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PROCEDURE Sierra Chemical Co., Stockton Facility, has determined that due to the limitation of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and trained personnel, Emergency Response will include only Notification as per the California Hazardous Material Spill/Release Notification Guidance and support by Technician Level Trained Personnel to the Local Fire Department. For the purposes of this procedure Emergency Response will be defined as per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 to be: Emergency response or responding to emergencies means a response effort by employees from outside the immediate release area or by other designated responders (i.e., mutual aid groups, local fire departments, etc.) to an occurrence which results, or is likely to result, in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance. Responses to incidental releases of hazardous substances where the substance can be absorbed, neutralized, or otherwise controlled at the time of release by employees in the immediate release area, or by maintenance personnel are not considered to be emergency responses within the scope of this standard. Responses to releases of hazardous substances where there is no potential safety or health hazard (i.e., fire, explosion, or chemical exposure) are not considered to be emergency responses. This procedure is a temporary procedure and will be replaced by the Emergency Response Plan following it's revision and approval by Management. APPROVALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN ERP Revision: INTERIMspiN INTERIM PROCEDURE — STOCKTON FACILITY 28 July 2005 Page 2 of 3 PROCEDURE Sierra Chemical Co., Stockton Facility, has determined that due to the limitation of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and trained personnel, Emergency Response will include only Notification as per the California Hazardous Material Spill/Release Notification Guidance and support by Technician Level Trained Personnel to the Local Fire Department. For the purposes of this procedure Emergency Response will be defined as per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 to be: Emergency response or responding to emergencies means a response effort by employees from outside the immediate release area or by other designated responders (i.e., mutual aid groups, local fire departments, etc.) to an occurrence which results, or is likely to result, in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance. Responses to incidental releases of hazardous substances where the substance can be absorbed, neutralized, or otherwise controlled at the time of release by employees in the immediate release area, or by maintenance personnel are not considered to be emergency responses within the scope of this standard. Responses to releases of hazardous substances where there is no potential safety or health hazard (i.e., fire, explosion, or chemical exposure) are not considered to be emergency responses. This procedure is a temporary procedure and will be replaced by the Emergency Response Plan following it's revision and approval by Management. APPROVALS FACILITY MANAGER PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR ,c - P ANCE ^ (�7 - —Ile - 671, ",-7)