Management System: Environmental Management System
Subject Area: Spill Response VIEW/PRINT ALL (No Exhibits and Forms)
Effective Date: Jan 28, 2013 (Rev 4.0) Periodic Review Due: Jan 28, 2018	Subject Matter Expert: Jeffrey Williams	Management System Executive: Robert Lee	Management System Steward: George Goode II

Introduction

Various environmental regulations and DOE Orders require the prompt reporting and remediation of unexpected releases of oil, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, radioactive materials, or other regulated pollutants that have the potential for impacting the environment. Reporting releases may also be required as a condition of an environmental permit whenever the permit-authorized limits of an environmental release have been exceeded. Failure to promptly report and remediate a known or suspected release of oil, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, radioactive materials, or other regulated pollutants to the environment could result in greater damage to the environment, and unnecessary risk exposure to people.

This subject area identifies the responsibilities of all personnel who cause, discover, respond to, or clean up an unexpected release of oil, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, radioactive materials, or other regulated pollutants. A manager's responsibilities to report permit limit exceedances are also defined for those facilities or operations subject to an environmental permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, or any other agency.

Contents

Section	Overview of Content (see section for full process)
1. Notification and Response Requirements for Unexpected Releases of Oil, Hazardous Materials/Substances, or Radioactive Materials	Determine if release could result in exposure to personnel. Report release. Assess spill and notify staff to assist in cleanup. Notify regulatory agencies, if required, and Director's Office and DOE. Call Occurrence Categorizer.
2. Notification Requirements for Exceedances or Potential Exceedances of Regulatory Permit Release Limits	Notify Environmental Protection and Emergency Planning Team, and management. Complete ORPS Occurrence Report. Notify regulatory agencies, Director's Office, and DOE.
3. Cleanup of Spills	Clean up spill. Ensure that waste is managed and waste control forms are completed.

Definitions

Exhibits

Spill Response Subject Area Flowchart

Forms

None

Training Requirements and Reporting Obligations

This subject area has no training requirements.

This subject area contains the following reporting obligations in case of release of oil, hazardous substances, or radioactive materials:

• The Environmental Protection Division (EPD) informs the Director's Office, DOE Brookhaven Site Office (BHSO), and off-site regulatory agencies as necessary.

See the sections Notification and Response Requirements for Unexpected Releases of Oil, Hazardous Materials/Substances, or Radioactive Materials and Notification Requirements for Exceedances or Potential Exceedances of Regulatory Permit Release Limits of this subject area.

 

External/Internal Requirements

Requirement Number	Requirement Title
10 CFR 830, Subpart A	Energy, Nuclear Safety Management, Quality Assurance Requirements
29 CFR 1910.120	Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases
40 CFR 110.6	Discharge of Oil
40 CFR 112	Protection of Environment/Oil Pollution Prevention
40 CFR 300	Protection of the Environment/National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
40 CFR 302.6	Notification Requirements under CERCLA and Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
40 CFR 355	Protection of the Environment/Emergency Planning and Notification
40 CFR 68	Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions
6 NYCRR 595-599	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, "Hazardous Substance Bulk Storage Regulations,"
6 NYCRR 610	New York State Navigation Law - Article 12 Oil Spill Control and Compensation Act
6 NYCRR 611-614	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Storage and Handling of Petroleum/Petroleum Clean-up and Removal
6 NYCRR 750	State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Permits
BSA Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886 - Clause I.156 FAR 52.223-19	Compliance With Environmental Management Systems (MAY 2011)
BSA Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886 - Clause I.98; DEAR 952.223-78	Sustainable Acquisition Program (OCT 2010)
EO 13423	Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management
O 151.1C	Comprehensive Emergency Management System
O 231.1B (Jun 27, 2011)	Environment, Safety and Health Reporting
O 414.1D (Apr 25, 2011)	Quality Assurance
P 450.4A (Apr 25, 2011)	Integrated Safety Management Policy
Suffolk County Sanitary Code - Article 12	Toxic and Hazardous Materials Storage and Handling Controls

References

BNL Online Inventory Catalog

Chemical Safety Subject Area

DF-ESH-216, F&O Policies, Procedures and Risk Assessment page, Facilities & Operations Directorate Homepage

Hazardous Waste Management Subject Area

Industrial Waste Subject Area

Mixed Waste Management Subject Area

Nanoscale Particle ESH Subject Area

Occurrence Reporting and Processing System (ORPS) Subject Area

PCB Management Subject Area

Personal Protective Equipment and Respirators Subject Area

Radioactive Waste Management Subject Area

Training and Qualifications Web Site

Work Planning and Control for Experiments and Operations Subject Area

 

Standards of Performance

All staff and guests shall comply with applicable Laboratory policies, standards, and procedures, unless a formal variance is obtained.

All staff and guests shall promptly report accidents, injuries, ES&H deficiencies, emergencies, and off-normal events in accordance with procedures.

All staff and users shall identify, evaluate, and control hazards in order to ensure that work is conducted safely and in a manner that protects the environment and the public.

All staff and users shall ensure that they are trained and qualified to carry out their assigned responsibilities, and shall inform their supervisor if they are assigned to perform work for which they are not properly trained or qualified.

 

 

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