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Spill Conta.i.rn ient Procedures - - - <br />1. Diesel Fue1/6i1 -- Basement <br />The area where a 250 gallon diesel tank and two 200 gallon <br />oil tanks house two 500 Kilowatt engines. Any spill will be <br />contained by the concrete floor and wall. The floor is slightly <br />slanted to cause substance to flow toward the sump -pump channel. <br />The room can be ventilated by two large exhaust fans. Controls <br />for the fans are located next to the southwest entrance into the <br />area. Procedures are as follows: <br />a. Notify safety personnel of leaks or spills <br />b. Remove sources of heat or ignition <br />C. Provide adequate ventilation <br />d. Clean-up personnel to use protection against liquid contact <br />and vapor or mist inhalation <br />e. Contain spill by diking using sodium bicarbonate. On small <br />spills contain by using absorbents such as rags. <br />f. Sweep excess liquid into sump pump channel <br />g. Operate sump and discharge into empty 55 gallon drums <br />h. Clean floor with garage floor cleaner. <br />2. Diesel Fuel - Underground Tank <br />The underground tank is equipped with a containment manhole which <br />is designed to prevent underground pollution by catching product <br />spilled during product drops. Spillage can be bailed out of the <br />manhole or drained directly into the underground tank through,an <br />internal drain path. <br />In the event of a large spill or contamination to the soil: <br />a. Notify safety personnel of leaks or spills <br />b. Remove sources of heat or ignition ; <br />c. Provide adequate ventilation <br />d. Clean-up personnel to use protection against liquid contact ; <br />and vapor or mist inhalation <br />e. Contain spill by diking <br />f. Clean up spill by using absorbent materials or pumping into a <br />container <br />g. -Remove contaminated soil <br />h. Report all large spills <br />