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Instructions

For this assignment, you are the lead incident commander for a hazardous

materials incident similar to those that have been introduced in this course.

In this scenario, diisocyanates [toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and methylene

diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI)] are being unloaded at the tank farm of HLF

Polyurethane Manufacturing. TDI and MDI are used as raw materials in the

production of polyurethane. During the unloading process, the vapor return

line ruptured and caught fire due to a nearby welding operation that

provided the ignition source.

The following actions were

initially taken:

• The evacuation alarm was sounded and the facility emergency response team
  (ERT) was activated.
• The plant manager and the local fire department were notified of the
  incident.
• The incident command was established at the facility office near the main
  access gate to the south (this is the
  furthest distance within the property
  boundary from the incident location).
• The incident commander implemented actions required under the approved
  emergency response plan.
• The ERT was not able to immediately isolate the source of the
  incident.
• The fire department arrived on location and assumed the incident command
  of the event.

Additional

Relevant Information:

• The facility encompasses an area measuring 2000 feet by 1400 feet.
• The nearest residential community is located approximately 1000 feet to
  the northeast.
• A plastic recycling plant is located along the south fence boundary of the
  refinery.
• A major interstate highway runs directly parallel to the plant.
• The ambient temperature on the day of the incident was 85° F and the wind
  was blowing at 7 mph from the southwest to
  the northeast.
• The facility has a trained ERT that can respond to
  incidents.

Your essay must address the following:

• Identify all hazardous materials involved, their classifications and their
  physical properties.
• Discuss chemical incompatibility and interactions relevant to this
  incident.
• Explain how the lead incident commander should respond to this incident
  based on the Emergency Response Guidebook
  (ERG). Click the link below to access the
  ERG at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
  Administration website:

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration. (n.d.). Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). Retrieved
from http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/erg

• Explain the corrective action plan that should be implemented to prevent a
  reoccurrence of this event.

Your

response must be at least one page in length (not counting the cover

page or reference page). All sources used, including the textbook, must

be referenced. Paraphrased and quoted materials must have accompanying

in-text and reference citations in APA format.