EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING 2005 ARIPPA Technical Symposium David B. Binder Tanner Industries, Inc

PSYCH TEST

Required By Federal OSHA – (q) ; PSM EPA – RMPs Oil Pollution Prevention Other State County Potential – Over 17 Agency Plan Requirements

Selected References OSHA 29 CFR (q) National Response Team’s “One-Plan” Integrated Contingency Plan (ICP) Federal Emergency Management Agency Red Cross National Safety Council Industry Associations

EMERGENCY RESPONSE 29 CFR (q) Planning EAP/ERP Rules Of Response TRAINING Levels Time and/or Content Refreshers Medical/PFT RESPONSE Levels PPE

29 CFR (q) EMERGENCY PLANNING Emergency Action Plan - 29 CFR Emergency Response Plan - 29 CFR (q)

ACTION Plan ELEMENTS - 29 CFR Escape Procedures / Routes Shut Down SOPs Head Count Employee Rescue / Medical Duties Reporting Emergencies (fire, release, etc.) Employee Contacts for plan

RESPONSE Plan ELEMENTS - 29 CFR (q) Pre-Planning / Coordinate - outside parties Personnel roles, lines of authority, training & communication Emergency recognition & prevention Safe distances / places of refuge Site security & control

RESPONSE Plan (continued) Evacuation routes & procedures Decon Medical Tx / First Aid Alerting & Response procedures Response Critique / Follow-Up PPE / Emergency Equipment LEPC / SERC Plans

OSHA Compliance Directive CPL – ER Enforcement (former CPL A) POTENTIAL RELEASES Incidental MAYBE ER Clearly ER

OSHA’s ER BENCHMARK CPL ER-outside release area Evacuation required IDLH threat Fire or Explosion Act now - danger High toxicity level Uncertain - PPE and Equipment adequate Situation Unclear - Lack of Data

29 CFR (q) – EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUND RULES ICS - IC & SAFETY OFFICER Buddy System - Entry/Back Up Establish Zones Medical – Life Support & Transport Decon

RESPONSE TRAINING LEVELS AWARENESS OPERATIONS Defensive Actions TECHNICIAN Offensive Actions SPECIALIST INCIDENT COMMAND

Awareness Level Notification and Evacuation

Operations Level 8 Hours Defensive Actions

Technician/Specialist Level 24 Hours Initial Offensive Actions

Incident Command Level Full Responsibility

RESPONSE LEVELS LEVEL A Greatest Level - Skin, Respiratory, Eye LEVEL B Highest Resp. Protect - Lesser Skin Protect. LEVEL C Known Conc. - Air Purifying Respirator LEVEL D Minimal Protection

ERP COMPLIANCE QUESTIONS Does Employer Intend To Have Employees Respond To Emergencies ? Adequately Trained For Intended Duties ? Properly Equipped For Intended Tasks ? Capable Of Responding Safely ? Managed By Competent Leaders ?

Considerations FACILITY SIZE PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ASSIGN ROLES TRAINING LEVELS FIRE DEPARTMENT Paid/Volunteer RESPONSE CAPABILITIES - Training Levels RESPONSE TIME KNOWLEDGE of your FACILITY

Other Planning Considerations Overall Site Security Terrorism Sabotage Business Recovery Natural Disasters Management Information Systems

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