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73 <br />WASTE INDUSTRIES <br />I, OUTLINE OF AN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN <br />A. Scope of EMfrgencies <br />1. Internal Types - In -plant fires, gas releases, <br />spills, power failures and explosions. <br />2. External Types - Natural causes (floods, tornados, <br />snow, ice, storms, lightning), bomb threats, etc. <br />3. Operational Considerations <br />a. Personnel - total and distribution by shifts. <br />b. Building - hazards and layout. <br />C. Operations - types of activity. <br />d. Fire Hazards and Explosions - flammable, combustible, <br />corrosive or toxic materials; relation hazards. <br />e. Bulk storage of oils and fuel and their containment <br />B. Emergency ystems <br />1. Local Alarms <br />r_. <br />a. Alarm signal device - siren, etc. �- <br />b. Voice communication - intercom, radios, and telephones. <br />2. Communications to and from Areas of the Facility <br />a. Telephone. <br />b. Radio <br />3. Emergency lighting, alternate sources of power. <br />4. Evacuation routes <br />C. Responsibility for Initiation of Plan <br />1. Appointment of a person in charge of emergency response. <br />2. Sounding of alarm. <br />3. Notification of communications center. <br />4. Notification of supervisory personnel; emergency telephone list. <br />