Snorkel SP18 - Manual (Page 62)

personnel attempting to stop a leak. Water spray
may be used to flush spills away from exposures.
+ Unusual fire and explosion hazards:
Prod ucts of com bus tion may con tain car bon
mon ox ide, car bon di ox ide, and other toxic
ma te ri als.
DO NOT enter enclosed or confined space
without proper protective equipment
including respiratory protection.
+ Spill or leak:
Con tain spill im me di ately in small est area pos si ble.
Re cover as much of the prod uct it self as pos si ble
by such meth
ods as vac u um ing, fol lowed by
soak ing up of re sid ual flu ids by use of ab sor bent
ma te ri als.
R e m o v e c o n t a m i n a t e d i t e m s i n c l u d i n g
con tam i nated soil and place in proper con tain ers
for dis posal. Avoid wash ing, drain ing, or di rect ing
ma te rial to storm or san i tary sew ers .
+ Waste disposal method:
Re cy cle as much of the re cov er able prod uct as
pos si ble.
Dis pose of non-recyclable ma te rial as a RCRA
haz ard ous waste by such meth ods as in cin er a tion,
c o m p l y in g w i t h f e d e r a l , s t a t e , a n d l o c a l
reg u la tions.
❑
Foam In Tires
+ Extinguishing media:
Wa ter, dry chem i cal, foam, or CO
2
.
+ Special fire fighting procedures:
Evac u ate non emer gency per son nel to a safe area.
+ Unusual fire and explosion hazards:
Fire fight ers should use self con tained breath ing
ap
pa ra tus. Avoid breath ing smoke, fumes, and
de com po si tion prod ucts.
Use wa ter spray to drench smol der ing elas to mer.
Prod uct may melt, af ter ig ni tion, to form flam ma ble
liq uid.
Burning produces intense heat, dense
smoke, and toxic gases, such as carbon
monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and traces of
hydrogen cyanide.
+ Spill or leak:
Pick up and han dle as any other in ert solid
ma te rial.
+ Waste disposal method:
Not con sid ered a haz ard ous ma te rial. Dis pose of
ma te rial ac cord ing to any lo cal, state, and fed eral
reg u la tions.
❑
Gasoline (UN 1203)
+ Extinguishing media:
Dry chem i cal, foam, or CO
2
.
+ Special fire fighting procedures:
Wa ter may be in ef fec tive to ex tin guish, but wa ter
should be used to keep fire ex posed con tain ers
cool. If a leak or spill has not ig nited, use wa ter
spray to dis
perse the va pors and to pro tect
per son nel at tempt ing to stop a leak. Wa ter spray
may be used to flush spills away from ar eas of
po ten tial ig ni tion.
+ Unusual fire and explosion hazards:
Highly Flam ma ble. Prod ucts of com bus tion may
con tain car bon mon ox ide, car bon di ox ide and
other toxic ma te ri als.
DO NOT enter enclosed or confined space
without proper protective equipment
including respiratory protection.
+ Spill or leak:
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Chapter 12. Fire Fighting & Chemical Control
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