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UNIVAR USA INC. univAR CONTINGENCY PLAN 06/14/11 Replaces 03/10/10 SECTION SUBJECT PAGE 18 SIX EMERGENCY PROCEDURES OF 22 NATURAL DISASTER In the event of a severe storm, tornado, or earthquake all Branch personnel should take shelter in an interior hallway or room away from windows. As earthquakes come with little to no warning; how you respond depends on where you are in the facility. Indoors: If inside, stay there. Find a heavy desk or table to provide cover. Doorways and inner walls can also provide cover. Move away from bookcases or any other object that could topple over. Stay in the building until the shaking has stopped. 111 Outdoors: Move away from buildings and utility wires as debris and wires pose a significant risk. Once in the open, drop down, cover your head with your arms and stay there until the shaking has stopped. After the shaking has stopped, all personnel need to be accounted for. The best method to do this is to conduct an evacuation drill and have all employees, contractors and visitors report to their pre-assigned assembly points for a roll call. Once all employees, contractors and visitors have been accounted for the Emergency Coordinator will assemble a team of knowledgeable employees to conduct a facility inspection to check for damages. In the case of an anticipated natural disaster, such as predicted flood or hurricane, the major precautions are to evacuate non-essential personnel, to shut-off power supplies to any equipment which does not need to be in operation, and to move any inventory which may be exposed to the full force of the event. Hazardous materials and wastes, if threatened by a severe storm event, require particular attention. Inventory must be moved to as safe a location as possible to protect it, paying close attention to product compatibility. In particular, oxidizers and water sensitive products should be tarped to prevent contact with storm waters. Additionally, high priced products should also be relocated to a safe location. If suitable storage space is an issue it may be sufficient to load compatible hazardous materials and wastes into empty company trailers. This would raise the materials about four feet off the ground above most flood waters. It will also create a very heavy structure (a trailer full of product) which may be better able to withstand strong winds. If inventory cannot be moved inside, it should at least be moved against a secure structure, such as the warehouse, to protect it from high winds. If the materials need to be removed from the site, company owned transport should be utilized if available. If company equipment is not available a fully licensed hazardous