Chemical Spill

Chemical exposure

• If toxic chemicals come in contact with your skin, immediately flush the affected area with clear water.

• Remove contaminated clothing.

• Call 911.

• Move to a safer area.

Chemical spill

For spills, releases or incidents requiring special training, procedures or equipment take these actions:

• Immediately evacuate the spill area.

• If building evacuation is required, pull the fire alarm.

• Call 911.

• Seal the area to prevent further contamination of others.

• Anyone who is contaminated by the spill should avoid contact with others as much as possible and remain in a safe area nearby for emergency treatment.

• Wash off contamination and begin any required first aid.

• Do not attempt to contain clean up spills unless you are qualified to perform such work.

• Do not re-enter the area unless directed to by emergency personnel.

Exercises

1. Vocabulary

1. Translate from English into Russian.

To avoid contact with others as much as possible; a chemical exposure; a chemical spill; if chemicals come in contact with your skin; to contain or clean up spills; contaminated clothing; to be directed to by emergency personnel; to do not re-enter the area; to flush the affected area; to prevent contamination; releases or incidents requiring special training; the spill area; to take these actions; to be qualified to perform such work; toxic chemicals; to wait for emergency treatment; to wash off contamination;

2. Unscramble the words.

Consonants:

Chmcl, clthng, cntn, cntmnt, qpmnt, xpsr, prvnt, prcdr, ctns, trnng

Vowels:

Eeae, e-ee, ea, i, aee, a o, oe i oa, iee, eoe, eae

3. Match the words from the column one with the words from the column two. Translate the word combinations.

1. wash

2. take

3. perform

4. fire

5. emergency

6. emergency

7. directed

8. come in

9. clean

10. as much

11. affected

1. work

2. up

3. treatment

4. to by

5. personnel

6. off

7. contact

8. as possible

9. area

10. alarm

11. actions

4. Write words that have a similar meaning to the given below.

1. an apparatus, facilities

2. to stop, avert, protect

3. to pollute, poison, infect

4. to study, instruction

5. to suppress

6. to guide, lead, point, address

7. to be damaged, altered

8. a system, practice, custom, method, performance

5. Make up sentences with the words from the vocabulary.

2. Text

1. Answer the questions.

Think, what is this text about?

What do you know about toxic chemicals, chemical spills, releases or incidents?

How do you think, what to do in a case of chemical exposure?

2. Let’s watch an educational film. You will watch the movie and discuss what to do in case of the chemical spill

Video “Chemical Spill Response and Clean-Up”

3. Read the text.

4. Translate the text.

5. Agree or disagree according to the text.

1. Everybody who is contaminated by the spill should avoid contact with others and remain in a safe area nearby for emergency treatment.

2. If building evacuation is required, seal the area to prevent further contamination of others.

3. Immediately evacuate the spill area in case of incidents requiring special training, procedures or equipment.

4. If toxic chemicals come in contact with your skin or clothing immediately flush the affected area with clear water and remove contaminated clothing.

5. If toxic chemicals come in contact with your skin, do not do anything, just remain in a safe area nearby for emergency treatment.

6. For spills, releases or incidents call 911.

7. In case of spills, releases or incidents do not ever begin first aid.

6. Unscramble the tiles to reveal a message.

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7. Answer the questions according to the text.

1. What to do in a case of chemical exposure?

2. What to do in a case of chemical spills, requiring special training, procedures or equipment?

8. Write a plan.

What would you do in case of the chemical exposure:

1. at your home;

2. at lecture;

3. in the street;

9. Retell the text “Chemical Spill”

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