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REPUBLIC • SERVICES Safety Manual Emergency Action Plan respond to the spill/release. c. Major Spill Leave the area of the spill, then immediately notify your supervisor or the Facility Manager,and contact the proper authorities or spill responders. 3. Limits of Response Appendix C contains a list of spill supplies, personal protective equipment to be used for spill responses, and list of personnel who are the designated spill responders for small and moderate sized spills. a. Minor Spill Most employees have received routine Hazard Communication training and have been provided with supplemental training on how to use spill cleanup supplies and additional personal protective equipment which will allows them to cleanup minor spills/releases as a part of their routine work assignments. Moderate and larger spills/releases are either handled by moderate spill responders or by Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) responders. b. Moderate Spill Responders for moderate sized spills are used at this facility for leak prevention and cleanup, where conditions do not exceed the thresholds established in this plan for HAZMAT response. Employees who have been assigned to respond to moderate sized spills have received routine Hazard Communication training and have been provided with supplemental training to use spill cleanup supplies and additional personal protective equipment. In the event of a moderate spill/release employees are either: • Required to leave the area until the situation is corrected; or • Trained and qualified, as a member of the spill response team,to stop the leak and/or cleanup the spill/release. c. Major Spill HAZMAT responders are required whenever release of the hazardous chemical creates conditions in the spill/release area that: • Are life or injury threatening; • Pose a fire or explosion hazard; Page 12 of 27 ©2009 Republic Services 211712011 Emergency Action Plan