Pipeline Safety Absorbed Through the Skin
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If a leak should occur, emergency emergency occur, should leak a If safety. your ensure to place Plains emergency response personnel. You may also receive, if required, instructions to ventilate your your ventilate to instructions required, if receive, also may You personnel. response emergency Plains the Plains Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for this area is in in is area this for (ERP) Plan Response Emergency Plains the After the hazardous substance has passed through the area you will receive an “all-clear” message from from message “all-clear” an receive will you area the through passed has substance hazardous the After While the chance of an uncontrolled spill or problem is remote, remote, is problem or spill uncontrolled an of chance the While • If you are unable to follow these instructions, please notify Plains emergency response personnel. response emergency Plains notify please instructions, these follow to unable are you If • number if you suspect a problem. (1-866-875-2554) (1-866-875-2554) problem. a suspect you if number • Even if you see people outside, do not leave until told to do so. do to told until leave not do outside, people see you if Even • Please call Plains Midstream Canada’s 24-hour emergency emergency 24-hour Canada’s Midstream Plains call Please • Stay tuned to local radio and television for possible information updates. information possible for television and radio local to tuned Stay • If You Suspect a Problem a Suspect You If agencies (so the response can be coordinated). be can response the (so agencies • Call the company if you are experiencing symptoms, smelling odours or have contacted government government contacted have or odours smelling symptoms, experiencing are you if company the Call • ground level ground Plains emergency response personnel. response emergency Plains at air displaces plume or cloud gas expanding • Avoid using the telephone, except for emergencies, so that you can be contacted by by contacted be can you that so emergencies, for except telephone, the using Avoid • • Critical hazard because of oxygen deficiency as as deficiency oxygen of because hazard Critical • • Wait in an interior room upstairs for further instruction. further for upstairs room interior an in Wait • • Fire hazard from burning gas and radiant heat radiant and gas burning from hazard Fire • • Leave all inside doors open. doors inside all Leave • of drifting vapour cloud cloud vapour drifting of • Ventilators • fireplaces Gas • fans Bathroom • ignition delaying from hazards explosion Potential • • Air conditioning Air • dryers Clothes • fans Kitchen • Main Hazards: Main • Gas stoves Gas • systems vacuum Built-in • Furnaces • conditions, the vapour would dissipate faster. dissipate would vapour the conditions, • Turn off anything that circulates air, such as: such air, circulates that anything off Turn • moderate wind speed conditions. Under higher wind speed speed wind higher Under conditions. speed wind moderate • Extinguish indoor wood-burning fires and close flue dampers if possible. if dampers flue close and fires wood-burning indoor Extinguish • form a plume, which may drift downwind from the source under under source the from downwind drift may which plume, a form • Close and lock all windows and outside doors, if possible, tape any gaps around exterior door frames. door exterior around gaps any tape possible, if doors, outside and windows all lock and Close • HVP products vapourize, they expand (70 to 300 times) and can can and times) 300 to (70 expand they vapourize, products HVP • Immediately gather everyone indoors and stay there. stay and indoors everyone gather Immediately • conditions, pools of super-cooled liquid may briefly form. When When form. briefly may liquid super-cooled of pools conditions, be taken if “Shelter-In-Place” procedures have been implemented: been have procedures “Shelter-In-Place” if taken be of cold vapour considerably heavier than air. Under extreme extreme Under air. than heavier considerably vapour cold of Plains representative advises you that it is safe to do so. The following steps should should steps following The so. do to safe is it that you advises representative Plains air, a leak of an HVP product may form a visible white cloud cloud white visible a form may product HVP an of leak a air, a until vehicles any start to attempt or house your leave not do sheltered, stay to advised are you If Under pressure, HVP products exist in a liquid state. In humid humid In state. liquid a in exist products HVP pressure, Under Shelter-in-Place Procedures Shelter-in-Place liquids (NGL). At atmospheric pressure, HVP products are gases. gases. are products HVP pressure, atmospheric At (NGL). liquids HVP products include propane, butane, pentane, and natural gas gas natural and pentane, butane, propane, include products HVP • Wait for further instruction. further for Wait • with the representative. the with High Vapour Pressure (HVP) Products (HVP) Pressure Vapour High in check and centre evacuation the to directly proceed and provided route the on safely Drive • brochure. • Turn down thermostat and shut off any air exchange fans to outside. to fans exchange air any off shut and thermostat down Turn • this pipeline is 120 metres. Refer to the map on the back of this this of back the on map the to Refer metres. 120 is pipeline this • Lock all windows and doors. and windows all Lock • parts per million). The H2S Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) for for (EPZ) Zone Planning Emergency H2S The million). per parts • Gather all residents and bring any medicines required. medicines any bring and residents all Gather • licensed to carry up to a small amount of H2S (0.032% or 320 320 or (0.032% H2S of amount small a to up carry to licensed be taken if “Evacuation” procedures have been implemented: implemented: been have procedures “Evacuation” if taken be metres for the Rangeland Pipeline System. The same pipeline is is pipeline same The System. Pipeline Rangeland the for metres our calls, we will proceed to your residence to inform you of the situation. The following steps should should steps following The situation. the of you inform to residence your to proceed will we calls, our network. The Emergency Planning Zones (EPZ) are 250 – 1100 1100 – 250 are (EPZ) Zones Planning Emergency The network. If it is necessary to evacuate, you will be contacted by telephone immediately. If there is no answer to to answer no is there If immediately. telephone by contacted be will you evacuate, to necessary is it If Vapour Pressure (HVP) and forms part of Plains’ Alberta pipeline pipeline Alberta Plains’ of part forms and (HVP) Pressure Vapour Evacuation Procedures Evacuation Rangeland Pipeline system. These pipelines are licensed as High High as licensed are pipelines These system. Pipeline Rangeland Evacuation, Shelter & Ignition Procedures Ignition & Shelter Evacuation, Plains Midstream Canada ULC (Plains) is the operator of the the of operator the is (Plains) ULC Canada Midstream Plains Measures Protection Public Our Operations in your Area your in Operations Our Potential Health Effects from HVP Products Exposure Notification If you are contacted by Plains Midstream Canada to advise you of SKIN Irritation of skin may occur and progress to an emergency situation, the caller will: dermatitis.