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HAZMATTABLE OF CONTENTS I. Purpose ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1 Resources Prepared by:
Department personnel may be the first to arrive at the scene of an accident or incident involving hazardous materials. These events must be considered dangerous to both department personnel and to the public. Furthermore, department personnel may be working with hazardous materials themselves, or assisting other contractors or agencies who are working with these materials. This plan will help insure safety of our campus personnel, and will enable the Department to better perform its role in assisting emergency services personnel during a hazardous materials incident. This plan is intended to fulfill the requirements of Federal regulation 29CFR1910.120 with respect to emergency response planning. II. PRE-EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COORDINATION This plan contains the general policies and procedures for hazardous materials planning, coordination, and emergency response. This plan requires the use of the Incident Command System by all persons participating or responding to an incident involving Hazardous Materials. III. PERSONNEL AND ROLES AND LINE OF AUTHORITY Under the SUCO Comprehensive Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Plan, the Oneonta Fire Department is the lead response agency, and has primary responsibility for management of a hazardous materials incident. In the event of a hazardous materials emergency, the Oneonta Fire Department may be called upon to assist in the following activities: a. Material spill The University Police cooperates with other primary and secondary supporting organizations and may, as the situation requires, direct other public organizations and activities. When a Hazardous Materials Incident has been identified by personnel, these personnel will secure the scene, but will stay away from the immediate accident site and will not become involved in rescue or mitigation. The appropriate Fire Service agency will be immediately notified. In the event that University Police personnel must temporarily take charge of an incident, Incident Command will be transferred to a Fire Service office, Environmental Officer, or other appropriate agency as soon as is practical. University Police personnel will confine their activities to those described herein, and will not engage in activities outside of the scope of their training. The policy for University Police personnel when confronted with a hazardous materials incident is to: 1. Attempt to safely assess hazards that are present in the situation whenever possible, keeping in mind the personal safety of department personnel, as well as the safety of others who may be present. 2. Immediately report the situation to the dispatcher and request that the local Fire Department and Police agency be notified. 3. Implement traffic and crowd control procedures when necessary. 4. Carry out an evacuation of the immediate area if the situation is too critical to await emergency services personnel. IV. EMERGENCY RECOGNITION AND PREVENTION University Police personnel, in the performance of their assigned duties, shall remain alert to the possibility of a hazardous materials incident. When encountering traffic accidents, personnel must be alert to evidence of hazardous materials, including placards, unusual vehicle configurations, obvious leaks, and similar signs that indicate a possible hazard. When working with hazardous materials, or with others who are using hazardous materials, department personnel will remain alert to the possibility of an accident. The Environmental, Health and Safety Officer will maintain current Material Safety Date Sheets (MSDS) for all hazardous materials which are used by employees, and shall train employees according to the Hazardous Material Communication Standard (HazCom). V. RESPONSE |
