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C <br />1. OVERVIEW <br />The purpose of the Facility Environmental Emergency Plan is to provide the <br />procedures and other directives to be carried out in the event of fire, explosion, <br />earthquake, accidental release of hazardous materials or waste, or any other similar <br />emergency. When such an emergency occurs, the Plan will be implemented by the <br />Facility Emergency Coordinator. This plan is designed to minimize hazards to human <br />health and the environment from any unplanned release of hazardous substances <br />and/or wastes into the air, soil, or water, and has been prepared in accordance with <br />state and federal regulations as set forth in 40 CFR Part 265 and Titles 19 and 22 of <br />the California Code of Regulations. <br />Emergency Coordinator <br />The Facility Emergency Coordinator is the one PG&E employee at the facility who is <br />responsible for coordinating all emergency response measures. The Emergency <br />Coordinator is available at all times, either at the facility or on an on-call basis. Each <br />facility has one primary Emergency Coordinator and one or more alternates. They are <br />thoroughly trained and familiar with: <br />1. all aspects of the facility's Environmental Emergency Plan <br />2. all operations and activities at the facility <br />3. the location and characte, istics of hazardous substance(s) <br />4. the location(s) of inventory and emergency equipment records within the facility <br />5. the facility layout <br />6. the location of all emergency equipment <br />In addition, the Emergency Coordinator has the authority to commit the resources <br />necessary to carry out the Facility Environmental Emergency Plan. See Section 7 for a <br />more detailed discussion of Emergency Coordinator responsibilities. <br />Changes and Amendments to the Facility Environmental Emergency Plan <br />The appropriate Sections of the Plan will be revised under any of the following <br />conditions: <br />1. The applicable regulations are revised. <br />2. The plan is deemed inadequate or fails in an emergency. <br />3. The facility changes in its design, construction, operation, or maintenance such <br />9 that it changes the responses necessary in an emergency. <br />1-1 <br />