COPPICE - EMERGENCY SPILLAGE

COPPICE - SPILLAGE & EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURE

The tables below detail a model procedure and it is recommended that they be printed, completed and displayed in the chemical mixing and storage areas of the photo-processing laboratory facility.

Spill:

Names (and telephone numbers) of staff members trained to respond to an emergency spill:

Response Procedure:

1.      Notify one of the above persons.
2.      Locate the safety data sheets (SDS) for the spilled material

3.      Review the information given on potential risks to health, safety and the environment.

4.      Put on the recommended personal protective equipment (PPE)

E.g. gloves, goggles, apron etc.

5.      Locate the spill response supplies and equipment.

6.      Isolate all near-by drains with absorbent containment materials or other measures.

7.      Stop the leak or spill

E.g. turn off the valve, stand up a knocked over container etc.

8.      Isolate the spill with containment materials.

9.      Absorb spilled liquid chemicals with absorbent material or a wet vacuum cleaner.

10. Spills of dry materials must be swept up and not washed to the drain.

11. Place the contaminated absorbent material in a container suitable for storage on site and transportation off-site. Consideration should be given as to whether it is hazardous waste or not.

12. Wash any equipment or floors so that no traces of the chemical remain.

13. Absorb the wash water and place it in the same container with the contaminated absorbent materials.

14. Label the container with the appropriate workplace and shipping labels.

15. Notify the manager and fill out the incident report form.

16. Send a copy of the report to the manager for evaluation so that measures can be put in place to prevent a recurrence of the incident.

17. If the spill reached the drain, call the WSC, or Environment Agency if appropriate (for spills into the surface water drains), immediately at.................................to report it. Identify the drains clearly and the routes they take on the premises.

Location of Safety Data Sheets (sds’s) and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Spill Response Supplies

PPE Location in Lab. or Work Area

Gloves

Splash Goggles

Apron

Respirator (if required)

Safety Data Sheets

Spill Response Supplies

Absorbent material

Spill response kit

It is recommended that these forms are copied, completed and displayed in the chemical mixing and storage areas of the photo-processing laboratory facility.

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Spill:
Names (and telephone numbers) of staff members trained to respond to an emergency spill:
Response Procedure:
1. Notify one of the above persons. 2. Locate the safety data sheets (SDS) for the spilled material 3. Review the information given on potential risks to health, safety and the environment. 4. Put on the recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) E.g. gloves, goggles, apron etc. 5. Locate the spill response supplies and equipment. 6. Isolate all near-by drains with absorbent containment materials or other measures. 7. Stop the leak or spill E.g. turn off the valve, stand up a knocked over container etc. 8. Isolate the spill with containment materials. 9. Absorb spilled liquid chemicals with absorbent material or a wet vacuum cleaner. 10. Spills of dry materials must be swept up and not washed to the drain. 11. Place the contaminated absorbent material in a container suitable for storage on site and transportation off-site. Consideration should be given as to whether it is hazardous waste or not. 12. Wash any equipment or floors so that no traces of the chemical remain. 13. Absorb the wash water and place it in the same container with the contaminated absorbent materials. 14. Label the container with the appropriate workplace and shipping labels. 15. Notify the manager and fill out the incident report form. 16. Send a copy of the report to the manager for evaluation so that measures can be put in place to prevent a recurrence of the incident. 17. If the spill reached the drain, call the WSC, or Environment Agency if appropriate (for spills into the surface water drains), immediately at.................................to report it. Identify the drains clearly and the routes they take on the premises.

PPE	Location in Lab. or Work Area
Gloves
Splash Goggles
Apron
Respirator (if required)
Safety Data Sheets
Spill Response Supplies
Absorbent material
Spill response kit