SAFE OPERATING PROCEDURE

CHEMICAL – MINOR
  SPILL
1. RESPONSE BY FIRST OBSERVER
 STOP THE SPILL SAFELY, ISOLATE THE AREA & CLOSE THE
  VALVES IF POSSIBLE.
 REMOVE THE IGNITION SOURCE AND UNPLUG NEARBY
 

 
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IF POSSIBLE
 

 
 CONTACT IMMEDIATELY YOUR SUPERVISOR OR
 
EMERGENCY COORDINATOR AND LEAVE TO ASSEMBLY
POINT 
 

 
2. RESPONSE BY EMERGENCY COORDINATOR & TEAM  
 

 
 EMERGENCY COORDINATOR SHOULD CONTACT
 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM IMMEDIATELY WHEN
 
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE OBSERVER.
   EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM SHOULD REACH THE PLACE
  & ASSESS THE NATURE OF INCIDENT AND INITIATE THE
  CLEAN UP.  
 

  3. RESPONSE BY MALE NURSE/ FIRST AIDER (IF PERSON INJURED) 

 

 
 ENSURE NUMBER OF VICTIMS AND CALL 997 IF NEEDED.
 
 ASSESS THE INJURY & PROTECT YOURSELF AND MOVE
 
THE VICTIM FROM THE AREA IMMEDIATELY IF THIS CAN
 
BE DONE WITHOUT INJURY.
 

   PROVIDE FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY EYE WASH OR

  SHOWER AS PER MSDS.
 
 HAVE SOMEONE STAND OUTSIDE TO FLAG DOWN THE
 
AMBULANCE WHEN THEY REACH THE VICINITY.
 

 
4. RESPONSE BY CLEAN UP TEAM AND REPORTING  
 

   WEAR APPROPRIATE PPE. (HELMET, COVER ALL MASK,

  GOGGLES, GLOVES, GUM BOOT)
 BARRICADE & PROTECT NEARBY FLOOR DRAINS WITH A
 

 
SPILL SOCK. CONFINE & CONTAIN SPILL
 

   ACID & BASE SPILL SHOULD BE NEUTRALIZED TO

CLEANUP. POUR ABSORBENT FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE
 
  SPILL TO THE CENTER
   COLLECT ABSORBENT IN A BAG. LABEL THE BAG AS
  HAZARDOUS WASTE AND THE CONTENTS.
   DECONTAMINATE AREA WITH COMPATIBLE
DISINFECTANT AND SPILL PADS.
 

   COLLECT CONTAMINATED SPILL PADS AND REMOVE PPE

AND DISPOSE IN THE HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINER.
 
 REPORT TO HSE DEPARTMENT AND RECORD.