Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan)
Course Description:
Under the Clean Water Act (CWA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires regulated oil storage facilities to develop a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan). This awareness-level training course is for oil-handling personnel employed at facilities subject to the federal SPCC rules. The course covers the federal SPCC Plan requirements and some best practices for preventing and controlling oil spills so that employees can safely carry out their responsibilities related to the federal SPCC rules.
Employers are required to have an on-site trainer provide site-specific information about the facility’s policies for discharge prevention, spill response, facility operations, and the SPCC Plan to supplement this course. The trainer must be qualified to implement the components of the SPCC Plan addressed in the training.
This course doesn’t cover the additional training requirements for personnel employed at facilities with Facility Response Plans (FRPs).
Why “Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan)” Matters:
At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
• Recognize the requirements of the federal SPCC regulations for oil spill prevention and control
• Identify the required contents and overall purpose of a facility’s SPCC Plan
• Recall the necessary procedures for safely operating equipment and preventing oil spills
• Recognize the control measures that may be installed at the facility to prevent an oil spill from reaching navigable waters and adjoining shorelines
• Realize their role in responding to an oil spill and preventing it from reaching the environment
Key Points:
- Preventing oil spills is part of your job.
- The SPCC Plan is the heart of our spill prevention and control program and contains the procedures you need to follow to prevent spills and to respond to spills that occur.
- It’s also part of your job to immediately respond to spills; remember the SWIMS procedure.
- Pay attention to facility security measures.
- Report all spills.
- Be safe—know your primary and secondary evacuation routes.
- Be familiar with shutdown and other emergency response duties in case of a spill.
