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