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<br />Cross Gold Mine <br />December 2024 ERP-8 <br /> <br /> <br />2.1 Stage 1 Operations - First Responder <br />The first person to arrive at the location of an emergency situation becomes the First Responder to the <br />incident and assumes responsibility for the subsequent emergency response until they are relieved by <br />a more qualified person. The First Responder can be any GIR employee or a contractor's employee <br />(e.g., truck driver). <br />Stage 1 response operations are coordinated individual operations undertaken by a single person upon <br />encountering an emergency situation. The First Responder will proceed through the two distinct activity <br />phases of Notification and Field Response Action when responding to an emergency situation. <br />2.1.1. Stage 1 Notification <br />The primary responsibility of the first responder in an emergency situation is the prompt notification of <br />other site personnel. The First Responder shall immediately relay an incident evaluation to one other <br />person prior to taking any other action during an emergency response. <br />2.1.2 Stage 1 Field Action <br />After notification, the First Responder will proceed to the Field Action Phase of response. The type of <br />action taken by the First Responder during an emergency situation will depend on an ongoing <br />evaluation of the incident and the First Responder's capability to respond. <br />First Responders should always make an initial response to incidents that are within the capabilities of <br />a single person to correct, or control, until help arrives. Generally, a single person can successfully <br />correct or control small fires, small HazMat spills, and minor accidents that do not represent an <br />unwarranted health hazard to a single responder. The First Responder must always be prepared to <br />retreat and monitor the situation from a safe distance until help arrives if the initial incident evaluation, <br />or the responder’s ongoing evaluation, indicates that an unwarranted hazard exists or may develop. <br />