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PROCEDURE WW-1 Page 9 of 9 <br />APPENDIX B 03/09/08 <br />MAIN ACCESS ROAD EMERGENCY RESPONSES (continued) <br />Spill - No Fire <br />PPE: Protective clothing & respiratory protection appropriate to the most immediate health hazard; eye- <br />protection; rubber gloves and boots. <br />Note: Focus response on the most hazardous situation and material first. Explosives and radioactive <br />material responses must be coordinated by authorized personnel only. <br />Response: <br />• Evaluate situation. <br />• Secure area. <br />• Rescue & First Aid, if necessary & possible. <br />• Remove ignition sources. <br />• Locate fire extinguisher and keep near at hand. <br />¦ Dam or dike to contain material. Prevent material from entering major drainage channels. <br />• Watch for flammable or explosive vapors. <br />• Do not add water. <br />Remediation: <br />Evaluate situation. <br />¦ Do not add water. <br />¦ Pick up liquids if proper equipment is available, or absorb spilled materials with compatible material if <br />liquid retrieval is not possible. <br />¦ Recover as much material as is possible from any creek drainage channels, if material was spilled <br />into a drainage channel. <br />¦ , Transport contaminated soils to the Whirlwind Waste Dump: storage area for temporary storage until <br />a permanent disposal method and site is determined. <br />Spill - Fire <br />PPE: Protective clothing appropriate to the most Immediate health. hazard; self-contained breathing <br />apparatus (alternately air-purifying respiratorwith at least HEPA cartridges for very small fires that can <br />be quickly knocked down); eye-protection; rubber gloves and boots. <br />Note: Focus response on the most hazardous situation and material first. Explosives and radioactive <br />material responses must be coordinated by authorized personnel only. Generally, explosive and <br />propane fire responses will involve monitoring the fire from a safe distance. <br />Response: <br />• Evaluate situation. <br />¦. Secure area. <br />¦ Rescue & First Aid, if necessary & possible. <br />¦ Monitor burning Explosives and Propane transport vehicles from a safe distance. <br />• For small fire use available dry-chemical fire extinguishers to knock down the fire as quickly as <br />possible. Avoid water for small fires, if possible. <br />• Remember water can be used as a barrier. <br />• Direct extinguishing agent in a manner to avoid splashing spilled material. <br />¦ Dam and dike at a safe distance to control runoff. Prevent material from entering any drainages. <br />¦ Perform overhaul. <br />Remediation: <br />Evaluate situation. <br />¦ Certify fire as extinguished. <br />¦ Absorb spilled materials, if possible, with earth or other suitable material. <br />¦ Transport contaminated soils to the Whirlwind Waste Dump storage area for temporary storage until <br />a permanent disposal method and site is determined.