Safety at the Diesel Fuel Pump Island

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Fuel Spill Prevention Training

• Safety at the Diesel Fuel Pump Island

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Are you prepared for a spill?Are we prepared?

• How would you react to a spill at the fuel pump?
  
• Would you know your role if there as a major fuel
  leak or spill?
• How would you react to a fire?

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Headline Stories

• Train Wreck Evacuates Four City Blocks
• Acid Spill Sends Workers to Hospital
• Spill Contaminates River Water Supply
• Fire At Cold Storage Building

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Our Fuel Area Drainage

• Describe your drainage area
• Fuel is designed to follow concrete pad and flow
  into the drain in the parking lot, which has an
  oil separator in it that keeps fuel from spilling
  through to the public drainage system.

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Employee Training

• Training shall include
• spill response system
• good housekeeping
• material management practices
• individual responsibilities

Why am I here?
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The ICP Process

• Emergency vs. Non-emergency situation
• emergency fire, explosion, release or injury
• involves response effort from an outside
  responder

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Fuel Hazards Prevention

• Combustible liquids
• Combustible solids (rags oily debris)
• Machine overheats or electrical malfunction
• Smoking
• Environmental damage

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Fuel Island Safety Practices

• No smokin ! ?Wear gloves!
• Proper dispensing w/the pump ?
• Read understand the MSDS ?
• Available spill equipment ?
• Report any mishaps!

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When can spills happen?

• Employee Conditions
• Rushing?
• Paying Attention?
• Short cuts?
• Storm Conditions
• Wind
• Snow
• Rain

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Who Do I Notify?

• Get help!
• Flag down yard driver!
• Get help from ____________!
• Internal Contacts
• Plant Manager _________________
• Maintenance Dept. _____________
• Distribution Manager ___________
• Distribution Supervisor _________

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Fuel Spills and Mishaps

• Get help and notify management immediately!
• Eliminate any ignition sources
• Shut off truck, cell phone (why?)
• Clean your spill up promptly
• Obtain additional help for the clean up as
  necessary

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The Clean Up Process

• Control combustible materials so they do not
  contribute to the ignition or expansion of a fire
• Keep area clear, maintain access to the area in
  the event there is a need for outside response
  equipment (spill contractor or fire department)

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The Clean Up Process

• Spill kit contents
• non-sparking shovel
• absorbent pads
• sausage boom
• bags of speedy-dri
• Additional pallets of speedy-dri is available
  from the boiler room.

• PPE SAFETY
• safety glasses
• gloves
• booties

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Spill Clean Up Basics

• Even a small spill can be dangerous!
• Fires explosions can result
• Contamination can spread easily
• REMEMBER
• Only trained workers clean spills
• Everyone must understand potential spill hazards
  and their role in an emergency situation if it
  occurs!

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What about a fire?

• Why do we have fire extinguishers inside of our
  trucks?
• Lets look at this a bit closer!

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Fire Response

• IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE
• Notify others immediately!
• Call for outside assistance?
• Retrieve a fire extinguisher
• Assess the situation
• Should you use the extinguisher?
• If so, continually evaluate the need to evacuate
  for your personal safety

Remember we are not professional firefighters!
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Extinguisher Use - PASS

• Pull the pin
• Aim at the base of the fire
• Squeeze the trigger
• Sweep back and forth in a side-to-side
  motion

ABC
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Summary

• Awareness Level personnel must
• Recognize a spill or release
• Know how to initiate a response
• Operations Level personnel must
• Recognize a spill or release
• Know how to initiate a response
• Perform limited clean up activities

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Summary

• Recognize that spills can be prevented!
• Know your role in a spill situation

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Are there any questions?