Chemical Storage & Spill Cleanup oe No W205 Rev No:0 Date : 16/07/2015 Work Instructions for Chemical Storage & Spill Cleanup Provect ‘cuent ‘CONTRACT contractor Propared by Reviewed & Approved By QHAC Engineer ALBALAGH ‘THIRD PARTY sai == CONTROLLED] Page 1 of 3Environmental Directives for chemical storage & spill cleanup Doe No: W205 Rev No:0 Dato 16/07/2015 1. Purpose This document provides directives to ensure environmentally safe procedure for the storage & handling of chemicals to avoid spillage and to initiate necessary cleanup to avoid and contamination. 2. Scope This directive covers all related to storage of chemicals at warehouse and at the individual works ite stores. ‘Any chemical listed as Flammable, Combustible, Corrosive, Toxic and Oxidizing is considered asa hazardous chemical 3. Responsibility Concerned Project manager and store keeper with the scope for any type chemical storage shall be responsible for implementation of these procedures Procedure 4.1 Storage ~ Any type of chemicals shall be stored safely in accordance with the specifications from the supplier. = Hazardous materials shall be physically separated from other materials. = Proper storage of hazardous chemicals shall be ensured, - To avoid violent reactions when mixed, incompatible chemicals with dissimilar hazards should be stored separately according to the following table Chemical ‘Storage Consideration Category Inorganic Acids | Store in an Acids or Corrosive Cabinet. Use secondary containment to separate from other acids and bases. (for example: organic acids, inorganic bases, oxidizing acids) Organic Acids | Store in an Acids or Corrosive Cabinet and in secondary containment to separate from other acids and bases. if oxidizing acids are present move them to the flammables cabinet in secondary containment to separate from flammables. Store in an Acids or Corrosive Cabinet. Use secondary containment to separate from other acids and bases. (for example: inorganic acids, inorganic bases) Remove ALL organic material from this ee cabinet. | Inorganic Bases | Store in a Bases or Corrosive Cabinet. Use secondary containment to separate from other acids and bases. (for example: inorganic acids, oxidizing acids) Flammable and | Store in a Flammables Cabinet (preferably a metal, commercially Combustible ‘manufactured cabinet designed for storage of flammables) Liguidsy nmental Directives for chemical storage (EME) | & spill cleanup hl no 208 wevnos0 bate 197015 Gases Gas cylinders need to be secured by a chain or strap half to three quarters of the way up the cylinder to prevent them from falling, Organic Peroxides | This material is an organic oxidizer. Store by itself in secondary containment to separate from other organic and inorganic chemicals. Oxidizers Store in secondary containment to separate from other organic and Inorganic chemicals. Toxic ‘and | Store in separate Toxics storage area or in separate secondary Environmentally | containment in a Flammables Storage Cabinet. Hazardous Chemicals - No paper products, office equipment, food, or any other non-hazardous material shall be stored along with in any hazardous material storage. ~ Always use material handling equipment’s for moving chemicals from one site to another. ~ Access to these stores shall be restricted to nominated persons only. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), wherever applicable shall be collected along with the products from supplier, shall be kept filed at the central warehouse and a copy shall be provided to the end user at each time of issue, ~ Arrange clean-up equipment & protective clothing to handle any spill/leak. 4.2. Leak/spill response ~ Isolate the area and post warning notices wherever required ~ Establish the nature and hazardous effects of the chemicals involved = Plan clean-up activities and brief the team ~ Protective clothing, cleaning materials and equipment shall be used for spill clean- up - Immediately endeavour to contain & clean up the spillage ~ Incident report (F 043) has to be initiated by the process owner. Establish the cause of spillage, report upon the cause of spillage, the effectiveness of actions taken, detrimental effects experienced, to the MR for review, analysis, 5. Records Incident report (F 043) Page 3 of 3 CONTROLLED|