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!Site Safety and Health Plan In the event of an on-site emergency, employees will evacuate the area as instructed by the SSH Officer, transport injured personnel, or take other measures to mitigate the situation. The site- specific evacuation location will be the on-site place of refuge during an emergency. Should conditions warrant or as directed by the SSH Officer, site personnel should use the shelter-in- place facility as a secondary place of refuge. Fieldworkers will identify evacuation routes to the evacuation locations before initiating work. Please see Evacuation Route Map (Figure 2) in Appendix D. 6.4.2 Off-site Emergencies In the event of an off-site emergency, remain on site until instructions to relocate are given. If wind conditions or the nature of the emergency make the site-specific location building unsafe as a place of refuge,the SSH Officer will make the decision to relocate. Off-site emergencies at the site location are indicated by verbal notification. If verbally notified, work will stop immediately, equipment will be de-energized and/or secured as necessary for safety reasons and personnel will go immediately to the site staging area. Personnel will follow the directions of the SSH Officer, who will determine the nature of the emergency and appropriate steps to take. 6.5 Decontamination of Personnel during an Emergency Uninjured employees that are required to evacuate a contaminated area in an emergency situation should follow the decontamination procedures described in Section 10 of this SSHP, if possible. If the emergency precludes following the procedures in Section 10 (i.e. the emergency presents an immediate threat to employee health and safety), then at a minimum, personnel should move into a safe area and remove protective equipment. Care should be taken to minimize contamination of the safe area and personnel. Contaminated clothing should be placed in plastic garbage bags or other suitable containers for later drumming and disposal. Employees should wash or shower as soon as possible. If a member of the field team is injured or exposed to chemicals, the emergency procedures outlined in Section 6.7 below should be followed. 6.6 Emergency Site Security and Control For this project, the Site Safety Officer and/or the Project Safety Officer will maintain a list of personnel who are on site and who are in the work area. This list will be compiled on the Daily Field Safety Form (Appendix A) that will be completed during the daily "tailgate" meetings. The names and cell phone numbers of the field crew will also be written on Page V of this SSHP. In an emergency situation, all personnel will be evacuated except rescue and response personnel who are needed to attend to the injured. 6.7 Procedures for Emergency Medical Treatment and First Aid 6.7.1 Chemical Exposure Incident Free Operation Page 22 of 68