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<br />Cross Gold Mine <br />December 2024 ERP-2 <br /> <br /> <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 />an Emergency Coordinator, or voluntarily relinquish their authority to a more qualified person. The First <br />Responder can be any GIR employee or contractor’s employee (e.g., chemical delivery contractor). <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 at least one <br />other person prior to initiating the operations phase during an emergency response. The incident <br />evaluation must include the following information, at a minimum. <br />1) The location of the incident. <br />2) The nature of the incident. <br />3) The extent of injury, if applicable. <br />4) The type of material spilled, if known and applicable. <br />5) The physical extent of the spill area, if applicable. <br />6) The First Responder's intended course of action. <br />7) Available communication devices if communication must be maintained. <br />1.1 Internal Notification <br />The first person contacted by a First Responder notes the information provided in the incident <br />evaluation and is then responsible for notifying the Mine Foreman or Shift Supervisor. Notification <br />procedures for work hours and off shift are detailed below. <br />1.1.1 Work Hours <br />During normal mine site work hours internal notification by the First Responder shall be made directly in <br />person, or by utilizing the telephone or phone page systems, if available. <br />The first person contacted by the First Responder shall notify the mine Foreman or Shift Supervisor and <br />then ensure that the emergency alarm horn (Fire Alarm) is sounded to notify all other personnel on the <br />surface that an emergency situation exists. <br />Note: Directions on the location and use of these communications systems are attached to this <br />procedure as subsection 1.1.5. <br />1.1.2 Off-Work Hours <br />Off-hours notification of response personnel is initiated by the First Responder, who notifies the Mine <br />Manager and any other available response personnel. The Mine Manager carries a cell phone/pager <br />and is on call to respond to abnormal process system conditions. A current list of on-call emergency <br />response personnel is provided in 8.3.2(a). <br />1.1.3 Incident Command <br />The first Emergency Coordinator shall assume the responsibility of Incident Command until officially <br />relieved by someone of higher authority. The Incident Commander shall ensure that the Emergency