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Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan Tesla Treatment Facility Page 30 of 45 2.10.1 Training Requirements [40 CFR§112.70(1)] Annual spill prevention briefings are held by the Chief Stationary Engineer for all facility operators involved in oil operations. The briefings are aimed at ensuring continued understanding and adherence to spill prevention in the SPCC Plan. The briefings highlight and consider potential discharge events or equipment failures, malfunctioning components, equipment maintenance, and precautionary measures and best management practices at the Tesla Treatment Facility. Facility operators and other personnel have the opportunity during the briefings to share recommendations concerning health and safety, and environmental concerns encountered during facility operations. The training discusses requirements in the SPCC Plan, potential or past spill events and equipment failures, malfunctioning components, spill prevention and control measures, and spill response equipment and materials. Oil-handling personnel are trained to prevent spills, to identify conditions that lead to spills, and to discover and respond to spills quickly and effectively. The Chief Stationary Engineer ensures facility operators have received the appropriate training. In addition, facility operators are trained in the proper implementation of emergency responses procedures, and the proper handling and disposal of hazardous materials and waste in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Business Plan. Personnel involved in the transport of oil by means of forklift or other mechanized equipment are trained and certified in the operation of such equipment. Facility operators are trained to be proficient in the operating principles, pre-commissioning, start-up, normal operation, shut-down, and loading and unloading of the equipment and/or containers. Vendors whose employees are involved in oil operations at the Tesla Treatment Plant are trained in proper procedures to follow during handling,loading/unloading,and other operations involving oil products, and to perform such activities under the supervision of a facility operator. Service maintenance contractors are trained in the handling and loading/unloading of oil products when maintenance is performed in the standby power generators and bulk storage tanks facility or the substation transformer facility. Appendix H provides a training record form. Training records are kept in the Operations Building for a period of three (3)years. 2.10.2 Designate Accountable Person [40 CFR§112.70(2)] In accordance with 40 CFR§112.7(f)(2) of the SPCC Plan, the Chief Stationary Engineer is designated as the "accountable person" or Spill Coordinator at the Tesla Treatment Facility. The Chief Stationary Engineer is accountable for discharge prevention, allocating spill response resources, and implementation of the SPCC Plan. When not onsite or when off-duty, the Chief Stationary Engineer will assign responsibility to a trained operator and will remain on-call, capable of returning to the facility in the event of a spill.