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Sierra Chemical Co. RCRA Contingency Plan qualifications through continued training and exercises. Medical surveillance will be supplied to ensure that the physical and medical condition(s) of the members of the team support these efforts without any adverse health effects. 2.2 Incident Command®r(IC) The Incident Commander (IC) has the overall responsibility and oversight for emergency response operations to ensure that response is conducted orderly and promptly for the protection of the employees, the public, the environment, and all equipment. The IC's primary responsibilities include: • Assesses and establishes the incident priorities. • Determines strategic goals and tactical objectives. • Develops incident command structure. • Establishes site control and decontamination practices. • Assesses needs, deploys, and releases needed resources. • Determines appropriate PPE. • Coordinates overall emergency response activities. • Ensures the safety and prevention of injury/illness to employees and public. • Coordinates activities of outside or cooperative agencies. • Authorizes information release to the media. 2.3 Site Safety Coordinator The facility shall have a designated safety coordinator that is in charge of responding to an incident. This person has the responsibility to ensure that reliable performance of response operations are conducted. The coordinator will transmit safety concerns and information to the IC and forward information to the EHSS Manger or his/her designee. When activities are judged by the safety coordinator to be immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) conditions, the coordinator has the power to alter, suspend, or terminate such activities. The Safety Coordinator shall immediately inform the IC of actions to correct the hazards at the emergency scene. 2.4 Operations Officer The Operations Officer ensures that the work plan established by the IC is correctly and timely carried out by the entry team. This person will convey all information regarding progress and changes that may occur in the performance of the operation to the C. This position is termed the Emergency Responder Team Lead, 2.5 EHSS Manger The EHSS Manager or their designee is responsible for conducting the safety analysis for the emergency response efforts and will monitor and assessthe safety hazards and unsafe situations to develop measures for ensuring personnel safety. The EHSS Manager or their designee will provide on-going information to the IC regarding present problems or potential hazards and provide suggested solutions. In addition to monitoring for environmental or atmospheric conditions, the EHSS Manager or their designee will monitor worl<ersinvoived in a spill clean-up operation and will oversee the health and safety of all employees and contractors during spill cleanup and response. The EHSS Manager or their designee will also be responsible for the notification to the Federal or State Agencies where required. Prepared By: Issue date: Replaces: Page: ACT Environmental Services, Inc. February 25, 2016 NA 10 of 44