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SpillPreventionControlandCountermeasures(SPCC)
Introduction:Oilspillsendangerpublichealth,impactdrinkingwater,devastatenaturalresourcesanddisrupttheeconomy.Spillscanhappenduringproduction,storage,ortransport.Everyeffortmustbemadetopreventoilspills,andtocleanthemuppromptlywhentheyoccur.Costsassociatedwithspillpreventionaremuchlessthanthoseassociatedwithspillcleanup.
Considerthatonlyonegallonofoilcancontaminateamilliongallonsofwater.Itiseasytoseewhypreventingandimmediatecleanupofspillsissoimportant,andwhyhavingaformalplantopreventandcontrolspillsiscritical.
DiscussionPoints:
• SPCCPlan
• Regulationsforstoringandhandlingpetroleumproducts
• Whatyouneedtoknowtopreventspills
• Whattodoifaspilloccurs
• Whatarethetraining,reportingandrecordkeepingrequirements?
Discussion:
AnSPCCplanisawrittendocumentthatincludesregulatoryrequirementsandinformationspecifictoyourfacility,andshouldincludeinformationaboutannualtraining.SPCCplansshouldbereviewedatleastonceeveryfiveyearsorwhentherearechangesinthefacility’sdesign,operationormaintenanceaffectingaspillpotential.
FacilitiesneedanSPCCplanwhentheyhaveabovegroundstorageofoilcapacityofmorethan1320gallonsandundergroundstoragewithcapacityofmorethan42,000gallons.Thisamountofoilisnottheactualquantityofoilbeingstored,butrathertheamountthatcouldbestored.Whenitisnecessarytoreportaspill,youwillfindreportingguidelinesandphonenumbersinyourSPCCplan.
Asalways,besafeoutthere!
April 2, 2019