THINK DETAILS FOR EXPLOSIVITY

                      Consider partial evacuation?

If no time is available to respond, evacuation or shelter-in-place would have to be considered as likely options.

There is no widely accepted method for the selection of an appropriate safe distance from an explosive zone.  The principles outlined in (2) above could serve as a rough guideline that may assist in establishing a “safe distance”.  For guidance on evacuation and shelter-in-place seefirst response actions in  Chemical Accidents found in INFORMATION COMPONENT