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Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan The Home Depot Store #5857 5 Arrangements with Local Authorities In the event that outside assistance is necessary to contain and clean up a hazardous waste fire, explosion, or release, the Emergency Coordinator or designee will request off-site support. The local authorities have been provided with a copy of this Contingency Plan in order to familiarize themselves with the Site. See Appendix C for the distribution list. The layout of the Site in Figure 2 shows evacuation routes and emergency equipment. Where more than one police and fire department respond to an emergency, the senior official on-site from the first responding fire department has primary authority, unless otherwise agreed upon by senior officials from all responding fire departments. The other responders are to provide support to the primary emergency authority. A list of emergency response agencies and contractors can be found in the emergency contact list in Section 3.3. 6 Associate Training The Home Depot developed and implemented a comprehensive HHM Program to ensure proper management of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes at its Sites. All Site Associates receive initial hazardous waste - related training at the beginning of employment. Other designated Site Associates (i.e. salaried managers, hourly key carrying associates, all department supervisors, and receiving associates) receive additional training beyond the orientation class to provide further instruction for additional spill response, storage, and labeling considerations. An annual refresher is also given to all associates. The classes held at the Site include: • Class #4265 —HHM Orientation and Employees Right -to -Know: Initial hazardous waste related training for all Site associates. • Class #4266 —Training for Designated HHM Associates: A continuation of Class #4265 for designated Site associates regarding oversight of spill/release clean-up, labeling, and storage processes. • Class #4267 — Transporting Hazardous Materials: Provides instruction to designated Site associates related to packing, repacking, handling, labeling, marking, placarding, shipping, and transporting hazardous materials. • Annual Safety Training: Annual refresher training for The Home Depot's safety policies and procedures, including hazardous materials and waste procedures and emergency preparedness. The Home Depot's hazardous materials / hazardous waste training includes information from 40 CFR Parts 261, 262, and 265. It also includes transportation requirements provided in 49 CFR Parts 172 and 173. Records of hazardous waste training are maintained for Site associates for at least three years in an electronic database. Writt en job descriptions for positions at the Site related to hazardous waste management are included in Appendix D. 11