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Accident Prevention & Emergency Response

Procedures QEPO 14 “Emergency Preparedness Procedure” and QEPO 14- 1 “Emergency Preparedness Procedure Outside Normal Working Hours” (as part of risk management) identifies potential accident and emergency situations, and the appropriate responses to minimise potential environmental impacts. The procedures are reviewed for adequacy at least annually as part of the management review, and after the occurrence of any incident. The procedure QEPO 14-2 “Evacuation Procedure” details the procedure on hearing the fire alarm.

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P. CARNEY LTD. Page 2 of 4

P. CARNEY LTD. CROSSAKIEL, KELLS, CO. MEATH

Quality & Environmental Management Procedure Written & Approved by:

Emergency Preparedness & Response

Quality & Environmental Manager

1. PURPOSE

To define how P. CARNEY LTD. identities the potential for accident and emergency situations, how it responds to such situations and how it prevents and mitigates any environmental impacts that may occur.

2. SCOPE

This procedure applies to P. CARNEY LTD’s site at Crossakiel, Kells, Co. Meath.

3. PROCEDURE

Potential Accident and Emergency Situations

The following potential accident or emergency situations could result in damage to human health, the environment or property and must be prevented or contained. If because of one of these situations, there is a likelihood of damage to human health or the environment then the Quality & Environmental Manager or the Works Manager should be contacted immediately.

Fire,Storms,Floods etc. Spillages/Leaks Gas Leaks Power failure/Surges Transport Accidents Miscellaneous

3.1 Emergency Response Team

P. CARNEY LTD. has a designated Emergency Response Team. This team consists of the following P. CARNEY LTD. personnel; -

Mr. Jim McCabe Mr. Declan Clarke Mr. John Garry Mr. Michael Farrelly Mr. Chris Farrelly

(Managing Director) (Quality & Env.Manager) (Works Manager) (Maintenance Manager) (Technical Manager/First Aider)

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Quality & Environmental Management Procedure


3.2 Emergency Response Co-ordinator

The Works Manager is the designated primary Emergency Response Co- ordinator (and Fire Officer). In the absence of the primary co-ordinator, a deputy co-ordinator (the Maintenance Manager) will take responsibility to stand in for the co-ordinator. At least one other member of the Emergency Response Team will be on-call when work is being done on site.

3.3 Discovering an Emergency

When an employee discovers an emergency (re, section 3.0 of the procedure) and cannot immediately correct or safely contain it then he must contact the emergency co-ordinator or a member of the emergency response team.

The emergency response co-ordinator should try contacting the Quality & Environmental Manager or the Managing Director to notify them of the emergency. In the non-availability of the Quality & Environmental Manager and the Managing Director, the emergency response co-ordinator has the authority to immediately commit significant resources to protect human health and the environment in the case of an emergency.

3.4 Emergency Services and Agencies

The Emergency Response Co-ordinator is authorised to contact or request external emergency services as required or appropriate. The Emergency Response Co-ordinator, the Quality & Environmental Manager or the Managing Director will notify all emergency services and agencies that are stipulated by law in the event of a serious emergency. Follow up notification, communication and reporting of serious environmental incidents will be the responsibility of the Quality & Environmental Manager with the assistance of the Emergency Response Co-ordinator.

3.5 Accident and Emergency Response

If the person who discovers it cannot deal with a fire or accident immediately and easily then the Emergency Response Co-ordinator will be notified immediately. He will assess the risks and hazards of the incidents and will take

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Written & Appzved by:

QEP 014

Quality & Environmental Edition 4

Manager

Date: Issue No. 001

some of the following steps where appropriate and in proportion to the seriousness of the incident.

Step 1: Internal notification and raising the alarm Notify senior management Call the emergency response team Sound the fire alarm Arrange for someone to phone the emergency services if very serious

Step 2: Evacuate the area in danger Move immediate personnel back a safe distance Put on safety equipment if necessary Close off the affected area; evacuate the area or building Call the fire brigade if there is a fire, which cannot be dealt with internally

Step 3: Stop or isolate at source Press emergency stop button/shut off power If safe, directly stop at the source. Stop spill, leak, machine, shut off oil or gas, etc.

