USE OF DISPERSANTS - U.S. National Response Team (NRT)

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Adequate protection may be achieved by minimizing exposure. Vessels monitoring dispersant operations should beupwind and shall keep a safe distance away (300 yards) during aerial application. In general, using respirators shouldnot be a routine practice for personnel involved in dispersant application and monitoring. However, under someconditions, when monitoring indicates that overexposure to oil or dispersant may occur, respirators may be used perrecommendation of the site safety officer.Personnel loading the dispersants on planes and vessels and otherwise handling large quantities of the productshould exercise greater caution and protection. They should wear non-permeable clothing, boots, and gloves, use eyeprotection, and exercise safe loading transfer of the material. Since loading of dispersant-applying aircraft may bedone many miles away, prudent safety management requires that this operation will be monitored by a safetysupervisor at the loading site.MonitoringMonitoring may be conducted to evaluate the concentration of hazardous chemicals, and to justify the level of PPE.Refer to attachment 1F. GENERAL SITE SAFETY AND HEALTH PROCEDURES.The following controls shall be observed (check appropriate)__ PFD: All personnel working in boats or near water (10 feet or less) shall wear Coast Guard approved personalflotation devices (PFDs).__ Buddy System: Personnel must work within sight of a partner at all times.__ Fires: All vessels shall carry fully charged and operational fire extinguishers.__ Heat Stress: The site safety officer shall make heat stress determinations throughout the day. If it is determinedthat a heat stress hazard exists, an alert shall be passed to all teams. Cold water or lightly sweetened drinks shallbe available on all vessels, and their drinking encouraged.__ Cold Stress: Workers shall be provided with adequate warm clothing. The Site Safety Officer shall make coldstress determinations throughout the day when temperatures fall below 50 degrees F. For prolonged watertemperatures below 59 degrees F, or a combined water and air temperature less than 100 degrees F, exposuresuits shall be worn by personnel working/traveling in small boats or aircraft over water.__ UV Light Exposure: Sunscreens of protection factor 15 (or greater), and UV tinted safety glasses shall be madeavailable for response personnel as needed.__ Helicopter Operations: See attachment 2G. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) See attachment 4 for level D and C ensembles.H. DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURESAll contaminated items shall either be decontaminated or disposed off appropriately.
I. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES1. Emergency Medical Procedures:• Contact medical personnel for any event beyond your capacity to help.• Do not attempt to move seriously injured personnel due to risk of further injury. Call for medical evacuation.• The closest hospital for regular emergencies is:_________________________Phone: _______________• Closest hospital for chemical exposure emergencies:__________________________ Phone: _______________• Contact ATSDR (404) 639-0615 (24 hr)2. Emergency Fire Procedures:• If you discover a fire onboard a vessel, immediately notify whoever is in charge. Begin fighting the fire with thenearest extinguisher. Be careful not to let yourself get in a position where you have no means of escape. Turnover the fire-fighting to someone better trained (if you’re not) and help them by supplying extinguishers orother fire fighting equipment they may need. When there is a fire onboard a vessel, it is most important to letsomeone else know IMMEDIATELY.• YOU MUST sound the appropriate fire signal if fire can not be put out quickly.• Radio in for help, use distress signals.J. COMMUNICATION1. Hand Signals:THUMBS UP: I'm OK / I agree.THUMBS DOWN: don't agree.HANDS ACROSS THROAT: out of air / trouble breathingGRAB HAND/ARM: come with meHANDS ON HEAD: I need assistanceRepeated short blasts from a hand held fog horn shall be used to indicate a fire emergency.2. Radio Communication:Working:freq:_________, chnl:________ (__VHF __UHF __CB ______OTHER)Emergency:freq:_________, chnl:________ (__VHF __UHF __CB ______OTHER)freq:_________, chnl:________ (__VHF __UHF __CB ______OTHER)3. Phone Communication:On-Scene Coordinator:(_____)_________________(_voice _fax _cellular _pager _home)(_____)_________________(_voice _fax _cellular _pager _home)Site Safety and Health Officer:(_____)_________________(_voice _fax _cellular _pager _home)(_____)_________________(_voice _fax _cellular _pager _home)Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
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UPDATES AND CHANGESCHANGE OR UPDATE
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CARIBBEAN REGIONAL RESPONSE TEAMPOL
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SECTION IPurposeThis policy provide
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2. YELLOW ZONE - WATERS REQUIRING C
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SECTION IIIProtocolsTHE FOLLOWING R
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APPENDICES
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Caribbean Regional Response TeamDis
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CommanderSeventh Coast Guard Distri
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mile from any reef which is less th
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high exposure levels, volatile hydr
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a few days or weeks, unmetabolized
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1990. Geraci, J.R. and D. J. St. Au
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CommanderSeventh Coast Guard Distri
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Biological Assessment of Effects on
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The dispersed oil droplets, ranging
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Sea TurtlesSea turtles can be expos
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Appendix IIIDispersant Use Monitori
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Dispersant Use Monitoring Program w
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APPENDIX IVDispersant Use Decision
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For Puerto Rico:1) the waters are n
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DOCUMENTATION/APPLICATION FORM FORD
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2. Type of aircraft used __________
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Letter of AgreementCommonwealth of
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300. SCOPE301. The USCG, USEPA, USD
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