Attach_03_Oil_and_Hazardous_Materials_Spill.pdf

ATTACHMENT 03

OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILL

FIRST RESPONDER’s GUIDE

PERSONNEL SAFETY IS AWAYS THE FIRST PRIORITY!

Contractors and their employees are responsible for reporting all spills and discharges encountered, whether such spills encountered are purposeful or accidental, on National Forest System land or off, or caused by the contractor and their employees. Use attachments to guide response actions.

If an oil or hazardous material spill has taken place or has been discovered, the First Responder should take the following actions:

1. Treat all spills with caution.

2. Personnel are not required or expected to do work they have not been trained to do.

3. Even if the substance has been tentatively identified, personnel should take these reasonable safety precautions.

a. Avoid breathing dust, fumes, mists, gasses, or vapors.

b. Do not smoke.

c. Keep heat, sparks, or open flames away from flammables, oxidizing agents, or unknown chemical substances.

d. Avoid contact with skin, eyes, and clothing.

e. Remain in a safe, upwind and uphill location and do not approach the site. If you can detect an odor, you are too close to the incident.

4. Call the Cody Dispatch Center (307-578-5740 or 1-800-295-9954) and tell them you are at the scene of an emergency hazardous materials incident and ask them to notify the Forest HazMat Coordinator. If asked to do so, return to the site to protect it from public entry and wait for the Emergency Response Team.

5. Secure the site and protect it from public entry.

6. Observe the scene from a safe location and complete the Hazardous Materials Initial Incident Report (See Attachment). Complete the form as best you can without approaching the site.

7. Brief the Emergency Response Team with all available information when they arrive.

Phone Numbers:

Cody Dispatch Center: 800-295-9954 or 307-578-5740

Wyoming DEQ 24-Hour Spill Notification number:

307-777-7781

EPA National Response Center: 800-424-8802

OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILL

INITIAL INCIDENT REPORT

LOCATION INFORMATION

Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Discovered Date/Time

Spill Reported Date/Time To Whom:

County Section Township Range

Within road right-of-way? Yes No If Yes, which Road?

Other Site/Incident Description

SPILL/MATERIAL INFORMATION

Type of spill (Gas, Oil, Pesticide, Herbicide, Sewage, Unknown?)

If unknown, describe material (color, viscosity, liquid/solid, etc.)

Type of container Volume spilled

Identifying labels/numbers Potential spillable volume

Additional Information

DAMAGE/THREAT INFORMATION

Stream, lake or drainage contamination? Yes, No Name:

Overland flow? Flow rate?

Towards what stream/lake? How far away?

Are there any potential hazards immediately downstream? If so, describe:

Additional Information

OTHER INFORMATION

Are there injuries? Yes No

If so, describe injuries and action taken:

List names & phone numbers of any witnesses to the spill:

Submitted by:

(Name) (Title) (Phone) Date Note any additional information on the reverse side of this report

OIL & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILL

INITIAL INCIDENT REPORT – Page 2

Additional Information