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PROCEDURE tIVMI-1 APPENDIX B • CORROSIVES (continued) Page 2 of 9 06/29/07 Ferric Sulfate Powder Form PPE: Chemical splash protection; respireior required; face~hield; rubber gloves; and rubber boots. Response: • Evaluate situation. • Secure area. • Rescue & First Aid, if necessary & possible. • Avoid adding water. • Contain spilled powders by covering with a tarp, if material may become wind carried. Contain any liquids by damming and diking. • Carefully sweep up spilled powders and retain material for evaluation for proper disposal. • Absorb spilled liquid material with earth, when possible. • Inside of a building, dilute acid or ferric sulfate liquid may be carefully flushed with water to the building sump and routed to the Water Treatment Plant Sewndary Containment Tank. Remediation: • Evaluate situation. • Do not add water. • Absorb spilled material, when possible. • Transport contaminated sons fo fhe Whirlw(nd Waste Dump storage area for temporary storage until a permanent disposal site is determined. Small Spill -Fire Dilute or Concentrated Liquid Corrosives PPE: Full-coverage acid suit; self-contained breathing apparatus (alternately full-face respirator with combination cartridges for very small fires that can be quickly knocked down); face-shield; rubber gloves; and rubber boots. Response; • Evaluate situation. • Secure area. • De-energize electrical equipment. • Rescue & First Aid, if necessary & possible. • For small fire use available dry-chemical fire extinguishers to knock down fire. Avoid water, if possible. • For a large fire, concentrate on protecting adjacent structures and slowly flood area with water from a safe distance. • Direct extinguishing agent in a manner to avoid splashing spBled material. • Dam and dike at a safe distance to control runoff. • Route collected runoff to fhe Untreated Water Storage Pond, when possible, or excavate a temporary holding pond at a suitable locafion. • Perform overhaul. Remediation: • Evaluate situation. • Certify fire as extinguished. • Absorb spilled materials, if possible, with earth or other suitable material. • Transport contaminated soils to the Whirlwind Waste Dump storage area fortemporary storage until an appropriate permanent disposal site is determined.