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UNIVAR USA INC. 0 unwAR <br />CONTINGENCY PLAN <br />06/14/11 Replaces 03/10/10 <br />SECTION <br />SUBJECT PAGE 2 <br />SIX <br />EMERGENCY PROCEDURES OF 22 <br />3. If evacuation is not necessary, First Aid Teams should be alerted and be <br />prepared to assist in the emergency. Fire Control Teams should be <br />assembled and await instructions from the Emergency Coordinator. <br />4. The Emergency Coordinator must assess the various hazards a fire creates <br />and decide how to minimize the risk presented by each one. Consideration <br />must be given to: <br />Release of fumes and the possibility of the need to evacuate <br />surrounding areas. <br />Potential for explosions and flying debris which could spread the fire off- <br />site or to unaffected areas on-site, and seriously threaten human health <br />and safety. <br />Sprinkler effectiveness and results if facility is equipped with sprinklers. <br />The release of other hazardous materials from nearby containers. <br />Fire fighting residues which may need to be contained and dealt with <br />as hazardous materials or hazardous waste. <br />5. The Emergency Coordinator must take the necessary measures to attempt to <br />contain and control the fire. These measures include: <br />Control ignition sources. <br />Determine the chemical and physical properties of the material that is <br />burning. <br />Removing other as yet unaffected hazardous materials or equipment <br />from the area. <br />Shutting down operations, and protecting those areas and items that <br />cannot be moved to safety and that could become dangerous if the fire <br />spreads there. <br />Assess the ability of Fire Control Teams to safely contain and isolate <br />the burning material, considering the properties of the material on fire, <br />the fire-fighting equipment available, and the intensity of the blaze.