4675MacArthurCourt,Suite800NewportBeachCA92660LIQUIFIEDNATURALGAS(LNG)EMERGENCYRESPONSEPLANJuly2013CleanEnergyLNGEmergencyResponsePlanPageiTABLEOFCONTENTS1EMERGENCYRESPONSEPLAN...........................................................................31.1APPLICABLECODEANDSTANDARDSFORLNGSTATIONS.......................31.2LNGTRANSPORTINFORMATION...................................................................32BACKGROUND........................................................................................................42.1WHATISLNG?..................................................................................................42.2ISLNGTOXIC?..................................................................................................42.3HOWISLNGSTORED?....................................................................................42.4CANLNGSPILLSBEDETECTED?..................................................................42.5CANLNGSPILLOUT&TRAVELALONGTHEGROUND?.............................42.6WILLANLNGSPILLPOLLUTETHEGROUNDORWATERWAYS?...............42.7ISLNGFLAMMABLE?.......................................................................................52.8WHATARETHEHEALTHEFFECTS?..............................................................52.9EQUIPMENTONSITE........................................................................................53PROPERTIESOFLIQUEFIEDNATURALGAS......................................................63.1TYPICALCHEMICALCOMPOSITION...............................................................63.2PHYSICO-CHEMICALCHARACTERISTICS(METHANE)................................63.3REACTIVITY......................................................................................................64COMBUSTIONPROPERTIES.................................................................................65LNGGENERALHAZARDS,SPILLS,ANDFIRESUPPRESSION.........................85.1IGNITIONHAZARDVSHEALTHHAZARD.......................................................85.2LOWTEMPERATUREHAZARDS.....................................................................85.3VAPORCLOUDCHARACTERISTICS...............................................................85.4VAPORCLOUDIGNITION................................................................................85.5BOILINGLIQUIDEXPANDINGVAPOREXPLOSIONS(BLEVE)......................95.6RAPIDPHASETRANSITION(RPT)..................................................................95.7RPTTHEORY....................................................................................................96METHODSFOROFFLOADINGLNG....................................................................107METHODFORDISPENSINGLNG........................................................................118LNGFUELINGSTATIONSAFETYEQUIPMENT..................................................128.1METHANEDETECTORS.................................................................................128.2FLAMEDETECTORS......................................................................................128.3EMERGENCYSHUTDOWNDEVICE..............................................................128.4ALARMSYSTEM.............................................................................................128.5FIREEXTINGUISHERS..................................................
