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identification and handling of hazardous materials and hazardous waste in the workplace. Training occurs as required by law or more frequently. Required training is documented. There are also monthly inspections of personal protective equipment, fire system, and eyewash station, and daily visual inspections of work areas to ensure safe practices are being followed. Training is conducted upon initial assignment, reassignment to a new work area, and whenever a new type of hazard is introduced into the work area. Emergency communication systems, fire protection equipment and spill control equipment are tested and maintained on a regular basis to ensure proper operation. The Administrative Manager documents that all appropriate and required training has been completed. After attending the training session, each Employee is to sign off or be scanned to verify that he/she attended and understands the training. D) Response Critique and Plan Review Modification Process: The contingency plan must be reviewed, and amended, whenever the following situations apply: applicable regulations are revised; the plan fails in an emergency; the facility changes in its design, construction, operation, or other circumstances in a way that materially increases the potential for fires, explosions, or releases; the list of emergency coordinators changes; or the list of emergency equipment changes. If a change to the plan is needed, warehouse employees should email both 3E, Costco Environmental Services/Hazardous Materials and Ancillary Business. E) Prevention: Costco maintains hazardous chemicals primarily in prepackaged consumer products merchandised for retail sale. Products merchandised are stocked in such a manner as to preclude accidental damage, and to prevent spills or accidental mixtures. In order to prevent a release from occurring, employees are trained on proper hazardous materials handling and storage procedures. Hazardous materials are kept in their original containers, and merchandise is appropriately tied off or shrink-wrapped. If a secondary container is used, the container must be labeled with either an extra copy of the original manufacturer label or a generic label which lists the products name and hazard. Department personnel visually inspect products and work areas on a daily basis to ensure safe practices are being followed. There are also monthly inspections of personal protective equipment, fire system, and eyewash stations. This Costco facility operates three 20,000 gallon double -walled fiberglass underground storage tanks for gasoline and one 1,500 gallon double -walled fiberglass underground storage tank for Ultrazol, The USTs are monitored by an electronic Veeder Root 350R leak detection monitoring system, which is managed by Veeder Root FMS. The system alarm and monitoring panel is typically located in the "data hut' near the gas station. In order to reduce or prevent potential exposure to chemical hazards, Costco utilizes engineering measures and administrative measures. Costco provides safe work policies and procedures, safety training, proper PPE, and distribute SDS, product safe work practice memos, and merchandising guidelines. Various in-house inspections are conducted and documented (e.g. daily floor walk checklist). F) Emergency Equipment: This is a list of al emergency response equipment at the facility. All equipment is tested and maintained as necessary to assure its proper operation in time of emergency. Fire Extinguishing Systems • Automatic Fire Sprinkler system- Provides rapid response to fires as the sprinkler system runs throughout the warehouse. ➢ Capabilities: response to small fires. • Portable ABC -rated fire extinguishers- to provide rapid response to fires, wall mounted, and hand-held fire extinguishers are located throughout the warehouse and gas station ➢ Capabilities: response to small fires. ;w Communication Devices ,9 Aid 31 2019 January 2019 1 �� E AL 8 ,,,�� ,?�pARTMCKI .t.