Critique of Response and Follow-up

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11.11. CRITIQUE OF RESPONSE AND FOLLOW-UP

11.11.1. Critique

Review the incident and revise all aspects of the ERP according to new site conditions and

lessons learned from the emergency response. When reviewing the information, consider typical

questions such as:

What caused the emergency?

Was it preventable? If so, how?

Were procedures for prevention of the emergency adequate? If not, how can they be

improved?

Were all phases of the response adequate? How could it have been improved?

How did the incident affect the site profile? How were other site cleanup activities

affected?

Was the public safety protected?

11.11.2. Maintaining Readiness

Before normal site activities are resumed, personnel should be fully prepared and equipped to

handle another emergency. Also, equipment and supplies should be restocked, damaged

equipment should be repaired or replaced, and equipment should be cleaned and refueled for

future use. A regular schedule should be established for testing and inspecting emergency

equipment and systems.

11.12. PPE AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT

An up-to-date list of all emergency equipment should be maintained. Personal Protective

Equipment (PPE) should be selected, sized, fitted, maintained and used in accordance with the

PPE section of the site-specific HASP. Additionally, PPE training should be conducted as

specified in the HASP training section. Individuals should receive required PPE training prior to

being allowed to perform work on site. A map that shows the location of emergency equipment

should be made readily available to all personnel.

Specific procedures for the maintenance, fueling, parking, and availability of regular equipment,

which doubles as emergency equipment, should be developed. Adoption of the following work

procedures should be considered:

Refuel all heavy equipment once the tanks have been lowered to one-half to one-quarter

tank;

Require equipment repairs to take place upon discovery;

Park similar pieces of heavy equipment (e.g., bulldozers, trucks, forklifts) in separate

locations, and do not use them at the same location at the same time;

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