HomeMy WebLinkAbout19_NCS000442_Spill Response Procedures_20210708Pesticide Spill Response Procedures
Training Documentation
1. Review checklist for reporting incidents
2. Emergency phone numbers - contact phone numbers
3. Emergency spill kit- truck and shop
4. Spill management procedures: NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services
5. Site -specific spill response: vector control shop
Spill Response Training was conducted:
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Checklist for Reporting Incidents
1. Give name, job title and telephone number.
2. Describe incident (vehicle accident, spill only, fire, etc.).
3. Give specific location.
4. What pesticide, larvicide or hazardous material is involved.
5. Report injuries, exposures, contaminated people.
6. Report proximity to storm drains, bodies of water, streams, ditch, etc.
7. If this is a vehicle incident, give vehicle number and type of vehicle.
8. Report who is on scene and what actions are underway.
CALL 911
FOR ANY VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING A FILLED FOGGING
VEHICLE
OR
ANY SPILL THAT THREATENS PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
PUSH 1144 ENTER
VECTOR SHOP ROLL -UP DOOR CODE
919-733-3556: North Carolina Department of Agriculture &
Consumer Services.
Get advice for spill cleanup and disposal of contaminated materials during
business hours.
919-791-4200: North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality.
If any spill enters a body of water, storm drain, stream or may contaminate
ground water.
1-800-848-6946: Carolinas Poison Center
Neal Watson, Community Code
252-467-4957: Office
252-343-3151: Cell
252-908-7758: Home
Kelly L. Cook, Community Code
252-467-4955: Office
252-343-3149: Cell
252-567-9464: Home
Fleet Maintenance (for vehicle incident):
252-467-4892: 8:30AM — 5:OOPM
252-467-4893: After hours
252-977-1025: On -call wrecker
1. Initiate the City of Rocky Mount Accident Reporting and/or the
Adverse Incident Reporting procedures for a vehicle accident involving
a filled fogger.
2. Initiate a 24-hour Adverse Incident Report if necessary.
3. Report to work to complete Adverse Incident Report if the incident
occurred after hours and is not an emergency.
Spill Management
A spill is any accidental release of pesticide. As careful as people try to be,
pesticide spills can and do occur. The spill may be minor, involving only a dribble
from a container, or it may be major, involving large amounts of pesticide or
pesticide -containing materials such as water, soil and/or absorbents.
You must know how to respond correctly when a spill occurs. Stopping large leaks
or spills is often not simple. If you cannot manage a spill by yourself- get help.
Even a spill that appears to be minor can endanger you, other people, and the
environment if not handled correctly. Never leave a spill unattended.
The faster you can contain, absorb and dispose of a spill, the less chance there is
to cause harm. Clean up most spills immediately. Even minor dribbles or spills
should be cleaned up before the end of the work day to keep unprotected
persons or animals from being exposed.
CHEMTREC (Chemical Transportation Emergency Center)
1-800-424-9300
Emergencies Only
For assistance/information
Control, Contain and Cleanup
Control the Spill
Protect yourself. Put on appropriate personal protective equipment before
coming in contact with the spill or breathing the fumes. If you don't know the
chemical, it's toxicity or what type of PPE to wear- leave nothing to chance.
Put on the foil apron, footwear, gloves, eye protection and a respirator.
Stop the source. If a small container is leaking, place it into a larger chemical
resistant container, such as a plastic drum or bag.
If a spray tank is overflowing, stop the inflow and try to cap the tank.
If a tank, hopper or container burst or has tipped over and is too heavy to be
stood up, you will not be able to stop the source. Establish a boundary as quickly
as possible.
Protect others. Isolate the spill by keeping children, other unprotected people
and animals well away from the spill area. If the spill is the result of a motor
vehicle accident, there may be risk of fire or other chemicals from the vehicle
mixing with the pesticide. Not knowing what that reaction could be, you may
need to keep people back even further. Keep people upwind and do not allow
smoking or the use of road flares.
Stay at the site. Do not leave the spill site under any circumstances unless
another knowledgeable and protected individual arrives on scene.
Contain the Spill
Confine the spill. As soon as the source of the leak is under control, move quickly
to keep the spill in as small an area as possible. Create a boundary and do
anything you can to keep the spill from spreading. For small spills, use
containment snakes to surround the spill and keep it confined. For larger spills,
use hand tools such as shovels, rakes or other tools to make a berm of soil, sod or
other absorbent materials.
Protect water sources. Keep the spill out of any body of water, pathway to water,
storm drain, floor drain, ditch, etc. If there is a definite flow of the spill, redirect it
or block it.
Absorb liquids. Pesticide spills can be further contained by covering the entire
spill with absorbent materials, such as spill pillows, fine sand, vermiculite,
sawdust, clay, kitty litter, shredded newspaper or absorbent pads.
Cover dry materials. Prevent dry, dusty pesticide spills, such as dust, powder or
granules from becoming airborne by covering them with a sweeping compound or
a plastic covering. You may use a very fine water mist, but water may activate the
pesticide action.
