Emergency Response Teams

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Emergency Response Teams

• Ron Scholtz- CHMM, REA
• Analog Devices, Inc.
• October 7, 2003

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Why Emergency Response Teams?

• ERT has been a part of the semiconductor industry
  for many years
• Local ordinances require that facilities which
  use toxic gases must have an on-site emergency
  response team
• Hazardous waste generator activities trigger OSHA
  Hazwoper requirements (29 CFR)
• Local fire departments want to have on-site
  expertise due to the complex nature of
  semiconductor fabrication facilities
• On-site capability gives a fast and effective
  response. Minimizes health and safety issues for
  employees and surrounding community. Also limits
  damage to property and interruption of business

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Team Structure

• Initial 40 hour training- Chemical spill
  clean-up, personal protective equipment, fire
  control, medical and first aid, incident command
  system
• 24 hour refresher training annually
• Annual medical exam
• Some facilities with limited chemical use have
  Medical Emergency Response Teams (MERT) only
• Some companies maintain full time ERT members
• Most ERT are made up of volunteers
• Team sizes can vary, but for a Level A or B entry
  a minimum of 5 must be present
• Compensation varies- pay differentials, lunches,
  spot awards, sports wear

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Pre-Planning

• Quarterly drills
• Annual plant evacuation drills for employees
• Annual fire department drills
• Monthly emergency equipment inspections
• Plant walkthroughs by ERT and fire department
• Alarm and shutdown location binders
• Building evacuation sweep maps
• Written contingency plan
• Incident command system

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Emergency Equipment

• Spill Crash Cart
• Decontamination station- pools, hoses, brushes
• Storm drain protection mats
• Spill absorbents
• Spill neutralizers
• Monitoring equipment- O2/LEL, toxic gas
• Detection kits- pH paper, spillfyter strips
• Tools
• Wind direction meter

• First aid kits
• Blood pressure cuff
• Oxygen
• Biohazard clean-up kits
• Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
• Level A Suits
• Level B Suits
• Gloves and foot protection
• Hard hats
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Contingency Plan

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Typical Response

• Emergency number is called
• ERT are paged to a predetermined location
• Incident command is established
• Assessment of emergency is made
• If necessary, area or building is evacuated
• Response plan is formulated
• Cold, warm, and hot zones established
• Agency notifications determined
• Decontamination station established
• Entry teams enter hot zone
• Emergency is addressed
• Emergency equipment replenished
• Post emergency critique
• Follow-up reports to agencies

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When to Call for the Fire Department?

• Medical emergency requiring ambulance
• Fire- no matter the size
• Gas release that leaves the property
• Gas release that injures employees
• Chemical spill outside secondary containment
• Chemical spill into a storm drain
• Reportable quantity (RQ) releases
• Building evacuations
• Possible terrorist situation
• When you are not sure, call anyway. Better safe
  than sorry!

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Fire Department Comfort Level

• There is an incident commander established
• The affected areas have been evacuated
• The cause of the emergency is known
• There are adequate ERT available
• The ERT are following proper protocol- PPE, decon
  stations
• The fire department may elect to step back and
  let the ERT handle the situation
• The fire department may choose a joint response
• The fire department may pull the ERT completely
  out
• No matter what, the fire department is in charge
  upon arrival and their instructions must be
  followed to the T!

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