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i 0 RCRA Permit - Forward Landfill May 1991 EPA I.D. CAD 990 794 133 Modification 0 (c) The list of emergency equipment changes. 6. EMERGENCY COORDINATOR At all times, there shall be at least one employee either on the facility premises or on call (i.e. , available to respond to an emergency by reaching the facility within a short period of time) with the responsibility for coordinating all emergency response measures. This emergency coordinator shall be thoroughly familiar with all aspects of the facility's contingency plan, all operations and ac- tivities at the facility, the location and characteris- tics of waste handled, the location of all records within the facility, and the facility layout. In addition, this person shall have the authority to commit the resources needed to carry out the contin- gency plan. [40 CFR 264.55] 7. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (a) Whenever there is an iriminent or actual emergency situation, the emergency coordinator (or his designee when the emergency coordinator is on call) shall: (1) Immediately notify all potentially affected residents; (2) Immediately notify appropriate State or local agencies with designated response roles if their help is needed; and (3) Notify the Agency by telephone or telegraph within 24 hours of occurrence at the address and telephone number provided in Permit Con- dition I.B. (b) Whenever there is a release the emergency coor- dinator shall immediately identify the character, exact source, amount, and extent of any released materials. This may be done by observation or review of facility records or manifests and, if necessary, by chemical analysis. (c) Concurrently, the emergency coordinator shall as- sess possible hazards to human health or the en- vironment that may result from the release. This assessment shall consider both direct and indirect effects of the release. 32