WAC 296-826-20020   Emergencies.  

     You must:

     • Make sure only trained personnel designated to respond if a leak occurs in an ammonia system do all of the following:

     – Evacuate affected personnel to noncontaminated areas

     – Shut off appropriate valves

     – Put on all of the following PPE in concentrated ammonia atmospheres and in unknown concentrations of ammonia:

     ▪ Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)

     ▪ A plastic or rubber suit

     ▪ Gauntlet-type plastic or rubber gloves

     • Make sure a physician treats all employees with eye injuries caused by liquid ammonia. In addition:

     – Immediately flush liquid ammonia from skin or eyes continuously for a minimum of fifteen minutes using water or eye wash solutions as required by the safety and health core rules; First aid, WAC 296-800-150.

     – Do not use neutralizing solutions or ointments on affected areas.

Note:	• Drivers unable to stop a leak during transport should:
	– Move the vehicle to an isolated area
	– Use the current Department of Transportation (DOT) Emergency Response Guidebook to establish safe distances to isolate a leaking tank from the driver and the public.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 06-10-067, § 296-826-20020, filed 5/2/06, effective 9/1/06.]