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Emergency Response Procedure - Hazardous Chemicals/Substances

Policy · POLICY-70073

  • Version 2
  • Miscellaneous
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This Hazardous Chemicals/Substances Emergency Response Procedure provides a practical guide on the steps staff should take when attending hazardous chemicals/substances emergencies. It helps your workplace prepare to handle unexpected chemical releases safely and efficiently.

It sets out the immediate actions to rescue or relocate people in danger, sound the alarm, contain a spill and evacuate, with an evacuation assembly area to complete for your site. Step-by-step guidance covers minor and major spills, with a flow chart to follow.

An incident and near-miss reporting form is included to document what happened, why, and the follow-up actions. It suits manufacturing plants, laboratories, chemical storage facilities, safety officers and emergency response teams.

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Emergency Response Procedure - Hazardous Substances

PolicyVersion 2
Notice sign reading 'All incidents, no matter how slight, must be reported immediately'

Emergency response: unexpected chemical release (evacuation)

R: Rescue or relocate

  • RESCUE or RELOCATE people in immediate danger if you can do so without endangering yourself.

  • Assist persons with special requirements e.g., mobility impaired.

  • Exit via a safe exit.

A: Alarm

  • Secure the area.

  • Sound the ALARM. Advise others of the situation.

  • Call the EMERGENCY SERVICES IF REQUIRED by dialling 000 from a safe distance.

  • Utilise appropriate protective equipment, e.g. protective clothing for substance spills.

C: Contain

4 more sections

  1. Minor spills
  2. Major spills
  3. Chemical spill emergency response flow chart
  4. Incident/Near-miss reporting form

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5 sections

  1. Emergency response: unexpected chemical release (evacuation)
  2. Minor spills
  3. Major spills
  4. Chemical spill emergency response flow chart
  5. Incident/Near-miss reporting form

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