Spill Response Flow Chart

INITIAL SPILL RESPONSE FLOW CHART

SPILL OBSERVED RESPONSE

  1. ASSESS THE SPILL OCCURRENCE:
    1. ASSESS IMMEDIATE HAZARDS TO:
      1. PERSONAL SAFETY
      2. PUBLIC SAFETY
      3. PROPERTY
      4. ENVIRONMENTAL
  2. ASSESS THE SPILL OCCURRENCE:
    1. ASSESS AND REPORT SOURCE
    2. ASSESS AND REPORT SPILL TYPE
      1. OIL
      2. SALT WATER
      3. CHEMICAL
    3. ASSESS AND REPORT SPILL SIZE
    4. ASSESS SPILL AND REPORT FLOW DIRECTION AND FURTHER CONTAMINATION
  3. NOTIFY IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:
    1. IDENTIFY LOCATION OF SPILL
    2. NOTE TIME SPILL DISCOVERED
    3. NOTE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
      1. WEATHER
      2. TERRAIN
      3. DOWNSTREAM WATER USERS
    4. POTENTIAL TO STOP FLOW FROM SOURCE
    5. POTENTIAL TO CONTAIN SPILL FLOW
    6. COMMUNICATE ON SITE RESPONSE ACTION PLAN

SPILL REPORTED – IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR IS NOW THE INTERIM ON-SCENE COMMANDER.

  1. ACTIVATE OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN
    1. SET THE RESPONSE UNIT INTO MOTION
    2. ESTABLISH THE ON-SCENE COMMANDER

AREA III MOBILIZATION TO SPILL SITE – ON-SCENE COMMANDER

  1. ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE OPERATION:
    1. SET UP A COMMAND POST FOR OPERATIONS
    2. DISPATCH FIELD STAFF TO SPILL SITE TO VERIFY THE SPILL LOCATION, THE EXTENT OF THE SPILL AND PROCEED WITH SHUT-IN PROCEDURES
      MOBILIZE THE AREA III EQUIPMENT (COMBINATION #1, 2, 3, 4.)
    3. CALL KEY PERSONNEL AND REGULATORY AGENCIES
    4. ORGANIZE AND ACTIVATE CONTINGENCY PLAN AS PER AREA III SPILL CONTINGENCY MANUAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANUP OF SPILL.

INITIAL SPILL RESPONSE FLOW CHART