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Jul r.K(J FuLIC"Y'r ANEY' CEDURE DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF MANTECA DATE 11/12/2013 PAGE 1 OF 3 SUPERSEDES 04/13/2010 MANUAL Emergency operations Plan APPROVED BY Carmen Silva Chief eratin Officer SUBJECT Hazardous Material Spills FWRI�TTEN BY Emergency Preparedness Coordinator POLICY: Small hazardous material Spills which do not require special equipment or training may be cleaned by Environmental Services staff who are trained at the First Responder Awareness level. All hazardous materials Spills will beimmediately reported to the nursing supervisor and reported on a Doctors Hospital of Manteca Spill form. Determination of whether a spill can be managed by hospital employees will be made based upon information obtained from First Responder Awareness training, MSDS sheets, consultation with Poison Control and other resources such as the Emergency Response Guide. Clean up which requires more than routine personal protective equipment and/or additional training will be referred to the local fire department and/or Hazardous Material Response Team. PURPOSE: To establish a procedure for the identification, isolation and removal of hazardous material Spills. PROCEDURE: All employees will immediately report any suspected Hazardous materials spills. Determination of a hazardous spill will rest primarily with local and/or State Emergency Service agencies, Hospital Administrator, or the next person in the chain of command within the hospital and the hospital Safety Officer. There are four phases of this plan. The first phase involves activities that would help to prevent a spill. The second phase involves steps to prepare in case of a spill. The third phase, are instructions the employees to follow for a spill. The last phase is the recovery phase. 1.0 Mitigation Phase: The mitigation has consists of those activities taken to prevent or lessen the impact of a potential spill. In regard to this plan, this would apply specifically to those actions taken to lessen the loss of life or injury. 1.1 Under this plan, Safety and Security Officers have the primary responsibility to review safety concerns for the facility to lessen the potential of injury. 1.2 General hazard mitigation activity lies primary with the Environment of Care Committee. 1.2.1 The hospital will maintain accurate and up to date MSDS sheets for hazardous materials used within the facility. 1.2.2 Hazardous materials which are stored in volumes that are sufficient to cause an immediate threat to life or limb if spilled will be reviewed by the Environment of Care Committee to determine if alternative volume can be utilized on hospital premises. S:IADMINT:MERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANW-All Hazard PoliciesW-Hazardous Material Spills.doc