Oil Spill Emergency Response Plan
Oil spills can have long-term, devastating effects on the environment and wildlife in the affected area. These effects can be somewhat mitigated by quick and effective response plans.
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Significance
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency requires that certain types of businesses and companies construct emergency response plans, also called facility response plans, that can be quickly implemented in case of a spill.
Factors
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The EPA selects the companies that must produce emergency response plans based on a number of factors, including the type of oil transfer operations the company performs, its oil storage capacity, whether or not the company has any secondary containment in place in case of spills, its proximity to wildlife or drinking water, and the company's record of spills.
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Features
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The emergency response plan must feature a variety of information, including personnel needed to handle a spill, equipment that will be used to handle a spill and evacuation procedures.
Identification
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In their emergency response plans, companies must identify any current hazards that could result in spills as well as any previous hazards that may have led to spills in the past.
Other Information
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Emergency response plans must also include diagrams of the facility, security that is in place to prevent spills caused by terrorists or disgruntled individuals, procedures for detecting spills and records of all drills and exercises related to spill emergency planning and practice.
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