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POliC1C5 Gild SUBtFCT PAGE Procedures Stockton Hazardous WorkPolicy 3 of 15 new permit must be completed and appropriate approvals are required prior to the work starting on the next shift. D. All permits must be authorized (signed) by the appropriate personnel. The approval for hazardous work permits has been assigned based on the potential level of hazard exposure to the work team. In general all Hazardous Work Permits require the signature approval of three distinct functions and include: Hazardous Work Team—the team consists of the employees or contractors who will perform the work. This is typically trained operators, maintenance personnel and managers. Hazardous Work Supervisor—is the person with supervision responsibility for the work team while they are completing the permitted activity. The work supervisor is typically a production supervisor, maintenance lead, or manager who is responsible for the overall job task. Operating Area Supervisor—is the person with overall responsibility for the operating area while the hazardous work is in process. The area supervisor approval is dependent on the hazard level of the permit. For Level 1 hazards,the area supervisor will typically be the production supervisor, production lead or maintenance lead. Process Engineers and Project Engineers can also act as area supervisor if they are not the work supervisor. For hazards defined as Level 2, additional approval fi•om the Production Manager or Engineering Manager is required. In emergency situations,the Quality Manager can fill the roll of Level 2 approver under the guidance of the Plant Manager or Plant Facilities Manager. For hazardous work conditions defined as Level 3 only the Plant Manager or designee can authorize the Hazardous Work. Two authorizing responsibilities cannot be assumed by the same person at the same time except when hazardous work is done on off hour shifts, and then only the Operating Area Supervisor may also assume the additional role of the Hazardous Work Supervisor. It is preferable to have a Team Leader assume the role of the Hazardous Work Supervisor during the off hours when necessary to provide for two levels of approval. Note that only Level 1 hazardous work permits can be completed on off shifts on routine basis. Level 2 and Level 3 hazard work must have appropriate approvals and must require call in for elevated hazard work permit approval. Note a person may assist the rest of the Hazardous Work Team in performing the hazardous work if they are already signed on the permit as another responsibility. Level 1 Hazardous Work Definition—a level one hazard is typically related to common jobs where a standard operating procedure has been developed. This level of hazard could involve the draining of tanks or piping where the exposure to the hazardous material can be controlled or drained after taking precautions listed in the SOP and proper taping off of the area is completed. Examples of level one hazardous work are cleaning out the filter on CA-2, cleaning the main filter in blend, and draining out residual asphalt/compound onto floor at the end of a production run. . Level 2 Hazardous Work Definition—any time that the HTF system piping is broken or the process pressure boundary is penetrated, it is considered to be a level two hazard. When exposure to asphalt based materials cannot drained without someone in the