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HOW TO RESPOND TO A SPILL <br /> These are the actions that plant operators or job-site personnel <br /> should take whenever they discover a spill . <br /> • SAFETY - The first concern in any spill situation <br /> must be to rescue and treat any people who may have <br /> been injured as a result of the spill . Then steps <br /> must be taken to prevent further injury, or to <br /> prevent injuries if none have taken place : <br /> - Evacuate the plant or the job site, if necessary; <br /> - Remove ignition sources from the area, if the <br /> spilled material is flammable; <br /> - Use personal protective equipment, fire extinguishers <br /> and other emergency response equipment as <br /> appropriate . Employees should refer to the company' s <br /> safety manual and other employee information booklet . <br /> • CONTROL - Stop the flow of spilled material from the <br /> leak, if you can do so safely, or if it has not <br /> stopped by itself . <br /> • CONTAINMENT - You might be able to stop the spread of <br /> the spilled material by building a dike, by digging a <br /> trench, or by using absorbant material . Adsorbant <br /> materials, such as socks or loose flakes will be made <br /> available at various locations for spill response <br /> purposes (see the attached list) . It is particularly <br /> important that spilled substances do not reach sewer <br /> systems, rivers or streams, or a drinking water supply. <br /> • CLEANUP - The cleanup must be thorough enough to <br /> restore the area to at least as clean a condition <br /> that it was in before the spill took place . <br /> - If the spill contaminated water, the water may <br /> have to be pumped up and removed from the site . <br /> - Spills that spread out over pavement may be <br /> cleaned up using absorbant booms or loose <br /> absorbant material . Sand or gravel may also be <br /> used to pick up spilled substances . <br /> - If a spill contaminated the soil at a plant site <br /> or on a job site, it must be dug up and taken away <br /> for treatment . Excavation must be thorough enough <br /> to remove all traces of spilled material . <br /> Usually, if you can no longer smell traces of <br /> gasoline or fuel oil at the bottom of your <br /> excavation, you have dug out enough soil . <br /> However, soil samples must still be taken in some <br /> cases and sent to a lab for analysis . If the <br /> analysis shows no traces of the spilled substance, <br />