7. Emergency Procedures

7.1. Emergency Planning

All styrene producers involved in transporting styrene in Europe should have an established Emergency Plan for receiving transport incident reports and for providing expert advice by telephone and, as necessary, at the incident scene to the Emergency Services on how to minimise any danger arising from an incident on road, rail or waterway. The CEFIC document "Distribution Emergency Response - Guidelines for Use by the Chemical Industry" provides advice on setting up a Company Emergency Plan. (http://www.cefic.be/activities/logistics/ice/ice-guide.htm)

7.1.2. CEFIC ICE

With the objective of ensuring that expert advice is available as promptly as possible at the scene of any styrene transport emergency; all European styrene producers should participate in a national schemes set up under the CEFIC ICE concept.

7.1.3 Response Plan

In the same way, facilities using styrene should have developed and implemented a comprehensive spill prevention and emergency response plan.

This plan should address:

1. Spill detection methods,
2. Emergency notification procedures,
3. Community contacts for notification and advice on evacuation needs,
4. Fire prevention and protection,
5. Provisions for spill containment/clean-up,
6. Environmental protection,
7. Compliance with applicable local regulations or laws.

7.1.4. Fire

In the event of a fire, the emergency response plan should take into account not only the potential impact on the site operations but also the impact on the neighbouring community. The response plan should include notification to local authorities and communications to the public.

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