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� arthgllake Response f <br />1 --ita Truck Center I od,,Y Shop <br />The USGS has determined that your state is in the top 10 for frequency of earthquake events. <br />An employee's best response in the event of an earthquake will vary by location. If there is any question <br />as to the safety procedure for a specific area, employees are to seek guidance from their departmental manager. To aid <br />in determining response procedures, the following guidance from OSHA's website is provided for <br />reference: <br />"The primary dangers to workers result from: being struck by structural components or furnishings, inadequately <br />secured stored materials, burns resulting from building fires resulting from gas leaks or electrical shorts, or exposure to <br />chemicals released from stored or process chemicals. Many of the hazards to workers both during and following an <br />earthquake are predictable and may be reduced through hazard identification, planning and mitigation. <br />There are many things you can do to prepare your workplace before an earthquake occurs: <br />• Pick "safe places". A safe place could be under a sturdy table or desk or against an interior wall away from <br />windows and bookcases, vehicles, or tall furniture that could fall on you. <br />• Practice drop, cover, and hold -on in each safe place. Drop under a sturdy desk or table and hold on to one leg of <br />the table or desk. Protect your eyes by keeping your head down. Practice these actions so that they become an <br />automatic response. Frequent practice will help reinforce safe behavior. When an earthquake or other disaster <br />occurs, many people hesitate, trying to remember what they are supposed to do. Responding quickly and <br />automatically may help protect you from injury. <br />• Wait in your safe place until the shaking stops, then check to see if you are hurt. You will be better able to help <br />others if you take care of yourself first, then check the people around you. Move carefully and watch out for <br />things that have fallen or broken, creating hazards. Be ready for aftershocks. <br />• Be on the lookout for fires. Fire is the most common earthquake -related hazard, due to broken gas lines, <br />damaged electrical lines or appliances, and previously contained fires or sparks being released. <br />• If you must leave a building after the shaking stops, use the stairs, not the elevator. Earthquakes can cause fire <br />alarms and fire sprinklers to go off. You will not be certain whether there is a real threat of fire. As a precaution, <br />use the stairs. <br />• If you're outside in an earthquake, stay outside. Move away from buildings, trees, streetlights, and power lines. <br />Crouch down and cover your head. Many injuries occur within 10 feet of the entrance to buildings. Bricks, <br />roofing, and other materials can fall from buildings, injuring persons nearby. Trees, streetlights, and power lines <br />may also fall, causing damage or injury." <br />a. Facility Evacuation: Part 4 of this Action Plan provides details on facility evacuation procedures. <br />b. Spill clean-up: When the facility is determined to be safe to enter, commence clean-up activities as outlined in <br />Part 1 of this plan. <br />c. Additional requirements: CCR TITLE 19, SECTION 2731 (e) Identification of areas of the facility and <br />mechanical or other systems that require immediate inspection or isolation because of their <br />vulnerability to earthquake related ground motion. <br />INSPECTION: <br />1. Compressed gases <br />2. Hazardous Material Tanks <br />3. Parts Shelves <br />4. Water heaters <br />5. Pressure vessels — Compressors <br />6. Any natural gas lines <br />ISOLATION: Compressed gases that are incompatible will be segregated to prevent comingling hazards. <br />Chemicals of a hazard category that are incompatible will be segregated as necessary. <br />Emergency Response Action Plan — Delta Truck Center Body Shop 1110 vALL <br />©KPA, LLC Page 10 <br />