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Emergency Response and Management Plan <br />Rule 8 <br />4. Emergency Response and Access: <br />Based on the Emergency Response Level determination, transportation of injured personnel may <br />be conducted by any of the following means: <br />i. Helicopter extraction; or <br />ii. Ground transportation to County road to meet emergency response vehicles. <br />5. Response to Underground Emergency: <br />In the event of an underground emergency, the following procedures shall be followed: <br />1) In the event of an underground mine fire or other emergency, the compressed air <br />and the ventilation system will have a stench (the odor of rotten garlic) injected <br />into them. The stench release is located at the main portal. Locate the nearest <br />mine phone and call in the emergency and the release of stench if necessary. <br />2) If you are present or nearby when a fire occurs, you may attempt to put the fire <br />out with a fire extinguisher if safe to do so (clear air only). If the machine you are <br />operating is on fire, engage the fire suppression system immediately if it has one. <br />NEVER FIGHT AN EXPLOSIVES FIRE. Call in the emergency on the nearest <br />mine phone and evacuate the mine. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIGHT FIRE <br />WHILE WEARING SELF - RESCUER. <br />3) When you smell stench, all mobile equipment will be shut down and parked <br />without blocking a main access drift. Unless you are within sight of the portal, <br />DO NOT DRIVE YOUR MACHINE OUT OF THE MINE. You may cause <br />more congestion and cause rescue procedures to become more difficult. <br />Following your training, if you see or smell smoke underground, don your self - <br />rescuer. <br />4) All underground personnel will walk to the nearest designated refuge chamber or <br />assembly area. If possible, exit the mine. Do not attempt to look for others. <br />5) Upon reaching a designated refuge chamber or assembly area (surface), listen to <br />the mine phone to determine if this is a test or an actual emergency. If no one is <br />talking, page the surface office to find out if an emergency exists. In the event of <br />an emergency, follow given instructions. <br />6) All personnel must sign in on the stench log sheet. Supervisors must account for <br />all their personnel and notify the Site Manager immediately. The Mine Foreman <br />must report to the Site Manager and first responding emergency units as to <br />personnel accountability, location, and injuries, if any. <br />Wildcat Mining Corporation <br />May Day Idaho Mine Complex — 112d Permit Application <br />Revised August 2011 <br />Rule 8 <br />Page 7 of 14 <br />