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r <br />EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN WHIRLWIND DINE <br />PROCEDURE NO. WW-1 Revision No. 1 Replaces Procedure: N/A <br />Page: 3 of 11 Revision Date: 03/09/08 Dated: N/A <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. Notification procedures for work <br />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 <br />directly in person, or by utilizing the telephone or mine-phone page systems, if available. <br />The first person contacted by the First Responder shall notify the Mine Forman and then ensure <br />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 <br />to this procedure as Exhibit 4: <br />1.1.2 Off-Work Hours <br />Off-hours notification of response personnel is initiated by the First Responder, who notifies the <br />Mine Forman, the Safety Director and any other available response personnel. The Safety <br />Director carries a cell phone / pager and is on call for responding to abnormal process system <br />conditions. A current list of on-call emergency response personnel is provided in Exhibit 3. <br />1A.3 Incident Command. <br />The first Emergency Coordinator shall assume the responsibility of Incident Command until <br />officially relieved by someone of higher authority. The Incident Commander shall ensure that the <br />Emergency Alarm Horn is sounded to alert all site surface personnel. that an emergency <br />situation exists. The Incident Commander shall then. proceed to the designated response <br />assembly point to coordinate field operations. <br />Note: Once a response operation is underway, a change in Incident Command should only <br />occur if the change would significantly improve the response to the emergency situation. <br />1.1.4 Emergency Coordinator <br />The Mine Foreman should first and foremost to act as the Emergency Coordinator during an <br />emergency situation at the Whirlwind Mine surface facilities. <br />The Emergency Coordinator will perform the following duties: <br />a. Maintain contact with and coordinate site operations and personnel with the incident <br />response operation. <br />b. Evaluate the incident on an ongoing basis and coordinate the site incident response <br />operation with the Safety Director, Corporate Management and any outside <br />emergency response organizations, such as medical and fire services, responding to <br />the mine site. <br />c. Designate a suitable alternate during their absence. <br />ENERGY FUELS RESOURCES HEALTH & SAFETY PROCEDURES