Oil Spill Response Equipment and Supply Options
Brownfields Tribal Response Program funds can be used for developing tribal capacity including (but not limited to) the following:
1. Form a Tribal Emergency Response Committee (TERC) to develop a Pre-Release Mitigation Plan (update an existing emergency response plan), complete an asset inventory, and identify critical environmental threats to the community and its people in preparation for a potential environmental release.
2. Complete and inventory of all oil spill response equipment that is available in your community and surrounding villages and hubs.
3. Develop MOAs with the city and other organizations with equipment to ensure access to that equipment.
4. Work with state and federal partners to heighten oil spill response capability.
5. Provide environmental training by coordinating EPA, State, and Service Provider resources. Purchase equipment and supplies to be used for hands-on demonstrations during training.
6. Make Brownfields information available to the public through direct outreach.
Equipment and Supplies to consider for small spills (supplies and equipment for larger spills should be considered after complete inventory of resources currently available):
· Water finding paste (to inspect tanks for water, which may indicate a leak)
· Mercury spill kit
· Chemical Classifier Test Strips; Neutralizer for acid/base (battery spills)
· Drum repair kit, Plug-n-Seal (dry powder)
· Drum overpacks (can also be used to store supplies)
· Fish totes (for storing supplies if you do not have space indoors or a connex; use to decant from)
· 5-gallon poly pails
· Rolls of poly bags for contaminated materials
· 55 or 85 Gallon spill kit (Unitech of Alaska)
· Various absorbents/sorbents/ socks (oil specific sorbent pads in 18”x18” bales or sorbent sweep, pillows for places where oil may pool, universal pads for other chemicals that are waterbased, solvent, acid (pillows specific to acid – changes color when acid is neutralized))
· Shovels and rakes, potato rakes (with 3 tines), Maddox (axe on one end, hoe on the other); used for moving readily-available natural material, such as snow, soil, tundra, straw, to surround product/contain spill
· Flags, cones, caution tape or other barricade type notices/materials to fence off area
· Other spill response equipment for small scale spills
· Additional personal protective equipment (safety eyewear with side shields (& fit over eyeglasses), nitril gloves, rubber insulated gloves, glove liners, ear plugs, tyvek suits, latex overboots, duct tape, 1-gallon zip-lock plastic bags)
· Snow fence / plastic barricade fence; T-fence with fence post driver
· Different size PVC 1”-5” with different lengths
· Decontamination Equipment: small washtubs, brushes (toilet brushes, scrub brushes), garbage bags, plastic grocery bags, sprayers, detergent/degreaser (simple green)
· Absorbent with system to clean oily water
· First Aid Kit, Fire Extinguisher c-type (don’t freeze)
Alaska Safety Inc. www.alaskasafety.com
TTT Environmental Instruments and Supplies www.tttenviro.com
Unitech of Alaska www.unitechofalaska.com
Other Possible Purchases
Harbor: If the harbor does not have used oil collection tanks, the Tribe may want to consider purchasing them. It is important to work with the harbor master to determine what the needs are.
Schools: Work with the school to determine if they have the clean-up kits needed for the chemical supplies that they store. Examples of laboratory spill response procedures and spill response kits can be found at http://www.shsu.edu/safety/documents/Lab_Spill_Response.pdf http://www.udel.edu/ehs/chemspillkit/chemspillguide.html
http://www.udel.edu/ehs/chemspillkit/restockspillkit.html
Abandoned Drums: The Drum Sampling Standard Operating Procedure posted at http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/sops/wmsr2009.pdf provides sampling equipment and test kits needed for sampling abandoned drums.
After determining hazardous materials threats to the community, the following items should be inventoried for access by trained personnel (or purchased if not readily available in the community – fire department personnel are trained and equipped to handle hazardous material spills):
· Air Monitoring Equipment (also investigate rental programs)
o Multi-gas monitor for confined space applications such as “Multirae Plus 4-gas monitor/PID”
o Portable VOC monitor
o Hazardous Material Chemical Agent Detector
· Chemical Hazard Classification Kit (test tube kit analysis that can classify unknown solids and liquids into basic hazard classifications to determine if a chemical hazard is present)
· PPE
o Self contained breathing apparatus (employees must have medical evaluation in addition to training)
o Full face air purifying respirators, half-face respirators, chemical/particulate specific cartridges
o Chemical Protective Clothing (agent specific)
Resources
Understanding Oil Spills and Oil Spill Response EPA 540-K-99-007, Request delivery or download at http://www.epa.gov/nscep/index.html
Emergency Response Guidebook: A Guidebook for first responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous materials transportation incident. For copies, order style number ERG0016 at 1-800-621-5808 or www.labelmaster.com
Hazardous Materials Compliance Pocketbook Details driver responsibilities and duties in the transportation of hazardous materials, as prescribed by the U.S. Department of Transportation in Title 49 CFR Parts 107, 171-180 and 390-397. J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. jjkeller.com 800-327-6868 ISBN978-1-60287-954-6
Handling Hazardous Materials Developed to help businesses understand and comply with the Hazardous Materials Regulations of the federal Department of Transportation, and to assist in improving their hazardous materials safety programs. J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. jjkeller.com 800-327-6868 ISBN978-1-60287-568-5
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards The information provides a quick, convenient source of information on general industrial hygiene practices. It includes chemical structures or formulas, identification codes, synonyms, exposure limits, chemical and physical properties, incompatibilities and reactivities, measurement methods, respirator selections, signs and symptoms of exposure and procedures for emergency treatment. NIOSH Publications 800-356-4674 For sale by: http://bookstore.gpo.gov GPO stock number: 017-033-00500-1 AND http://www.ntis.gov NTIS stock number: PB2005-108099
Alaska Websites
Alaska Response Plans by Region http://www.dec.state.ak.us/spar/perp/plan.htm
Alaska Hazardous Materials Resources http://www.dec.state.ak.us/spar/perp/hazmat.htm
Alaska Local Response Agreement Map http://www.dec.state.ak.us/spar/perp/lra/conex_map.htm
Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council www.pwsrcac.org