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Triangle Region Solid Waste Planners Committee Household Hazardous Waste October 28, 1993 B. Sample Household Hazardous Waste Health & Safety Plan Safety and Emergency Procedures INTRODUCTION The goal of a household hazardous waste collection program is to properly and safely package, transport and dispose of hazardous materials from personal households. These hazardous materials may include cleaning compounds, and cleaning solutions, solvents, paints and paint related substances, cosmetics, oil, hydraulic fluid and old car batteries, pesticides, herbicides and old medicines and many other types of substances. These substances may be potentially harmful and cause injury to persons or the environment. All work activities will be conducted following procedures that will minimize or eliminate the possibility of an injury-producing incident. This health and safety plan identifies certain work procedures and equipment that are used during the household hazardous waste collection projects. This plan may have to be changed or modified to accommodate special circumstances. As a part of the health and safety plan, an additional measure taken by Laidlaw to minimize the likelihood of environmental or personnel damage is the emergency response (contingency) plan. The plan details response actions for specific incidents that may occur during the work. These actions are designed to minimize the effect of an incident, to reduce the response time to an incident, and to provide steps to follow in case of an emergency. The contingency plan addresses general items common to each possible type of incident such as communications, emergency phone numbers, first aid, off-site services and emergency equipment. PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM If the public information program conducted prior to the Clean-up Day is effective, it will reduce the potential for an unforeseen problem since participants will be better informed of instructions relating to the event. Information conveyed through a multi-media campaign will: • clearly describe what materials will be accepted at the event; • require prior notification to the County (and Laidlaw) for any material in a container larger than 5 gallons or a solid greater than 75 pounds; • stipulate that materials must be in secure, labelled containers; • encourage participants to wrap or contain materials properly before transporting them to the event; • make known that participants in the event are strictly limited to household residents bringing household waste from their home; • stipulate that small children and pets are not to be brought to the cleanup day. RESPONSIBILITIES The following personnel are responsible for various aspects of the health and safety plan and public safety during the project. Laidlaw Environmental Services 32