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Incident Reporting
TABLE OFProcedure
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION PAGE
1. PURPOSE 3
2. SCOPE 3
3. RESPONSIBILITIES 3
4. DESCRIPTION OF ACTVITIES 4
6. REFUELLING. 6
8. REFUELING TO GENRATOR’S. 7
2. SCOPE.
The scope of this Refueling and Storage Procedures covers SINOHYDRO project activities
associated with construction phases up to the stage when the facility is ready for the
introduction of Infrastructure and Utilities. It applies to personnel involved in on-site activities
during the afore-mentioned project phases.
3. RESPONSIBILITIES.
The roles of key Project personnel in relation to spill response are as follows.
• Ensuring all site personnel, including Sub-contractors and all activities comply
with this Procedure.
• Reviewing and approving any site specific refueling, storage and bonding related
documentation.
• Ensuring all refueling and storage related activities on site are carried out in
compliance to Client and national legal/regulatory requirements, and any
necessary permits are in place.
• Performing regular inspections/audits of site refueling and storage practices
against this procedure and initiating corrective measures for non-- compliances
observed.
• Training refueling personnel on carrying out their task in accordance with this
procedure and addressing any spill/leak incident in accordance with CRCC Spill
Response procedure.
• Training personnel responsible for storage of hazardous substances on the
appropriate manner in accordance with this procedure.
• Inspection of Sub-contractors and vendors/Suppliers' daily refueling and storage
activities and ensuring close-out of any corrective measures initiated for non-
compliances observed.
• Assisting the HSE Manager and/or HSE (Environmental) in any leak/spill clean-
up measures as directed, including appropriate disposal of resulting
contaminated material(s)
4. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES
4.1 Refueling
Refueling is a high-risk activity and the potential for spills and leaks to occur is high.
Pollution prevention is dependent on the strict adherence to the following
procedures:
• Refueling personnel will be subject to specific training on appropriate refueling
techniques minimizing the potential for environmental impact. This training will ideally
be a practical on-hands session.
• Spill Kits, absorbent granules, sand bags or any other appropriate spill control
equipment will be carried and be readily available at all times during refueling
• The equipment and fuel bowser will preferably be parked in an area that is level
and at a safe distance - >50m - from drains and watercourses (including dry
watercourses)
• Refueling line will be kept as short as possible
• Delivery hoses will be turned off and locked when not in use
• Hoses and valves will undergo regular, and recorded, maintenance checks
4.2 Storage
• Usually, the main substances to be used on the work site that require special and
segregated storage are diesel, paraffin, lubricating oils, Xylene, epoxy paints, thinners
and blasting grit (based on copper slag but with no copper content).
• Such hazardous materials will be stored in suitable containers, in accordance with their
MSDS requirements. Paints, thinners, and blasting grit will be stored in steel lockers
designated for this purpose and locked at all times when not in use.
• Cylinders will be stored on a prepared base and surrounded by a secure, chain
link fence of about 2m height. Signs will be displayed indicating the presence of
LPG (if present) and prohibiting smoking and naked flame within the area. An adjacent
safety zone will be maintained around the store.
• Diesel fuel will be stored in large purpose-built tanks in a designated corner of the
Laydown Area with clear labelling
• Impermeable bunds will be provided for long term fuel storage areas. All hoses will
be stored inside the bund.
• The floor of the storage area for hazardous substances, especially liquids, w ill be constructed
of concrete and sloped so that any spillage will flow to a sump contained within the bund.
Secondary containment has to be 110% of the aggregate volume of stored inventory
within the bun<::t..
• Oil and lubricants will be stored within the confines of the bund
• In areas with potential loss of containment risk, emergency procedures will be present
and pollution control equipment provided, such as Spill Kits and absorbent
granules. These will also be carried by all of CRCC vehicles on the site and by refueling
bowsers.
• No potentially polluting materials or substances will be stored near
watercourses or in such a situation that these can fall or be carried into a watercourse
. Areas of peaty soil and wetlands will also be avoided. Any inadvertent drainage
from the storage of such materials will not be allowed to enter a watercourse.
