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PURPOSE To establish policy and procedures for responding to hazardous material/waste releases or spills within state right of way and at Caltrans Maintenance Stations.located throughout District 10. To satisfy the requirements of Section 25504 of Chapter 6.95 to Division 20 of the California Health and Safety Code, Subsection (1) of Title 8, Chapter 4, OHSA General Industry Safety Order 5192 and Chapter D5.09 of the Caltrans Maintenance Manual. DEFINITIONS Emergency Response: A response by personnel from outside the immediate release area or by other designated responders (fire department or mutual aid group) to an incident which is likely to cause exposure to a toxic substance or which could pose danger to employees or the public. Site operations include all activities that are necessary to restore the site to normal operations. Each incident will be divided into two phases, emergency phase and post-emergency phase. (a) EMERGENCY PHASE: A response effort to an incident involving hazardous materials which results, or is likely to result, in an uncontrolled release, which may expose employees, the motoring public or the environment to risk. The emergency phase usually ends after the stabilization of the incident, `vhen hazards have been reduced or eliminated and no longer pose a serious threat to human health unless, the initial responding team continues to work to remove the remaining hazards. (b) POST-EMERGENCY PHASE: That portion of a spill response performed after the immediate threat of a release or threatened release has been stabilized or eliminated and cleanup of the site has begun. ORGANIZATION AT SCENE The Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) will be utilized for scene management at all hazardous material spill sites in District 10. The CHP is the incident commander on all state highways, freeways and most state routes, and at all hazardous material/waste releases or spills at all state facilities. The first qualified Caltrans employee at the scene of a hazardous material spill on state right of way shall assume the role of Incident Commander. Upon arrival the law enforcement agency representative will then assume the position of incident commander. 5