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Emergency - Take Shelter/Evacuation

Agenda• Emergency Horn Alerting System

• Severe Weather Alert–Watch or Warnings–Take Shelter

• Evacuation–Fires–Large quantity hazardous material spills–Personnel imminent dangers

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Emergency Horn Alerting System

• We have 2 horn alerting sequences1. A sequence of five “10 second” repeating blasts, dial 2-2222 for further

information. Example: ---------------------------------------- 0• This information may include:

Severe Weather Alert, or

Instruction to TAKE SHELTER for Severe Weather or other significant events, or

Instructions to EVACUATE, or

It may direct FIRST RESPONSE to an incident

1. Fire notification is a sequence of ten “½ second” blasts. This will be

followed by a Fire Main Riser Code.• Example: 2 blasts followed by 1 blast = Riser #21

--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--000--0

(-- Horns Blowing 0 Horns Pause)

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Mill Employees Evacuation

• The EMERGENCY HORN ALERT SYSTEM will be activated

• Employees shall dial 2-2222 for Information or Instructions

• When instructed to EVACUATE, employees shall assemble at their assigned areas:

1. 24 Parking Lot

2. 26 Parking Lot

3. Transfer Station behind PM25

machine room

4. Multipurpose Building – contractors only

Contractor Evacuation

• Outside Contractors lead persons shall instruct their workers to do the following if the emergency horn system is activated:– Dial 2-2222 for information or instructions; including when to evacuate

– When instructed to EVACUATE, workers shall leave the building

immediately and assemble across the street at the Multi-Purpose Building.

Multi Purpose

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Evacuation Assembly Points

26 Parking Lot

Transfer Station

24 Parking Lot

Multi Purpose

Finding Shelter for Outside Contractors

• Outside contractor supervisors and lead persons shall become knowledgeable as to where the nearest emergency shelter is located before they start any work for the day.

• They will then relay this information to their employees in case an emergency arises.

• Follow direction of plant personnel for any assistance during a take shelter event.

• The map on the following page identifies all emergency shelters through out the Biron Mill.