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GONTINGENCY & EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
This procedure defines the Contingency and Emergency Action Plan for URT employees. Top Management shall ensure
the planning, the availability of resources and provide the resources needed to implement and maintain the quality and
environmental management system and continually improve its effectiveness.
HAZARD ASSESSMENT
Concurrently with the identification of the hazardous materials, the Emergency Coordinator, or designee will assess pos-
sible hazards to human heaith or the environment. The assessment will consider both direct and indirect effects of the
release, fire, or explosion (i.e. the effects of any toxic, irritating, or asphyxiating gases that are generated, or the effects of
any hazardous surface water runoffs from water or chemical agents used to control fire and heat induced explosions).
Emergency Coordinator
The Emergency Coordinator or designee will notify all appropriate state and local emergency authorities by phone
immediately if the preliminary assessment reveals a potential danger to human health or the environment. Also, the
National Response Center, the Local Emergency Government Director, and the State Emergency Response Commission
must be immediately notified if an accident involves a spill of a hazardous substance equal to or greater then reportable
quantities.
EWERGENCY ACTION PROCEDURES
During an emergency, the Emergency Coordinator, or designee will take all reasonable measures necessary to ensure
that fires, explosions, and releases do not occur, recur, or spread to other materials at the facility. These measures will
include, where applicable, stopping processes and operations, collecting and containing released material, removing or
isolating containers, etc.
Should any emergency involving hazards beyond Universal Recycling Technologies’ employee capability to control or
contain, employees shall be ordered to evacuate and public emergency response assistance shail be summoned.
URT has the following emergency procedures in place. if a more detailed description of a emergency procedure is
needed, please contact your URT sales rep.
» Fire and/or Explosion > Incompatible Waste
» Civil Unrest * Plant Evacuation Procedure
* Spills or Material Release * Drilis & Testing
* Natural Disasters * Employee Evacuation Rules
* Storage & Treatment of Released Materiais * Personal Training Program
* Theft of Hazardous Materials or « Amendments To the Contingency / Emergency Plan
Suspicious Persons (Emergency Map, page 28)
* Prevention of Recurrence or Spread + Post Emergency Action
of Fires, Explosions, or Releases
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