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• Spill Response • Inspection and Annual Evaluations i • Employee Training • Record Keeping and Plan Revision • Signature Authority If an oil spill occurs at the facility,the following procedures will be followed: 1. The employee who discovers the oil spill should attempt to identify the source of the leak and stop it, if it can be done without risk. 2. Notify the Shift Chief(Selecting Department Shift Foreman). The Shift Chief will evacuate and contact local rescue service(Fire Department),if necessary, and contact the Emergency Response Team. 3. Depending upon the severity of the situation,the Shift Chief should immediately notify the Team Leader/Spill Coordinator or the Plant Manager of the situation. 4. The Spill Coordinator will determine the size and extent of the spill and mobilize the appropriate facility personnel (those personnel who have completed the SPCC training), equipment, and materials to stop and contain the oil spill. 5. If the Spill Coordinator determines that the spill cannot be contained by facility personnel, an emergency response contractor(Environmental Recovery Services [(562) 427-7277])will be notified to assist in the containment and cleanup of the spill. No pre-arrangement agreement with the emergency response contractor is necessary. A copy of the emergency response contractor's capabilities is included in Appendix B. 6. The Spill Coordinator will also notify the Tracy Fire Department, if not already done so, for any spill that is not readily contained by Owens-Brockway personnel. The Fire Department will provide fire protection and potentially assist in the containment of the oil spill until the cleanup can be accomplished by either the facility personnel and/or Owens-Brockway's emergency response contractor. 7. The SPCC Coordinator will communicate any spill situation to the appropriate authorities, after consulting with O-B Environmental Affairs. 8. Should a spill impact navigable waters; potentially violate water quality standards; cause a film, "sheen", discoloration, or a sludge emulsion,the Spill Coordinator must call the National Response Center at: National Response Center (800)424-8802 9. If the facility discharges more than 1,000 gallons of oil into or upon the navigable waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines in a single spill event or the facility discharges oil in quantities greater than 42 gallons in each of two spill events within 10 May 2017