title = "Chemical Spill Response: Containment and Reporting"

content = """
A chemical spill on the production floor—whether coolant, solvent, hydraulic fluid, or acid—requires immediate, trained response. The objectives of spill response are: protect people, contain the release, prevent environmental contamination, and ensure proper reporting and cleanup. Do not ignore or minimize any spill, regardless of size.

**Immediate actions for any spill.**
1. **Alert others.** Call out "Spill!" and warn anyone nearby to stay back if the substance is unknown, fuming, or acutely hazardous.
2. **Identify the material.** Read the container label or consult the SDS binder/app. Do not touch or attempt to clean an unidentified spill.
3. **Assess risk.** Is the spill flammable? Eliminate ignition sources (shut off sparks, turn off nearby heat sources). Is it corrosive or toxic? Ensure you have the proper PPE before approaching.
4. **Contain, do not clean.** For small spills (less than 5 gallons of non-acutely hazardous material) that you are trained and equipped to handle, use the spill kit materials to contain the spread. Surround the spill with absorbent socks or granular absorbent to prevent it from reaching a floor drain.
5. **Keep material out of drains.** Floor drains connect to the wastewater system. Any regulated substance that reaches the drain and exits the facility is a reportable release. Drain plugs are stored at each spill kit station.

**Spill kit contents.** Spill kits are located at each chemical storage area, at the parts washing station, and near the coolant distribution system. Contents: absorbent pads, absorbent granules or pillows, drain plugs, chemical-resistant nitrile gloves, safety glasses, plastic bags for absorbent waste.

**Spill classifications.**
- **Incidental spill:** Small quantity, known material, no fire or health threat, operator is trained and equipped to handle it. Clean up with spill kit, place contaminated absorbents in a hazardous waste bag, label it, and take it to the hazardous waste accumulation area.
- **Emergency spill:** Large quantity, unknown material, fuming, on fire, or near a drain. Evacuate the immediate area. Call the EHS manager (extension 112) and the production supervisor. Do not attempt cleanup.

**Reporting requirements.** All spills must be reported to the EHS manager on the day they occur using the Ridgecrest Spill Report Form. Releases that reach a floor drain, storm drain, or leave the property boundary may require notification to federal or state agencies within 15 minutes to 24 hours, depending on the substance and quantity. The EHS manager makes this determination.

Post-cleanup, contaminated materials are disposed of as appropriate waste (often hazardous). The spill root cause is documented and a corrective action is assigned.
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