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AECOM 4.6.14 Preferred Means of Reporting Employees shall immediately notify the Supervisor of incidents and emergencies, and report in accordance with S3AM-004-PR1 Incident Reporting, Notification&Investigation: • Unless facility representatives specifically indicate that they prefer AECOM personnel to notify them first of an emergency, the SSO will directly contact the appropriate emergency responders listed on the Location Specific Emergency Response Plan; • Additional communications within AECOM concerning an emergency event may be required as per S3AM-010-PR1 Emergency Response Planning and SR1-003-W12 Disruptive Event Response Instruction; • "Dangerous occurrences"shall be reported immediately to the police, employer, vehicle owner/leaser and the dangerous goods owner. Such events would include spills, bulk container damage, fire, explosion, and transportation accidents involving dangerous goods; • Confirm and seek direction on external reporting requirements. Each jurisdiction has regulations governing the minimum quantities for reporting based on the type of product spilled or release refer to S3AM-117-ATT1 Spill Notification Numbers for North America; Individuals who have knowledge of a spill, release, or unlawful discharge, shall notify authorities immediately. Reporting does not imply guilt or assign blame.The following details are to be reported: • Location and time of spill; • Description of circumstances leading to spill; • Type and quantity of material or substance spilled; • Details of any action taken at the site of the spill; • Description of location of spill and immediately surrounding the area; • Any additional information in respect of the spill that the Minister, Environmental Protection Officer or person designated by regulations requires. 4.6.15 First Responder First responders shall have sufficient training or have had sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the following areas: • An understanding of what hazardous substances are, and the risks associated with them in an incident; • An understanding of the potential outcomes associated with an emergency; • The ability to recognize the presence of hazardous substances and physical hazards in an emergency; • An understanding of the role of the first responder; • The ability to realize the need for additional resources and to make appropriate notifications to the communication center. 4.6.16 First Responder HAZWOPER Operations Level First responders at the operations level are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of the release: • They are trained to respond in a defensive fashion without actually trying to stop the release; Their function is to contain the release from a safe distance, keep it from spreading, and prevent exposures; Hazardous Waste Operations(S3AM-117-PR1) Revision 3 July31,2019 PRINTED COPIES ARE UNCONTROLLED. CONTROLLED COPY IS AVAILABLE ON COMPANY INTRANET. 17 of 21