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VESERIS <br />Contingency Plan <br />Section 6 — <br />Emergency Procedures <br />Effective Date <br />9/20/2021 <br />Supersedes <br />New <br />Page <br />6-17 <br />If suitable storage space is an issue it may be sufficient to load compatible <br />hazardous materials and wastes into empty company trailers. This would raise <br />the materials about four feet off the ground above most flood waters. It will <br />also create a very heavy structure (a trailer full of product) which may be better <br />able to withstand strong winds. If inventory cannot be moved inside, it should <br />at least be moved against a secure structure, such as the warehouse, to <br />protect it from high winds. <br />If the materials need to be removed from the site, company owned transport <br />should be utilized if available. If company equipment is not available a fully <br />licensed hazardous <br />materials transporter may be utilized. Branch manpower to load the inventory <br />into the transport vehicles should be made immediately available. Notify your <br />Regional Operations Manager of the temporary storage location for materials <br />moved off-site. <br />To assist Emergency Coordinators during a hurricane, flood or severe <br />storm, the checklists in Exhibit 1 of this section have been developed. <br />If a flood or hurricane force winds are predicted, the Emergency Coordinator <br />or their alternate must consider steps to alleviate potential releases of <br />hazardous substances to the environment. The National Weather Advisory <br />broadcasts should be followed for guidance under these circumstances. The <br />Branch should have available a battery powered radio to insure reception of <br />weather information if normal electrical power is interrupted. <br />When warning of a natural disaster is received after normal working hours, the <br />Emergency Coordinator shall locate and call-in sufficient manpower to the <br />Branch to assist in emergency procedures. <br />Following any natural disaster, the facility, its structures, and equipment must <br />be thoroughly inspected by the Emergency Coordinator before normal Branch <br />operations are resumed. The Emergency Coordinator should pay particular <br />attention to any releases of hazardous materials that need to be remedied, <br />inventory losses which cannot be accounted for, and the integrity of facility <br />structures. Please utilize the Post Hurricane and Flood checklist in Exhibit 1 <br />and the Natural Disaster Clean-Up Warnings in Exhibit 2 prior to restarting the