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.
ExhibitsSpill Response Subject Area FlowchartFormsNoneTraining Requirements and Reporting ObligationsThis 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:
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
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 PerformanceAll 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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