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1 �j 12.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN ' It is Dames & Moore's policy to evacuate personnel from areas involved in hazardous material emergencies and to summon outside assistance from agencies with personnel trained to respond to the specific emergency This section outlines the procedures to be followed by Dames & Moore personnel in the event of a site emergency These 1 procedures are to be reviewed during the onsite safety briefings conducted by the SSO In the event of a fire or medical emergency, the emergency numbers identified in Section ' 10 (page 1) can be called for assistance 12 1 PLACES OF REFUGE In the event of a site emergency requinng evacuation, all personnel will evacuate to a pre-designated area located a safe distance from any health or safety hazard (typically the I Dames & Moore site office, unless conditions dictate otherwise) and safely away from the area of influence The SSO will designate a primary assembly area prior to the start of work each day The daily pre-designated assembly area may have to be re-designated by the SSO in the event of an emergency where the area of influence affects the primary assembly area Once assembled, the SSO shall take a head count The SSO will evaluate the assembly area to determine if the area is outside the influence of the situation, if not, the SSO will redirect the group to a new assembly area where a new head count will be taken During any site evacuation, all employees shall be instructed to observe wind direction indicators During evacuation, employees will be instructed to travel upwind or crosswind of the area of influence The SSO will provide specific evacuation instructions, via the site emergency radio if necessary, to site personnel regarding the actual site conditions 12 2 FIRE To protect against fires, the following special precautions must be taken • Before any flame-producing devices, 1 e , cutting torches or welding irons, are used in the exclusion zone, the SSO must be contacted In some cases, the client may require to be contacted as well to determine if a hot work permit is required A detailed inspection of the work area will be conducted to determine if potential fire sources exist The fire sources must be removed to ' at least 35 feet away before work can commence • Two full 10 pound ABC fire extinguishers must be located at the work area ' when cutting/welding is being conducted, and a fire watch will be posted 1 AMFOREST 21 7 33