You have been appointed emergency coordinator for the community of Smallville, shown in Figure 5-12. ABC Chemical Company is shown on the map. It reports the presence of the following chemicals and amounts: \(100 \mathrm{lb}\) of hydrogen chloride and \(100 \mathrm{gal}\) of sulfuric acid. You are required to develop an emergency plan for the community.

a. Determine which chemical presents the greater hazard to the community.

b. Assuming all of the chemical is released during a 10 -min period, determine the distance downwind that must be evacuated.

c. Identify locations that might be affected by a release incident at the plant or that might contribute to the incident because of their proximity to the plant.

d. Determine transportation routes that will be used to transport hazardous materials into or out of the facility. Identify any high-risk intersections where accidents might occur.

e. Determine the vulnerable zone along the transportation routes identified in part (d). Use a distance of 0.5 \(\mathrm{mi}\) on either side of the route, unless a smaller distance is indicated by part (b).

f. Identify any special concerns (schools, nursing homes, shopping centers, and the like) that appear in the transportation route vulnerable zone.

g. Determine evacuation routes for the areas surrounding the plant.

h. Determine alternative traffic routes around the potential hazard.

i. Determine the resources required to support the needs of parts \((\mathrm{g})\) and \((\mathrm{h})\).

j. Identify the means required to warn the area, and describe the content of an example warning message that could be used in an emergency at the facility.

k. Estimate the potential number of people evacuated during an emergency. Determine how these people are to be moved and where they might be evacuated to.
1. What other concerns might be important during a chemical emergency?

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