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EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN . WHIRLWIND MINE <br />PROCEDURE NO. WW-1 Revision No. 1 Replaces Procedure: N/A <br />Page: 6 of 11 Revision Date: 03/09/08 Dated: N/A <br />The use of proper personal protection equipment (PPE) is mandatory during response operations. The type <br />of PPE used will depend on the type of HazMat involved and the potential for contact with a hazardous <br />material. A listing of available response equipment and its location on site is provided in Section III of this <br />procedure. <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 <br />to the incident and assumes responsibility for the subsequent emergency response until they are <br />relieved by a more qualified person. The First Responder can be any Energy Fuels employee or a <br />contractor's employee (eg. 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 <br />prompt NOTIFICATION of other site personnel. The First Responder shall immediately relay an <br />incident evaluation to one other person prior to taking any other action during an emergency <br />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 <br />type of action taken by the First Responder during.an emergency situation will depend on an <br />ongoing 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 <br />capabilities of a single person to correct, or control, until help arrives. Generally, a single person <br />can successfully correct or control small fires, small HazMat spills, and minor accidents that do <br />not represent an unwarranted health hazard to a single responder. The First Responder must <br />always be prepared to retreat and monitor the situation from a safe distance until help arrives if <br />the initial incident evaluation, or the responder's ongoing evaluation, indicate that an <br />unwarranted hazard exists or may develop. <br />2.2 Stage 2 Operations - Multiple Responder <br />Stage 2 response operations are coordinated site-wide operations involving multiple personnel. Stage <br />2 response operations are initiated during the notification phase of any emergency response and <br />proceed through the three distinct Stage 2 activity phases of Alert, Mobilization, and Field Actions. <br />2.2.1 Stage 2 Alert <br />Sounding of the Emergency Alarm Horn (Fire Alarm) during the Notification Phase of an emergency <br />situation constitutes the Alert phase of a Stage 2 response operation and signals the beginning of a <br />ENERGY FUELS RESOURCES HEALTH & SAFETY (PROCEDURES