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ATTACHMENT 5.1 – Material Handling and Spill Prevention Plan Training
This training covers the spill prevention and event procedures. The purpose of this regulation
and training is to prevent spills of petroleum-based liquids into waterways and to familiarize
onsite personnel with procedures to follow if a spill event occurs.
1.The contractor will serve as the designated Spill Prevention Plan Administrator.
2. All tanks must be double-walled.
3. All storage buildings for 55+ gallon drums/containers must have PIG Cleanup
Kits (or other sorbent materials) readily available.
4. All containers stored outside must be kept closed or covered to prevent overflow
during precipitation events. This includes empty containers.
5. Monthly tank/container inspections will be done and retained with Plan
documents by the Plan Administrator or a trained employee designated by him.
6. All necessary repairs will be done as soon as possible.
7. All tanks must be locked during non-working hours. All buildings, trailers, etc.
with stored containers must be locked during non-working hours.
8. The following steps shall be taken if a spill event occurs:
a. The Plan Administrator and job supervisor will be immediately contacted.
b. Onsite personnel will surround the spill with sand, dirt, or sorbent material
to prevent flow from entering a waterway.
c. PIG cleanup material will be placed around all spill material that has
entered a waterway.
d. All drainage areas will be blocked.
e. The Plan Administrator or supervisor will contact:
i. Clean up contractor;
ii. Appropriate state and federal agencies (>1000 gallons);
8. Tanks and containers shall be stored as far away from waterways as possible.
9. Equipment oil-changing personnel shall use spill pans during those operations.
10. Fuel-filling personnel shall have a procedure in place to not overfill tanks.
11. The Plan Administrator shall revise the Plan as tanks/containers are added,
removed, change locations, or as site conditions change to warrant revisions.
12.Review addition potential storm water pollutants and remedial actions shown in
Attachment 7.
Attachment F