WARNING: Pesticides that are oxidizers, such as calcium hypochlorite, and some
herbicides and dessicants which contain chlorites, should not be contained or
absorbed with sawdust, shredded paper or sweeping compounds. Oxidizers
combined with absorbing materials can become a fire hazard and are known to
spontaneously combust.
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Cleanup the Spill
Final duties. After the spill has been contained, you must clean up all the
materials and decontaminate the site and any equipment effected by the spill.
Clean up the spill. For spilled liquid pesticides, sweep up the absorbent materials
and place it into a heavy duty plastic bag or drum. Continue to add absorbent
material until the spilled liquid is soaked up and removed.
Spills of dry pesticides should be swept up for reuse, if possible. Avoid
contaminating the spilled materials with soil or other debris so that it may be
used in the usual application equipment and won't clog nozzles or hopper
openings. However, if the spilled material has become wet or full of debris, it
must be swept up and placed in a heavy duty plastic bag or drum for disposal.
Decontaminate the spill site. Once as much of the spilled material as possible is
collected, decontaminate the spill site as well as you can. Do not hose down with
water.
If the surface of the spill area is non -porous, such as sealed concrete, glazed
ceramic, no -wax sheet flooring, etc. use water or the chemical listed on the label
to dilute the pesticide and a strong detergent to remove the residue of the spill.
Do not allow any of the wash solution to run off- this must be contained and
cleaned up as well. Use fresh absorbent material over the wash solution, sweep it
up and place in a plastic bag or drum for disposal.
If the spill surface is porous, such as carpet, soil, unsealed hardwoods, etc., the
surface may have to be removed and disposed of as an excess pesticide. However,
it may be neutralized.
Neutralize the spill site. Some pesticide labels may provide instructions for
neutralizing a spill site. Sometimes an authority, such as Chemtrec, may have
instructions for neutralizing a site. Follow these instructions carefully.
Neutralizing a spill site often consists of mixing a full-strength bleach with
hydrated lime and working this mixture into the spill with a coarse broom. Fresh
absorbent material is then spread over the site to soak up the neutralizing liquid.
This material is then swept up and placed in a plastic bag or drum for disposal.
You may need to repeat the process several times to ensure the site is fully
neutralized.
Soil is sometimes neutralized by removing and disposing of the top 2-3 inches and
neutralizing the remaining soil. You may be instructed to mix activated charcoal
into the soil or cover the spill site with 2 or more inches of lime and cover the lime
with fresh topsoil.
Decontaminate equipment. Clean any vehicles, equipment and PPE that were
contaminated by the spill or during the containment and cleanup process. Use a
strong mixture of chlorine bleach, dishwasher detergent and water to clean the
vehicles and equipment. Wash PPE thoroughly, following manufacturer's
instructions. Remember that porous materials, such as brooms, leather shoes and
clothing cannot be cleaned effectively if they are thoroughly saturated with
pesticide. They should be disposed of as excess pesticide.
Decontaminate yourself. As soon as you are finished with the spill and equipment
cleanup, wash yourself thoroughly with detergent and water. Wash any part of
your skin that might have been exposed and always wash your face, neck, hands
and forearms.
Spill follow-up. For all large spills and any spills that occur off -property, keep
notes of times, actions and draw a simple map or take pictures of the area. Make
note of whom you spoke with and report the spill as soon as possible after
containment or clean-up efforts are underway.
Spill assistance. Chemtrec (Chemical Transportation Emergency Center) is a public
service. Located in Washington, DC, it is staffed 24/7 by competent, trained
people who are able to advise you on managing chemical emergencies.
1-800-424-9300
Emergencies Only
When you contact Chemtrec or any other resource, have the product label on
hand. Many pesticide labels list an emergency phone number that will give you
direct access to the manufacturer and people who know how to handle that
product in a spill.
If a spill occurs on the interstate, contact the highway patrol immediately.
Likewise, call the county sheriff or local PD, depending on where the incident
occurred.
If you suspect that a large spill is flammable, call the fire department for
assistance, but do not allow them to hose down the spill unless a second reliable
source directs them to.
Spill kits.
Spill kits are located in each of the fogging vehicles during the season. These kits
will be inventoried on a regular basis before the season and any time they are
used and items need to be replenished.
Larger spill kits are kept in the vector shop in unobstructed locations for easy
access.
Site -Specific Precautions
Vector Control Shop
1. There is a storm drain directly outside the southwest wall of the building.
Every effort must be made to prevent any chemicals from entering this drain.
2. Spill kits are located on either side of the roll up door inside the shop. The
first snakes to be placed are along the southwest wall of the shop to prevent
any flow direction toward the storm drain.
3. If you need help to contain the spill after hours, dial 911 for the fire
department immediately.
4.Open the roll up door ASAP.
5. The slope of the concrete floor of the shop is toward the roll up door. Contain
as much of the spill as possible to the concrete. Create a berm with snakes or
absorbent material to keep the spill from contaminating equipment and items
stored toward the back wall of the building.
6. Call 911 Fire Department/Haz Mat to report any spill in excess of 5 gallons.
7.Once the spill has been contained and the source contained or stopped, call
Neal Watson and Kelly L. Cook.
** IF YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE SITUATION THAT REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION, DO NOT STOP TO MAKE A PHONE CALL"