Environmental Health and Safety
Environmental Health and Safety
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Transportation Emergency
Plane, train, and tanker truck accidents generally are not limited to the immediate area of the incident. The secondary threat of explosion and release of toxic vapors and fumes should be anticipated and an evacuation of the affected area should be conducted with special emphasis to the area down wind from the disaster.
A train derailment involving an explosion or release of toxic gas may require immediate evacuation of the campus. In this case, the immediate potential for harm will require exit from the campus by foot or automobile in a direction opposite the danger source. It can reasonably be anticipated that there would not be sufficient time to mobilize buses and transport people off the campus.
Generally, if there were a toxic spill and/or release of toxic gas, the safest plan of action would be to immediately move away from the area at right angles to the prevailing wind and seek an area of higher elevation.