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113 Environmental Awareness<br />

OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200. The completed<br />

form identifies key information on the product: name, address, and emergency<br />

contact for the manufacturer; the identity of hazardous ingredients;<br />

physical/chemical characteristics; fire and explosion hazard data; reactivity data;<br />

health hazard data; precautions for safe handling and use; and control measures.<br />

Authorized User List (AUL)<br />

Commands are asked to develop, implement, and revise as necessary a facility<br />

level Hazardous Material (HM) Authorized Use List (AUL). For each HM listed,<br />

the AUL must include the stock number and item name for stock numbered items<br />

purchased via the stock system, or the product name and manufacturer name as<br />

they appear on the product label/material safety data sheet (MSDS) for items not<br />

purchased via the stock system. In addition, the AUL must identify the processes<br />

for which each HM is allowed to be used and maintain this AUL for all HM<br />

allowed for use in the activity.<br />

113.2 Explain the general procedures to be followed when a HAZMAT spill is<br />

discovered.<br />

Hazardous Material Spill Response Procedures<br />

Introduction.<br />

Because of the extremely hazardous nature of many materials, only trained<br />

<strong>personnel</strong> shall respond to a hazardous material (HM) spill. Personnel<br />

shall be trained by division officers or supervisory <strong>personnel</strong> to clean up<br />

small spills of HM. Appropriate Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)<br />

shall be used to conduct training. Response procedures for many specific<br />

situations are provided in other documents.<br />

For descriptive purposes, the spill response procedures have been divided<br />

into nine phases:<br />

Discovery and Notification.<br />

Initiation of Action.<br />

Evaluation.<br />

Containment and Damage Control.<br />

Dispersion of Gases/Vapors.<br />

Cleanup and Decontamination.<br />

Disposal of Contaminated Materials.<br />

Certification for Re-entry.<br />

Follow-up Reports.<br />

Each response phase is not a separate response action entirely independent<br />

of all other phases. Several phases may occur simultaneously and may<br />

involve common elements in their operation. For example, containment<br />

and damage control may also involve cleanup and disposal techniques.<br />

113-2

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