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5.0 PREVENTION AND PLANNING Prevention and planning are important parts of a Response Plan. Reducing or eliminating the potential for emergencies is the ultimate goal of American Soda. Prevention can include measures such as enclosing or containing process areas, training employees, and performing preventative maintenance. Planning measures include items such as developing personnel evacuation routes, installing and maintaining fire extinguishers, training on use of spill containment materials, and reviewing Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). Preliminary locations of material storage areas and evacuation meeting areas are shown in Figure 1 for the Piceance Site and Figure 2 for the Parachute Site. Locations of evacuation routes, fire extinguishers, spill carts, telephones, personal protective equipment (PPE) storage areas, and MSDS stations will be provided as more engineering design details are finalized. Final locations for the above items will be obtained prior to the startup of the Yankee Gulch Project and will be included in the final Response Plan. 5.1 Trainin¢ All employees will receive training that will include (at a minimum) information regarding evacuation routes, telephone locations, PPE usage, MSDS information, material storage and handling requirements, hazardous waste handling procedures, and best management practices (BMPs). The training will, at a minimum, follow OSHA's HazCom (29CFR1910.1200) requirements. Frequency of training will be as follows: • prior to plant startup • for all new employees within 30 days of hire • when substantial changes have been made to equipment, materials, or processes such that response procedures are affected • at least annually [n addition to the general employee training programs, members of the Response Team as well as several representative employees from each shift will receive additional training. The additional training will include (at a minimum) fire extinguisher, spill cleanup, hazardous waste handling, first aid, and CPR training. Training programs will follow applicable standards and will be directed by qualified individuals. The spill response training will follow at least the requirements of OHSA First-Responder Operations-Level training. Fire extinguisher and fire fighting training will follow recommendations from the local fire departments. 14 Preliminarv Response Plan Yankee Gulch Sodium Minerals Protect American Suda, L.L.P.