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Responding properly to hazardous-waste spills

Keyll Carlos Ribeiro Martins

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The author says emergency plans for hazardous-waste spills often fail because they are insufficient, employees do not read them, and emergency teams are unorganized. In this article, a method is presented to overcome such problems. The author says it is necessary to practice the emergency response plans and improve their effectiveness. All employees should be encouraged to get involved, not just those directly connected to high-risk operations. It is human error that leads to most chemical accidents, but if everyone is prepared, the accident does not have to become a disaster.

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Key concepts: Hazardous waste, Emergency response, Waste management, Accident (philosophy), Human error, Engineering, Risk analysis (engineering), Forensic engineering