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0 <br /> SUBJECT Hazardous Material Spill PAGE 2 OF 3 <br /> 1.3 All other departments have the secondary responsibility of alerting those <br /> departments to hazards to life and limb that they have identified while performing <br /> their duties. <br /> 2.0 Planning Phase:All employees are responsible to be aware of the Hazardous Material <br /> Spill plan. <br /> 2.1 The Education Department is primarily responsible to provide training for new <br /> employees and current employees. <br /> 2.2 Every employee is expected to know what to do in the event of a hazardous <br /> material spill or arrival of mass casualty incidents. <br /> 2.3 The Safety Officer, in conjunction with the Emergency Preparedness <br /> Coordinator, will provide drills in accordance with JCAHO and DHS for the <br /> employees to practice this plan as well as evaluate the plan for needed revisions. <br /> 2.4 The PI/Education Department will coordinate first responder awareness and <br /> operations training for all hospital OSHA mandated employees on at least an <br /> annual basis. <br /> 3.0 Response Phase: <br /> 3.1 All employees of Doctors Hospital Manteca are expected to observe established <br /> safety rules and prevent individual exposure to hazardous materials. <br /> 3.2 All hazardous material spills will be immediately isolated to protect the safety of <br /> employees, patients, and visitors. <br /> 3.3 If the spilled substance is unknown, The Safety Officer, Plant Operations or <br /> designee will be contacted immediately for clean up directions. <br /> 3.2 If the substance is known,the Material Safety Data Sheet(MSDS)will be quickly <br /> obtained and the procedure followed. <br /> 3.2.1 Departments with hazardous materials will have spill control supplies, <br /> appropriate personal protective equipment and fire extinguishers in or <br /> near the area where the materials are stored or used. <br /> 3.2.2 Contain the spill if it is safe to do so. <br /> 3.2.3 Evacuate non-essential staff and patients as appropriate. <br /> 3.2.4 Secure the area. <br /> 3.2.5 Ensure adequate ventilation. <br /> 3.2.6 Contact the House Supervisor, Safety Officer/Plant Operations if <br /> additional resources are needed. <br /> 3.2.7 If appropriate, don personal protective equipment per the MSDS (i.e. <br /> gloves) to clean up the spill. <br /> 3.2.8 Medical or bio-hazard waste must be disposed of in red bio-hazard bags, <br /> hazardous waste in plastic garage bags unless specified otherwise <br /> chemotherapy waste in yellow bag or container. All hazardous waste <br /> must be labeled with the contents. <br /> 3.2.9 Safety Officer/Plant Operations is the resource department and will be <br /> responsible for providing information and cleanup of spills or leaks that <br /> require additional personnel, supplies or equipment. <br /> 3.2.10 Large spills or spills that require the use of specified equipment or training <br /> will be isolated and referred to the Fire Department or County Haz-Mat <br /> team by Plant Operations, the Safety Officer, or designee. <br /> S:kADMINkEMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAW-All Hazard Policies\4-Hazardous Material Spills.doc <br />