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C-1 <br />C� <br />w <br />desirable to enter a hazardous area to protect facilities, prevent further <br />release, or control fires. Authorized exposure will not exceed OSHA <br />Ceiling Concentrations iCl at any time. <br />9.4 DECO gTAMINATION <br />Decontamination will be performed by trained Fire/Rescue Division <br />personnel in accordance with established standard operating procedures. <br />All workers must be decontaminated when leaving a contaminated area. <br />Since methods to be used change from one chemical to another, shippers <br />and medical authorities would be contacted to determine the most <br />appropriate way of decontamination. All equipment and clothing from a <br />contaminated area should be stored in a controlled area near the incident <br />site until decontamination or proper disposal. <br />Contaminated equipment, such as buckets, brushes, tools, etc., should <br />be placed in containers and labeled. Partially decontaminated clothing <br />should be placed in plastic bags pending further decontamination or <br />disposal. Respirators should be dismantled, washed, and disinfected after <br />each use. <br />Water used for tool and vehicle decontamination will be allowed to run <br />into suitable collection ditches, holding ponds and other secure areas. <br />Areas used for decontamination will be monitored for residual <br />contamination. Any site found to be contaminated will be sealed off <br />under the control of the county public health department and county law <br />enforcement agencies. These sites will be decontaminated with the <br />assistance of Department of Environmental Regulation personnel and <br />other appropriate federal and state agencies. <br />Personnel who are injured in the affected area of a hazardous materials <br />emergency will be treated as possible contamination victims until a <br />positive determination can be made. Emergency medical personnel will <br />take precautions to prevent the spread of contamination on an injured <br />person, to medical support personnel, and to medical equipment until the <br />injured person can be transported to a medical facility with injury <br />decontamination capabilities. <br />Indian River County Emergency Plan for Hazardous Materials Page 115 <br />