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REVISION LOG DATE DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE 10/8/93 Original Issue 2/28/95 Revision - Put into ISO format 4/12/97 Revision-Emergency Phone Numbers 10/7/98 Revision- General Review 12/13/99 Revision - General Review (no changes) 06/06/00 Revision - General Review (New Plant Manager) 11/14/00 Revision - Corporate Reporting Update 7/29/02 Revision – General Review and Personnel Update 11/27/02 Revision – Business Team Contact Update 6/17/05 Revision – General review – Updated contact list and Distribution List 6/14/2006 Revision – Update Phone Numbers 11/17/06 Revision- Update Plant Manager’s Information
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PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Rohm and Haas Kankakee Polymer Plant Transportation Emergency Response Plan is to guarantee prompt and effective response in the event of a spill or an accident during transportation of Rohm and Haas products outside of the Kankakee Polymer Plant facilities.
POLICY:
Common/Contract carriers (truck and rail) are responsible for their own emergency response preparedness while transporting Rohm and Haas products. It is Rohm and Haas policy; however, to be prepared to respond to an accident or spill involving a common/contract carrier (truck or rail) should they fail to respond fully while transporting Rohm and Haas products.
Normally, any transportation emergency would not involve the Kankakee Plant. All shipping papers identify the Home Office 24 hour phone number as the location for emergency assistance. Therefor, the plant should not typically receive any calls. If the plant does receive a call, one of the following steps should be taken:
1. Provide technical assistance on the products if you know the answers to the on-scene caller’s questions. Do not speculate or give directions as to how the situation can be safely mitigated, as this can only be done with the information available at the scene. Generally we will be asked for information related to the hazards (environmental and personnel) associated with the products, which we should be able to answer. Ensure that the carrier has called CHEMTREC as that is the 24 hour responding agency for Rohm and Haas.
2. Get the phone number of the on-scene caller and tell him that you will get them technical assistance immediately. Call the Rohm and Haas emergency assistance numbers listed below and ask the responder to call the scene. Do not stop seeking assistance until you have confirmed that a Rohm and Haas emergency response coordinator will call the scene of the accident and provide all necessary assistance.
Business/Evenings/Weekends Hours: 215-592-3000
3. In the unlikely event of an incident locally around the plant, the senior plant manager (or his designee) should go to the scene. Any assistance the plant
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can provide needs to be provided, and the Home Office emergency phone numbers listed above should be called if outside assistance is required.
Rohm and Haas employees are not typically expected to engage in direct accident or spill mitigation activities, but will provide technical assistance on the products involved. Employees should cooperate fully with authorized officials and emergency agencies by providing advice and technical assistance. It is important that all transportation emergencies be handled properly, and every reasonable attempt be made to satisfy the callers request for information. Callers asking for company assistance should never be turned away without assistance
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
The Rohm and Haas contacts are listed in the order of priority and one individual from the Operations Contacts and one individual from the technical Contacts should be notified as soon as possible. Note that only incidents as defined in #SP-7 (Incident Reporting and Investigation) require reporting to these contacts.
If the incident appears to be improperly handled or if it presents some risk of negatively
affecting Rohm and Haas, then the internal company notification should be made immediately. Otherwise, the notification can be made the following business day.
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RESPONSE PROCEDURE
In the event an employee is notified of a transportation emergency, the following response
measures should be followed:
1. Attempt to get assistance on the call (if possible) from the Home Office emergency response system. If this is not possible, then pass the call on to either the Safety Department or the Operations Supervisor. Do not stop working with the site until either they have the information they need, or some other Rohm and Haas employee has begun giving assistance to the site.
2. The individual handling the emergency call must first attempt to get the facts pertinent to the emergency:
a. What is the location of the incident?
b. What mode of transportation is involved?
c. What is the material involved in the incident?
d. What type of incident is this, i.e., what caused the emergency? (motor vehicle accident, spill, derailment, punctured drum, etc.)
e. At what time did the incident occur?
f. Have any emergency response authorities been contacted?
g. Is emergency response assistance being requested?
h. Has the carrier been called?
The attached "Response Form" has been developed to assist the employee in documenting the discussion for any transportation emergency. This form must be filled out for all calls received and the original submitted to the EHS Manager within 24 hours after the incident.
2. If the caller requests product hazard information, read the information listed on Material Safety Data Sheet. If they have a telefax machine, offer to transmit a copy of the MSDS by "FAX".
3. If no emergency response assistance is requested, the extent of plant involvement
is limited to providing information as requested and completing the necessary company (verbal) reporting requirements UNCONTROLLED COPY KANKAKEE POLYMER PLANT SAFETY PROCEDURE
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4. Submit to the EHS Manager the report on the incident during the first available dayshift. The EHS Manager will then fill out the proper loss reporting forms and submit them to the appropriate internal company personnel.
UNCONTROLLED COPY KANKAKEE POLYMER PLANT TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN RESPONSE FORM
1. Person calling:
Organization/Company:
Title:
2. What type of incident is this, vehicle accident, spill, derailment, punctured drum, etc.?
3. Mode of transportation?
4. What material is involved?
5. Location of incident: _______________________________________
State City/Town
6. Name of carrier:
Has carrier been called?
7. Have any emergency response authorities been called?
Record if any:
8. Is emergency response assistance being requested?
9. What time did incident occur?
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