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6.0 Impact Considerations Version :27.10.4 <br /> General Industry Standards for Containment and Recovery <br /> General descriptions of various specific response techniques that may be applied during a <br /> response effort are discussed below. The Company's responders are free to use all or any <br /> combination of these methods as incident conditions require, provided they meet the agency <br /> approval, appropriate safety standards and other requirements relative to the situation <br /> encountered. Data was obtained from reports, manuals and pamphlets prepared by the <br /> American Petroleum Institute, Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Coast <br /> Guard. The most effective cleanup of a product spill will result from an integrated <br /> combination of clean-up methods. Each operation should complement and assist related <br /> operations and not merely transfer spillage problems to areas where they could be more <br /> difficult to handle. Also, see Facility specific booming strategies. <br /> The spill should be assessed as soon as possible to determine the source, extent and <br /> location of travel. Terrain and other physical conditions downgradient of the spill site will <br /> determine the methods of control at a point in advance of the moving product. Often, the bulk <br /> of a spill can be contained at a single location or a few key locations in the immediate vicinity <br /> of the source point. When possible, the execution of this type of initial containment strategy <br /> helps confine a spill to a relativelv limited area. <br /> Shell Supply and Distribution 6-29 Stockton Terminal FRP <br /> ©2019 Witt O' Brien's Revision Date:October, 2019 <br />