Stormwater Management Information Regarding Spill Control OPP Stormwater Management Training and Education Series
What pollutants are we concerned with? Chemicals Chemical wastes Fuels Sewage Glycol, coolants Oils, including vegetable and animal fats Anything that could cause degradation to water quality should it enter a stream, pond, or other waterway, or the ground water
Who is responsible for a spill response? All of us If you cause a spill, clean it up or get help If you come across a spill, report it to your supervisor If a contractor has a spill, make sure they address it appropriately
It is extremely important to prevent the material from flowing into streams or inlets
Classifying Chemical and Oil Spills/Releases Simple Spill - One you can safely clean up yourself and does not pose a significant safety or health hazard to workers in the immediate vicinity or to the worker cleaning the release Major Emergency or High Hazard Spill - One which you can not safely clean up yourself If you re unsure about what type it is, contact your supervisor, but keep in mind that time may be of the essence. Spills do not include old stains
Simple Spills Defined Nuisance oil spills/releases One quart or less to pavement or soil/gravel and Do not enter surface water or storm water collection systems, or Spills/releases of any size that are fully contained within a building and have not entered floor drains Moderate oil spills/releases More than one quart to pavement or soil/gravel and Do not enter surface water or storm water collection systems Call EHS for chemical spills & moderate oil spills
Spill Response - Stop Source of Spill
Spill Response Contain the Spill
Spill Response Recover Spilled Material Using Pads or Loose Absorbent
Spill Response Sweep Up Loose Absorbent
Spill Response Properly Dispose through EHS
Emergency Spills Call 911 for: Spills that threaten human health Spills that enter storm or surface water Incidents which you can not deal with safely Contact EHS as soon as emergency has been addressed
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What should you do? Contractors are working on some new construction on campus and you are walking by. You see evidence of some kind of spill in the soil. What should you do? Call a supervisor, campus police/security, or the Physical Plant/ Maintenance and Operations group to report the spill.
What should you do? You come into work in the morning and find one of your chemicals has leaked onto the floor. What should you do? Call your supervisor, report a simple spill Read the MSDS Put on proper PPE Stop the source of the release Use absorbent to clean up the spill Dispose through the EHS chemical waste program
What should you do? You come across an area on campus where someone changed their vehicle oil and dumped it on the ground? What should you do? Call a supervisor, campus police/security, or the Physical Plant/ Maintenance and Operations group to report the spill.
What should you do? You come across a small stain that looks like old vehicle drips in a parking lot? What should you do? If it s your car, get it fixed! There is no clean-up response required for oil stains, only active spills/releases
What should you do? You come across a storm drain inlet that has discolored water, lots of soap suds, or a sewage smell? What should you do? Call a supervisor, campus police/security, or the Physical Plant/ Maintenance and Operations group to report the spill.
What should you do? The fuel company comes to fill up your tank and the truck skids off the road tipping over and releasing a large quantity of fuel. What should you do? Call 911 Call your supervisor and the emergency coordinator Evacuate people from the area Direct emergency response equipment to the scene Call EHS
OPP Stormwater Management Training and Education Series Thanks for taking the time to view this presentation If you would like additional information or have questions, comments, or suggestions, regarding spill control, contact Environmental Health and Safety, at (814) 865-6391; or for questions regarding the University s stormwater program contact Larry Fennessey, the University s stormwater operations engineer, at (814) 863-8743, or email: laf8@psu.edu