Hazardous Material Reporting Procedures A. Introduction MoDOT has the responsibility of maintaining a safe and usable highway system. MoDOT employees, however, have not been trained in non-department hazardous waste identification, investigation, and/or removal. It is policy to take all reasonable precautions to MoDOT’s protect both its employees and the public from being exposed to unidentifiable materials or to identify materials that may be dangerous to health, safety, or the environment. For these reasons, the following emergency procedures emphasize rapid communications with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and other emergency service agencies. B. Definition of Hazardous Substance Release Emergency A release of a hazardous or suspected hazardous material or waste non-owned by the department that requires initiation of the Emergency Communications Procedures for Hazardous Substance Release is one or more or the following incidents: (Section C below) Spill of an unidentified material on highway right of way (ROW); Spill of an identified hazardous material or waste on ROW. Abandoned containers of unidentified materials on ROW. Abandoned containers of identified hazardous material or waste on ROW. C. Emergency Communications Procedures for Hazardous Substance Release During normal working hours, the first department employee to discover a hazardous material release shall immediately radio or call the information to the Hazardous Materials Coordinator. If a hazardous material release results in injuries and/or a traffic control problem, the HMC should first contact the local authorities (highway patrol, sheriffs’ department, fire department, local police, etc.). During nonworking hours, any department employee discovering a hazardous material release that results in injuries and/or a traffic control problem, should first contact the local authorities department, fire department, local police, etc.), then contact the (highway patrol, sheriffs’ HMC. If injuries and a traffic control problem do not exist, they should contact the HMC first. A HMC backup list developed by the district should be available when the HMC is not available. When the HMC has been informed, the following steps are to be followed: HMC will call the DNR 24-hour hotline number (573) 634-2436. DNR will inform the appropriate Local Emergency Planning Committee, and will advise the HMC of cleanup instructions, if any.
Hazardous Material Reporting Procedures A. Introduction MoDOT has the responsibility of maintaining a safe and usable highway system. MoDOT employees, however, have not been trained in non-department hazardous waste identification, investigation, and/or removal. It is MoDOT’s policy to take all reasonable precautions to protect both its employees and the public from being exposed to unidentifiable materials or to identify materials that may be dangerous to health, safety, or the environment. For these reasons, the following emergency procedures emphasize rapid communications with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and other emergency service agencies. B. Definition of Hazardous Substance Release Emergency A release of a hazardous or suspected hazardous material or waste non-owned by the department that requires initiation of the Emergency Communications Procedures for Hazardous Substance Release (Section C below) is one or more or the following incidents: Spill of an unidentified material on highway right of way (ROW); Spill of an identified hazardous material or waste on ROW. Abandoned containers of unidentified materials on ROW. Abandoned containers of identified hazardous material or waste on ROW. C. Emergency Communications Procedures for Hazardous Substance Release During normal working hours, the first department employee to discover a hazardous material release shall immediately radio or call the information to the Hazardous Materials Coordinator. If a hazardous material release results in injuries and/or a traffic control problem, the HMC should first contact the local authorities (highway patrol, sheriffs’ department, fire department, local police, etc.). During nonworking hours, any department employee discovering a hazardous material release that results in injuries and/or a traffic control problem, should first contact the local authorities (highway patrol, sheriffs’ department, fire department, local police, etc.), then contact the HMC. If injuries and a traffic control problem do not exist, they should contact the HMC first. A HMC backup list developed by the district should be available when the HMC is not available. When the HMC has been informed, the following steps are to be followed: HMC will call the DNR 24-hour hotline number (573) 634-2436. DNR will inform the appropriate Local Emergency Planning Committee, and will advise the HMC of cleanup instructions, if any.
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