Module 3: Planning and Response

2 Objective Upon the successful completion of this module, participants will be able to develop strategies for preplanning at biodiesel facilities and develop strategies for controlling / fighting fires and spills associated with biodiesel fuels.

3 Introduction  Plant / Facility personnel must be brought into planning sessions  Strong relationship with key players critical for safe & competent response to facility  Meet early & often about: –Department’s role –Facility’s expectations / capabilities

Introduction  Small facilities may present greater hazard: –Not likely to follow safety design as large, commercial biodiesel facilities –Difficult to preplan 4

Preplanning for the Facility  Vital factor in strategy of controlling emergency situation  Purpose  Effective preplans: –Less time spent making decisions concerning incident site during & after size-up process 5

Preplanning for the Facility  Steps in preplanning process: –Information gathering –Information analysis –Information distribution 6 Property of DOE, reprinted with permission

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Common Plant Layout  Administration building  Process building  MCC rooms  Tank farm / bulk storage  Product load out (rail & highway) 8

Typical Storage in Tank Farm Corrosives & CatalystsFinished Product 9 Copyright 2008, TEEX/ESTI

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Safety Design Built Into Facilities  Facility typically engineered & designed following nationally recognized codes & standards along with insurance carrier requirements: –Even if jurisdiction has not adopted codes / standards 11

Safety Design Built Into Facilities  Sprinkler system  Standpipe system  Hydrant system  Water supply system  Backup generators for power failure 12

Safety Design Built Into Facilities  Alarm system  Containment systems  Container relief devices  Emergency showers  Foam suppression systems 13

Preplan Items  Site maps & drawings  Hazardous materials list & MSDS  Tier II reports  Risk Management Plans (RMP)  Emergency contact numbers 14

Preplan Items  Any special training by employees in emergency response  Any previous incidents  Fire suppression systems  Water supply system 15

Sample Preplan Forms  Many ways to design preplans forms  Important aspects are that they include all necessary information to improve emergency response at given facility 16

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Activity 3.1 — Preplanning  Purpose: –To allow participants to practice preplanning for a biodiesel incident. 22

Responding to Facility Incidents  All members should be trained to at least NFPA 472 first responder operations level  Following Analyze-Plan-Implement- Evaluate (APIE) process to form a risk-based response will lead to safe & competent response 23

Responding to Facility Incidents  Corrosives: –Chemical & thermal hazards  Flammables: –Can burn freely & disseminate heat –Thermal damage 24

Activity 4.2 — Response  Purpose: –To allow participants to practice making decisions during a biodiesel incident. 25

Summary  No substitute for preplanning potential incident  Less likely to fully preplan for home-brew incidents: –Become familiar with local & state fire codes pertaining to use & storage of flammable & corrosive materials 26