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Sierra Chemical Co. RCRA Contingency Plan • Location of the incident • Time of incident • Severity of incident • Materials involved • Cause of incident (if known) • Areas or personnel affected by the incident If the person is the EHSS Manager or IC, incident response procedures may begin at that time. Moreover, emergency identification shall be universal throughout the facility. All employees at Sierra Chemical Co. shall receive training on site-specific hazard recognition, including familiarity with appearance, uses and behaviors of all hazards materials stored, processed and manufactured at the plant, signs of abnormal operations of plant components as appropriate for their work area and any indication(s) or evidence of a release or spill. 5o Ernerger}ey Notificati®n Pr®��ss Notification requirements in the event of an emergency at a RCRA hazardous waste management facility are defined by 40 CCR Sections 264.56(a) and (d). Necessary internal notifications in the case of an emergency at the Sierra Chemical Co. facility are described in this section and Section 10. Internal and external notifications must be made under the direction of the IC and these notifications shall be executed immediately as necessary to mitigate the emergency situation. S.1 Alarm System Fire Alarm The fire alarm at Sierra Chemical Co. is provided through the use of radios. In the event of a fire emergency, the alarm with be signaled through radio contact. There are multiple fire alarm pull stations located throughout the facility. All pull stations can be used by office employees to signal fire but should not be relied upon as the only notification. Activation of automatic fire system in turn reports alarm to outside monitoring company that notifies the Stockton Fire Department. Acutely Hazardous Material (AHM) Leak Detection System In the event of an AHM leak or spill, the AHM detection system will be activated. There are currently sensors installed for releases of Chlorine (CI) and Sulfur Dioxide (SC2) placed throughout the facility. The sensors are equipped with both audible and visual warning lights that will warn employees of a release. The sensor panel will indicate a leak above the set point of 1 parts per million (ppm) for the lower level and 3 ppm for upper level for chlorine. The alarm for sulfur dioxide is set at 3 ppm at the lower level and 5 ppm for the upper level. At the lower level detection limit, the "warning" light (yellow) at the light towers will activate for both chemicals. At the higher detection limit, the "danger" (red) light will activate and the audible Facility Evacuation Alarms will activate for detectable limits of both chemicals. The system is supervised, and a high alarm by any sensor will report to the security alarm company. All sensors are equipped with backup power sources in the form of batteries in the event of a power failure. Sensors are placed in all wind directions from potential release points, as wells as in the most vulnerable release locations. Visual and audible alarms are located in areas occupied by employees. The locations of these alarms are observed in Appendix D. Prepared 8y: Issue date: Replaces: Page: ACT Environmental Services, Inc. February 25, 2016 NA 14 of 44