call 911
earthquake
Accurately quote the hazmat details from the warning panel. this is so the emergency services know what chemical they're dealing with, and can be prepared to deal with a spill appropriately.
At home (on land) call your local Fire Department. They will send a fire crew and a Hazmat truck. If at sea, notify the US Coast Guard as soon as possible.
Yes. Even though some states make exemptions to CDL laws on private property (and even though it actually puts them in conflict with the federal law, hazmat is another matter. If you have a hazmat spill, the law will come down on you like a ton of bricks for not having a CDL and hazmat endorsement.
It depends on where you are and what's happening to the hazardous materials. In the US, if you've had a HazMat spill outside, either the DOT (Department of Transportation) or the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) or both are likely to take an interest. If the spill was entirely confined within your plant, they may not care as much but OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is going to want to know about it.
Yes
A puddle
an oil spill
They must first determine the phone number of the people who are studying the oil spill. Next, a telephone is used to place the call.
Oh, yes. These things are typically based on the monetary amount of damage caused, and a hazmat cleanup is universally going to be expensive enough to qualify as a major accident. Whether it's deemed preventable or not is an entirely separate matter, but it is most definitely a major accident.
multi-agency/multi-jurisdiction