• Any storage container found to be leaking will cease to be used for storage of
dangerous/hazardous goods until the leak has been repaired
➢ Where the circumstances require, fuel may be stored in an approved mobile refueling tank.
➢ Mobile fueling tanks must be stored in an area where it cannot be hit by vehicles or other
equipment. The fuel storage area also must be located away from drainage channels.
➢ Where a mobile refueling tank is in use and there is a danger of spillage contaminating a
stream, waterway, or sewer, the refueling tank shall be at a location that complies with
diking requirements unless double-wall tanks are used.
➢ All mobile refueling tanks are to be properly labelled in accordance with the Transportation
of Dangerous Goods Regulation.
➢ Fire extinguishers shall be located near the fuel storage areas and be of a suitable type and
size to permit the evacuation of workers during a fire.
➢ Any worker who may be required to use a fire extinguisher shall be trained in its use.
➢ Smoking will not be permitted in the area of the fuel storage facility and “No Smoking” signs
will be posted. Smoking will not be permitted during any fueling operation. “No Smoking”
signs are to be maintained in good condition.
➢ Waste oils, lubricants, greasy and oily rags, or other materials subject to spontaneous
combustion will be retained in a labelled container used for that purpose exclusively and will
be properly disposed of at frequent intervals.
➢ Appropriate emergency spill equipment will be available in the fuel storage area.
➢ No “hot work” shall take place within 3 meters of a storage zone.
6. REFUELING.
The act of refueling can lead to fires and explosions if the fuel is somehow ignited. This has the
potential to turn into a catastrophic event which can cause severe burns or death to people, not
to mention damage to equipment, materials and buildings on-site, which has financial
consequences.
There are a number of precautions which need to be followed whenever refueling is taking place.
These include not having engines or motors running whilst putting fuel in, and not smoking when
refueling or wherever fuel is present. If the fuel were to come in contact with a flame, spark or hot
surface it can instantaneously ignite and cause a major fire.
Those performing the refueling should have been provided with health and safety training in order
to understand the potential risks, as well as instruction on the correct operation of the machinery,
such as the correct method of refueling that particular piece of equipment and how to switch it off
fully before commencing with the refueling.
8. REFUELING TO GENERATOR’s.
➢ Each generator is run daily between 06.00 am and 19.00 pm to verify and maintain
proper operation. Fuel capacity is checked at this time. During emergency operation, the
generator is monitored on a more frequent basis.
➢ A portable 50-gal diesel fuel tank with electric pump (12v) is used to refuel the
generators. The tank is transported to the generator location when refueling is required.
The operator has a spill kit available during refueling.
➢ Note: The portable 50-gal tanks are filled up by the Grounds /Automotive division using
the fuel-dispensing pump in the Facilities compound. Records are maintained for usage
and consumption.
➢ Each generator has a site gauge. The operator monitors the site gauge and tank space
at all times during refueling.
The process of bonding and grounding creates a path for the charge to travel to the ground. This path
eliminates the buildup of static electricity and allows it to safely dissipate into the ground. When
properly done, changes will dissipate as fast as they are generated.
➢ Grounding is a technique that “bleeds off” the charges and directs them harmlessly to the
earth. A ground wire and clamp are attached from the container that the liquid is being
transferred from (e.g., 55-gallon metal drum) to a ground. This can be a metal grounding rod
driven several feet into the earth, the cold-water pipe running through the room, or even a
part of the building structure itself. It is important to be sure the wire connects cleanly and
firmly to both the ground and the container.
➢ Bonding is the process of connecting two or more conductive containers together. This
ensures there is no difference in the electrical potential between the two containers.
Therefore, static electricity will not build up and create a spark. Some liquid transfer pumps
have self-bonding hoses that contain conductive wire or fibers that bond the nozzle to the
pump and prevent static from accumulating as liquid flows. When properly bonded, the
electrons will flow harmlessly from the liquid, through the wire, and to the ground. The drum
and container have the same electrical potential and a spark will not jump from the dispensing
nozzle to the can.
Spills.
SPILL ON LAND.
To mitigate the spills on land, the source shall be isolated first. The techniques of isolating
the source should have been part of the emergency response team training.