2012-03-01_REVISION - M1977300 (3)

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THE COTTER CORPORATION SCHWARTZWALDER MINE RML CO- 369 -03 RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH & SAFETY PROCEDURES PROCEDURE NO. 1 -10 Revision No. 7 Replaces Procedure: 1 -10 Page: 2 of 12 Revision Date: 07/19/10 Dated: 02/21/03 These procedures are not to be used for responding to alarms associated with routine operational problems that occur within the site process and monitoring systems, unless those problems could result in an emergency situation. Examples of routine operational problems include intrusion alarms and routine process alarms at the wastewater treatment facilities. Any emergency situation will be successfully resolved by a phased response consisting of notification, operations, and remediation. These three phases will be implemented in concert or sequentially depending upon the specific situation and available personnel. PHASE ONE: NOTIFICATION PHASE TWO: OPERATIONS PHASE THREE: REMEDIATION PHASE 1.0 NOTIFICATION The first person to arrive at the location of an emergency situation becomes the First Responder to the incident and assumes responsibility for the subsequent emergency response until they are relieved by an Incident Coordinator, or voluntarily relinquish their authority to a more qualified person. The First Responder can be any Cotter Corporation employee or a contractor's employee (eg. truck driver). The PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY of the First Responder in an emergency situation is the prompt NOTIFICATION of other site personnel. The First Responder shall immediately relay an incident evaluation to at least one other person prior to initiating the operations phase during an emergency response. The incident evaluation must include the following information, at a minimum. a) The location of the incident. b) The nature of the incident. c) The extent of injury, if applicable. d) The type of material spilled, if known. e) The physical extent of the spill area. f) The First Responder =s intended course of action. g) Available communication devices, if communication must be maintained. 1.1 Internal Notification The first person contacted by a First Responder notes the information provided in the incident evaluation and is then responsible for notifying the Environmental Coordinator / Radiation Safety Officer (EC /RSO). Notification procedures for work hours and off shift are detailed below. 1.1.1 Work Hours During normal mine site work hours internal notification by the First Responder shall be made verbally, or by utilizing the telephone or mine -phone page systems. The first person contacted by the First Responder shall notify the EC /RSO and then notify all other personnel on the surface that an emergency situation exists.