Here are some things you should be discussing with your employees in your SWPPP training sessions.
Good Housekeeping Practices
- Pick up garbage, debris, or trash found in and around your work area and discard in appropriate disposal containers.
- Use brooms, shovels, vacuum cleaners, or leaf blowers to maintain clean floors and ground surfaces, both indoors and outdoors.
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- Make sure outdoor trash cans are covered and protected from the rain. Empty them at least weekly.
- Inspect and clean chemical material-handling areas each time a chemical is unloaded or handled.
- Inspect forklifts, trucks, and other vehicles for leaks at the beginning of each work shift.
- Confirm that emergency contact information is immediately accessible.
- Make sure empty containers are available for any spilled material in the event of an accidental release.
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Preventive Maintenance Practices
- Routinely inspect pipes, pumps, storage tanks, pressure vessels, pressure relief valves, and process and material-handling equipment for corrosion, cracks, or other damage that could cause a spill or leak.
- Promptly repair or replace defective equipment found during any inspection. Keep necessary spare parts on hand to avoid downtime.
- Routinely empty oil containers associated with oil/water separators.
- Change filters on filtration devices.
- Make sure all stormwater drain paths are clear
- Clear clogged drains.
- Keep records of preventive maintenance activities in order to document maintenance inspections, repairs, and other preventive maintenance activities that you conduct.
- Make sure floor drains are closed.
- Make sure drip pans are in place for vehicles that routinely drip oil.
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