The Equipment Service Center Manager maintains the training records which include date of training, type of training (initial SPCC or SPCC refresher training), instructor and names of individuals attending. The annual refresher course serves as the annual Spill Prevention Briefing. A copy of the record of training is kept on file with the Equipment Service Center Manager. 34