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4.0 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS <br /> 4.1 Emergency Response Equipment <br /> Emergency equipment is located throughout the facility and in close proximity to areas that have <br /> an increased risk for potentially harmful releases and incidents. <br /> 4.2 Emergency Response and Communication Equipment Maintenance and Testing <br /> Emergency response and preparedness equipment is inspected by the personnel staffing the area <br /> in which it is located, with the exception of annual fire extinguisher inspections, which are <br /> contracted to a private company for the mine site. Preventive maintenance of other critical <br /> equipment is managed through Henderson's Preventive Maintenance System (SAP). <br /> 4.3 Emergency Response Training <br /> Henderson employ receive emergency incident training during initial MSHA training and <br /> annually thereafter through their MSHA refresher course. Personnel receive training on the proper <br /> management of hazardous wastes and materials during an annual environmental training module. <br /> Each person must maintain a record indicating that they have completed their MSHA training <br /> and/or annual refresher. Records of annual MSHA training are maintained by the training <br /> department. Records of annual environmental training are maintained, on site, by the Henderson <br /> Environmental Department. <br /> Contractors and visitors must receive site-specific MSHA training prior to being allowed outside <br /> of the office complex. This training covers incident reporting and evacuation requirements. <br /> Henderson's emergency responders receive extensive training on responding to emergency <br /> incidents. Standard training for personnel who are authorized to respond to and direct work at an <br /> emergency includes 24-hour or 40-hour of initial emergency response training combined with an <br /> 8-hour refresher course. <br /> 4.4 Emergency Response Drills <br /> Periodic Emergency Response Drills are conducted for training purposes and to verify the <br /> effectiveness of Henderson's incident response systems. These drills serve the primary purposes <br /> of ensuring that: <br /> • Site personnel are thoroughly familiar with the applicable incident response procedures; <br /> • Henderson incident response procedures are followed in the event of an environmental <br /> incident; <br /> • Henderson incident response procedures are effective; and <br /> • Necessary revisions to Henderson's incident response procedures are identified and <br /> implemented. <br /> These drills are not subject to any set schedule but are conducted at least once every two years. <br /> Henderson Mine IRM <br /> March 2023 4-1 <br />