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<br />Cross Gold Mine <br />December 2024 ERP-6 <br /> <br /> <br />The limiting factors of terrain and distance dictate that many emergency situations that occur at the <br />surface facilities of the Cross Gold Mine will have to be successfully resolved or controlled by on-site <br />personnel before external agencies or organizations will be able to mobilize and arrive on-site. <br />On-site personnel involved in responding to an emergency scene must carefully evaluate the <br />situation prior to committing themselves and others to action. The severity of any injury, the <br />quantity and concentration of any hazardous material released, the presence or absence of fire and/or <br />energized electrical circuits, and the location of the incident are some of the primary factors used in <br />determining an operations strategy both before and during an incident response. Responders should <br />always perform a thorough initial and ongoing incident evaluation that accounts for these factors and <br />adjust their actions accordingly. A thorough incident evaluation should include the following aspects: <br />1) The presence of physical and electrical hazards, or hazardous materials. <br />2) The physical layout of the incident area. <br />3) The extent of injury, if applicable. <br />4) The type and quantity of materials spilled, if any. <br />5) Any actions already taken. <br />6) The number and skills of available personnel. <br />7) The type and quantity of available equipment and supplies. <br />8) The type and availability of both internal and external support. <br />9) Alternate courses of action. <br />Response operations will usually occur in two distinct, but often overlapping, stages once the incident <br />evaluation and subsequent notification is complete. The first stage consists of those actions taken by <br />the First Responder immediately after the notification phase. The second stage of operations consists <br />of coordinated site-wide actions taken to successfully resolve a situation by multiple response <br />personnel or external support services. Actions taken by the First Responder may or may not <br />successfully resolve the emergency at the Stage 1 level of operations. If the First Responder can <br />successfully resolve the situation, then the second stage of operations will terminate with the <br />mobilization of site personnel during the notification phase. If the First Responder cannot successfully <br />resolve the situation, or if the situation is beyond the First Responder's capabilities to resolve, then the <br />second stage of response operations will continue through field response actions until a successful <br />resolution of the emergency situation has occurred. <br />General guidelines for First Responder and multiple responder operations are provided below. <br />Operational guidelines for specific types of incidents are attached as appendices to this section with <br />HazMat response guidelines organized according to the respective USDOT hazard class of the <br />material. The hazardous materials in use and stored on-site are listed in the HazMat Table attached as <br />8.3.2(c) to this procedure. The HazMat Table also lists supporting information such as the container <br />type and other containment structures associated with the materials. <br />Responders should always attempt to de-energize electrical equipment and eliminate ongoing <br />leak or spill sources (re: closing valves, etc.), both prior to and during operations, if the <br />responder(s) will not be exposed to an unwarranted level of risk while doing so.