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Reeve Trucking, Company Inc. Doc No: HwoTD Initial Issue Date 06/17/2020 Safety Management System Revision Date: HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY RESPONSE/ RCRA Revision No. 0 TRAINING DOCUMENT Next Review Date: 06/17/2023 Preparation: Safety DirectorAuthority: President Issuing Department: Safety F Page: Page 1 of 6 1 Hazardous Waste Operations&Emergency Response/RCRA 1.1 An unexpected release of hazardous substances,or a substantial threat of a hazardous substance release,can pose a significant health and safety risk to workers.Unexpected releases can be caused by operation failures and unrelated outside events(e.g.,natural disasters, terrorism). 1.2 Workers can encounter hazardous substances through waste dumped in the environment, a serious safety and health issue that continues to endanger life and environmental quality. 1.3 Reeve Trucking Co. Inc. has developed the following policy on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response to ensure the safety of our employees and to comply with health safety and environmental regulations set out by the clients Reeve Trucking Co.Inc. works for. 2 Emergency Response Plan 2.1 An emergency response plan will be developed and implemented perjob to handle anticipated emergencies prior to the commencement of emergency response operations. 2.2 The plan will be in writing and available for inspection and copying by employees,their representatives and OSHA personnel. 2.3 Note:Employers who will evacuate their employees from the danger area when an emergency occurs,and who do not permit any of their employees to assist in handling the emergency,are exempt from the requirements of this paragraph if they provide an emergency action plan in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.38. 2.4 The emergency response plan for emergencies will address the following areas: 2.4.1 Pre-emergency planning and coordination with outside parties. 2.4.2 Personnel roles,lines of authority,training,and communication. 2.4.3 Emergency recognition and prevention. 2.4.4 Safe distances and places of refuge. 2.4.5 Site security and control. 2.4.6 Evacuation routes and procedures. 2.4.7 Decontamination. 2.4.8 Emergency medical treatment and first aid. 2.4.9 Emergency alerting and response procedures. 2.4.10 Critique of response and follow-up. 2.4.11 PPE and emergency equipment. 3 Engineering Controls 3.1 Work practices, PPE,and engineering controls such the use of pressurized cabs or control booths on equipment,and/or the use of remotely operated material handling equipment will be used to reduce and maintain exposure limits. 4 Procedures for Handling Emergency Response 4.1 The senior emergency response official responding to an emergency will become the individual in charge of a site-specific Incident Command System(ICS). 4.2 All emergency responders and their communications will be coordinated and controlled through the individual in charge of the ICS assisted by the senior official present. 4.3 The "senior official' at an emergency response is the most senior official on the site who has the responsibility for controlling the operations at the site. 4.4 Initially it is the senior officer on the first-due piece of responding emergency apparatus to arrive on the incident scene.As more senior officers arrive(i.e.,battalion chief,fire chief,state law enforcement official,site coordinator,etc.)the position is passed up the line of authority which has been previously established. 4.5 The individual in charge of the ICS will identify,to the extent possible,all hazardous substances or conditions present and will address as appropriate: 4.5.1 Site analysis, 4.5.2 Use of engineering controls, 4.5.3 Maximum exposure limits, 4.5.4 Hazardous substance handling procedures and 4.5.5 Use of any new technologies. 1