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Control Procedures: Spills The following actions will be taken in response to a spill of hazardous material: 1. Work in all areas will be shut down until the area is safely restored. 2. The emergency coordinator will be contacted. 3. The emergency coordinator must immediately identify the character, exact source, and extent of any released materials. This information must be obtained without entering the contaminated area. The Emergency Coordinator will obtain the following information: a. Person(s) injured and seriousness of injury. b. Location of the spill or leak, material involved, and source. C. Type of material that has spilled or is leaking. d. The approximate amount of material spilled, an estimate of the liquid discharge rate and the direction of the liquid flow. 4. Emergency response employees will only respond to chemical incidents where proper chemical identification and concentrations can be determined. 5. The emergency coordinator must evaluate the facility's emergency response equipment to determine if the LAWTF personnel can handle the corrective action and clean up. 6. For small spills: If the LAWTF personnel can safely and effectively perform corrective action and clean up, the following steps are to be taken under the authorization of the emergency coordinator (ONLY AFTER THE RESPONSE PERSONNEL PUT ON THE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING): a. Immediately set up a barrier to alert unauthorized personnel to keep out, if evacuation has not occurred. b. Eliminate all possible sources of ignition and leakage. C. Immediately begin containment by placing absorbent material on the spill within the secondary containment. d. Set up decontamination zone to ensure proper decontamination procedures. e. Use shovels and/or heavy equipment available at the facility to place contaminated absorbent into open top D.O.T. approved drums. f. Any drummed cleanup materials are to be managed as hazardous waste until 8