Step 4: Contain the damage If the fire brigade is on site and there is the possibility of contaminated fire- water leaving the site, it is the responsibility of the Emergency Response Co- ordinator to close the shut-off valve to the surface water drainage system. Identify contaminated materials, parts and area Try to hold damage within area, seal in Apply first aid Put high risk material into a sealed container Neutralise or treat spill, absorb, bund Prevent from rapidly dispersing, block drains, doors etc. Take all unsafe equipment out of service Divert or move to a safer area Notify neighbours, local authorities environmental agencies etc

Step 5: Identify the cause of the incident, record details and analyse Identify root cause Identify contributing factors

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Identify what safety precautions were not taken if any Record, inform and report this Analyse and put plan in place to eliminate this and similar occurrences

Step 6: Collect, quarantine or decontaminate effected material and area Remove all faulty equipment Safely collect the hazardous or contaminated material Neutralise all hazardous or contaminated material Send for safe disposal. Use only authorised waste disposal company

Step 7: Fix/Replace/Re-design Sources of accidents should be eliminated All seriously damaged or faulty equipment should be replaced Fix all minor faults Add new safety features where necessary Plan to prevent recurrence Implement additional/new procedures, provide additional training, improve maintenance, etc. where appropriate

Step 8: verify that all is safe Confirm that all is safe Test all equipment Test any safety devices and systems

3.6 Review of Emergency Response Procedure

This procedure will be reviewed in the case of

revised environmental regulations inadequacy of procedure during an emergency major plant or process changes major equipment change

3.7 Related Documents

QEP 014-l ERP Outside Normal Working Hours QEP 014-2 Evacuation Procedure Safety Statement Appropriate Work Instructions Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

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Qualitv & Environmental Management Procedure

I QEP 014 11 Written & Approved by:

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Quality 8 Environmental Manager

4. Contact Names and Telephone Numbers

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4.1 P. CARNEY LTD Personnel

Managing Director Maintenance Manager

Works Manager(Fire Officer) Quality and Env. Manager

First Aid Officer

4.2 Emergency Services

Company Doctor Kells Fire Brigade Ambulance All Emergency Servces

4.3 Authorities and Agencies 4 0 Environmental Protection Agency

Meath County Council

Jim McCabe Michael Farrelly

John Garry Declan Clarke

Chris Farrelly

Dr. Lapin

Navan Hospital

tel.: 046-43732 tel.: 044-74793 087-6738244 tel.: 046-43780 tel.: 046-33447 087-6165156 tel.: 046-43 730

tel.: 046-40052 tel.: 046-40666 tel.: 046-21210

999

tel.: 053-60600 tel.: 046-258 1

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QEP 014-I Emergency Response Procedure Outside Normal Working Hours

Quality & Environmental Edition 4

Manager

Issue No. 001

1. PURPOSE

To define the procedure to be followed should an emergency situation occur outside normal working hours (8 am to 5 p.m., Mon.-Thu, 8 am to 4 p.m. Fri.)

2. SCOPE

This procedure covers emergency situations, which might occur, outside normal working hours. Such situations are identified as follows: -

Accident occurring causing injury Absenteeism leaving only one person on the site (this does not apply to security personnel, a person heating the furnaces, a person cleaning the furnaces, or office cleaning staff) Fire (which cannot be controlled with extinguishers) Breakdown

3. PROCEDURE

3.1 Accident First aid boxes are located in the following areas: -

Furnace Area System 2 & 3 Laboratory

3.1.1 Minor If the injury is considered to be very minor e.g. small cut or scrape, particle of dust in the eye etc., then it may be possible for the injured person or his colleague to treat the injury using the necessary materials from one of the First Aid boxes.

Such accidents must be reported to the Health & Safety Co-ordinator or the Works Manager when normal working hours resume, i.e. the following morning.

