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Sierra Chemical Co. RCRA Contingency Plan hazardous chemicals from any piping system, the process lines are color coded as to the product line and can be observed in Appendix B. It is the responsibility of the emergency coordinator to evaluate the facility's emergency response equipment to determine if personnel can handle the corrective action and clean-up. A list of the emergency response equipment is provided in Appendix I. Depending on the severity of the spill, the notification for the site personnel to evacuate the facility is via radios and word of mouth. Additionally, if an evacuation is necessary, the Fire Pull station can be activated to alert all employees. Evacuation will proceed as defined in the Evacuation Procedures section. Acutely Hazardous Material Leak or Spill In the event of an Acutely Hazardous Material (AHM) leak or spill, AHM detection system will be activated. The sensor panel located in the Production Warehouse will indicate a leak above the set point of 3 ppm chlorine and 5 ppm sulfur dioxide (see locations of the 2 sulfur dioxide sensors and 7 chlorine sensors on the attached facility drawing). The system is supervised, and a high alarm by any sensor will report to the security alarm company. All of the sensors are equipped with a battery backup power source in the event of a power failure. When this system alarms, all employees except for those who are part of the ERT shall go to the respective staging area as seen in Appendix D. Chemical Spills/Release In the event that a spill occurs within the warehouse, there is an existing berm surrounding the warehouse that will aid in the containment of the spill. A containment system is installed that will drain and pump any spilled material from the warehouse into tank #3 in the Tank Containment Farm, which can be observed in Appendix A. Any compatible material spilled in the yard surrounding the warehouse will also be pumped into tank #3 in the Tank Containment Farm. The facility layout is designed so that all rainwater and materials spilled or entering the facility will be contained, and releases to the environment can be minimized. However, emergency actions will also be conducted in addition to this containment system and are outlined below. Sierra Chemical Co. has adopted the levels of spills in accordance with National guidelines. A spill can be characterized by its severity, either level I, II, or III and are defined in Section 3 and figure 3.1. Responsive actions and required PPE will vary depending on the characterized level of the spill and is defined in Appendix H. Level 1 Spills Occasional or "incidental" spills occur that pose no immediate danger to personnel, equipment or the environment. The response for this type of situation typically requires using absorbents such as "floor dry" or similar products to easily clean-up and dispose of the material. However, such spills may involve hazardous materials or wastes and may still require various precautions when responding to the spill. All employees working on site shall be trained on spill response to level I spills. There are spill kits located within the facility that may be used to clean up level I spills. These spill kits include: • PPE • Absorbent Pads and Socks • Broom(s) Prepared By: Issue date: Replaces: Page: ACT Environmental Services, Inc. February 26, 2016 NA 21 of 44