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1 Presented by: Environmental Health Safety & Risk Management

2 Small spill: 5 gallons or less of known chemical (low risk) Large spill: greater than 5 gallons of known chemical or any size spill of unknown or seemingly toxic chemical (high risk) Who do you call? What do you do?

3  Safety First ◦ No ignition sources ◦ Protective equipment as needed (gloves, goggles, boots)  Stop the Spill ◦ Upright container, turn off valve, turn punctured container so hole faces up  Contain Spill ◦ Use granular sorbent or pads to absorb spill  Cleanup Spill ◦ Place pads or sorbent into heavy plastic bag or drum for disposal ◦ Put a label on the waste container ◦ Call EHSRM for waste pickup 5-3616

4  Safety First ◦ No ignition sources  If possible Stop the Spill at its source  Call 911 ◦ Tell them you have a spill on campus ◦ Give location and identify material ◦ City of San Marcos Fire Department is our Primary Responder  Call EHSRM 5-3616 to notify about spill. ◦ We support Fire Department and make all notifications.

5  Texas State will report the spill if it meets the definition of “reportable quantity”  Texas State reports to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the National Response Center  The Environmental Health Safety and Risk Management Office will report the spill.

6  Hazardous chemical spilled to soil or water above a reportable quantity (1200 chemicals with r.q.)  We have over 10,000 chemicals onsite  Table 302.4 in 40CFR 302

7  Oil, gas, diesel, kerosene release that makes a sheen on navigable water (San Marcos River, Sessoms Creek)  Spill of hydraulic oil near Jones Dining Hall (2005)  Backhoe sliding into pond near JCK (2008)  One quart of oil can cause big sheen

8  Oil, gas, diesel,kerosene release spilled to land over 25 gallons

9  Any other waste (paint, photo developer, nonhazardous waste) greater than 100 pounds spilled to water.  100 pound = about 12 gallons  Chill water release of ferric chloride to River (2004)

10  TCEQ 24-hour Emergency Spill Reporting: 1-800-832-8224  TCEQ Alternate Reporting Number: 1-512-239-2507 or 1-512-463-7727  TCEQ Region 11 office if the spill occurs during office hours:  1-512-339-2929  National Response Center: 1-800-424-8802

11  3-gallons of gasoline to soil:  Response: ◦ Excavate soil and place in drum ◦ Call EHSRM to pick up drum and/or supply drum ◦ Not a reportable release (i.e. less than 25 gallons)

12  10 gallons of oil onto pavement  Response: ◦ Attempt to stop the source of the spill ◦ Call 911 (greater than 5-gallons) ◦ Block storm water inlets ◦ Not a reportable release (i.e. less than 25 gallons)

13  3 gallons of oil onto pavement  Response: ◦ Soak up oil with granular absorbent or pads ◦ Contain waste in a bag or bucket with label ◦ Spray pavement with MicroBlaze ® ◦ Call EHSRM to pick up waste ◦ Not a reportable quantity (i.e. less than 25 gallons)

14  3 gallons of Sulfuric Acid onto concrete  Response: ◦ Call EHSRM to assist: 5-3616 ◦ Block storm water inlets ◦ With EHSRM, spray pavement with Sodium bicarbonate solution ◦ Absorb with granular sorbent and place in bucket with lid. ◦ Not a reportable quantity (i.e. less than reportable quantity of 100 pounds).

15  5- gallons of paint rinse water to the storm drain (accidentally)  Response: ◦ Don’t ever do this on purpose ◦ Call EHSRM to assist ◦ Look for discharge at outfall and dig up or soak up if on water ◦ Not a reportable release (i.e. less than 100 pounds)


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