API RP 1112:1997(R2011) pdf download.Developing a Highway Emergency Response Plan for Incidents Involving Hazardous Materials
Responsible business practice suggests that companies develop programs to respond effectively to transportation accidents involving their hazardous materials. Companies have responsibilities that transcend business consider- ations and public relations: they have social responsibili- ties to react promptly and properly to emergencies in which they are involved. The ability to properly respond to transportation incidents should be the concern of those who have title to the materials; those who have custody of them; and those who have responsibility for them through contractual agreements, other kinds of agreements, or some other association with them. In keeping with those responsibilities, API has adopted these recommended guidelines for developing an emergency response plan for transportation emergencies primarily involving liquid hydrocarbons, such as gasoline, crude oil, and other haz- ardous materials transported in MC 306/DOT 406 and MC 307/DOT 407 aluminum cargo tanks. Because of increasing demands for the many different products that the petroleum industry manufactures and transports, some government emergency response agen- cies may have difficulty maintaining the technical exper- tise needed to deal safely and effectively with transportation incidents involving hazardous materials. Company emergency response plans based on these guide- lines assure that technical expertise will be available to mitigate incidents that occur. A transportation emergency exists when sufficient quan- tities of hazardous materials escape or threaten to escape from their transportation containers to endanger people, the environment, or property. Emergency response plans should be devised for all hazardous raw materials, inter- mediate and finished products, and waste materials that are transported (see Section 4.3).
As response operations progress, state, federal, industry, and contractor personnel may become involved in addition to the original responders. The extent of their involvement will depend on decisions made within the critical first 30 minutes and the capability of the original responders. Dur- ing the development and implementation of an emergency response plan, emergency response personnel from local fire and police departments, and other appropriate govern- ment entities should be consulted. These civil agencies must be made aware of local industry response plans so that efforts to control an incident can be properly coordi- nated and confusion about the chain of command can be avoided. For some types of hazardous materials incidents, public safety agencies may not be able to train personnel in appropriate response techniques. To help fill this gap in knowledge, industry should keep public safety agencies informed of industry’s capabilities and should offer to sup- plement the training of local fire department and other emergency response agency personnel in the safe handling of their products.
API RP 1112:1997(R2011) pdf download
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