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Quality & Environmental Management Procedure Written 8 Approved by:

QEP 014-I Emergency Response Procedure Quality & Environmental

Edition 4 Outside Normal Working Hours Manager

natP. Issue No. 001

3.1.2 More Serious If the injury is deemed to be more serious e.g. bad cut, etc., a First Aid Officer may be required to treat the injury. If a First Aid Officer cannot be contacted then Dr. Lapin @ells), the Company Doctor, can be contacted.

In this case, the injury must be reported to the Health & Safety Co-ordinator or the Works Manager

3.1.3 Serious If the accident is of a serious nature, e.g. bad burn, broken limb etc., the Company Doctor should be contacted immediately. If the injured person or his colleague thinks an ambulance is required, then the Ambulance service at our Lady’s Hospital, Navan should be contacted. The Managing Director, Health & Safety Co-ordinator or the Works Manager must be contacted.

3.2 Absenteeism If one or more of the employees fail to turn up for work and an employee finds themselves in a situation where s/he is the only person on the site, then s/he must report this immediately by phone to either the Health Health & Safety Co-ordinator or the Works Manager. Every effort will be made to ensure that there are at least two people on site at any particular time.

3.3 Fire In the event of a fire breaking out on site, which cannot be controlled with fire extinguishers, Kells Fire Brigade should be contacted immediately. All employees must evacuate the area immediately, as described in QEPO 14-2 “Evacuation Procedure”. The Emergency Response Co-ordinator must be contacted immediately should this situation occur.

3.4 Breakdowns In the event of a breakdown, which may give rise to a safety hazard, the Health & Safety Co-ordinator must be contacted. All other breakdowns, which will interrupt production, must be reported immediately to the Maintenance Manager.

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P. CARNEY LTD.

Issue No. 001 II

CROSSAKIEL, KELLS, CO. MEATH


Emergency Response Procedure Outside Normal Working Hours


Date:

4. Contact Telephone Numbers

Managing Director Maintenance Manager

Works Manager(Fire Officer) Health & Safety Co-ordinator

First Aid Officer

Jim McCabe Michael Farrelly

John Garry Declan Clarke

Chris Farrelly

tel.: 046-43732 tel.: 044-74793 087-6738244 tel.: 046-43780 tel.: 046-33447 087-6165156 tel.: 046-43730

Emergency Services Company Doctor Kells Fire Brigade Ambulance All Emergency Servces

Dr. Lapin

Navan Hospital

tel.: tel.: tel.:

046-40052 046-40666 046-21210

999

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Quality & Environmental Management Procedure Written & Approved by: I

Emergency Response Procedure Outside Normal Working Hours

SPEED DIAL NUMBERS FOR NIGHT SHIFT WHEN DIALING FROM FURNACE BUILDING OR WEIGHBRIDGE

0 NAME

Jim McCabe

DESCRIPTION

Home

NUMBER

*7 000

Michael Farrelly Home *7 001

Michael Farrelly Mobile *7 002

John Garry Home “7 003

Declan Clarke Home *7 004

Declan Clarke Mobile *7 005

Chris Farrelly Home *7 006

a Cathal Usher Home *7 011

Cathal Usher Mobile *7 012

EMERGENCY SER PTCES

Dr. Lapin, Kells

Kells Fire Brigade

Ambulance

*7 007

*7 008

*7 009

0999 All Emergency Services

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Quality & Environmental Management Procedure

Evacuation Procedure

Written & Approved by:


QEP 014-2 Edition 4

Date: issue No. 001

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

PURPOSE

To define the procedure to be followed on hearing the fire alarm.

SCOPE

This procedure applies to all personnel except for the members of the emergency response team as outlined in QEP 0 14, unless otherwise stated.

RESPONSIBILITY

The Quality and Environmental Manager or delegate is responsible for the formulating, reviewing and updating this procedure in conjunction with relevant personnel,

EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM

The emergency team are exempt from complying with this procedure as they have the responsibility for minimising the risk to the environment during an emergency situation. However, they must comply with this procedure, if it possible for them to endanger themselves or others, when performing their duties to minimise the risks to the environment.

PROCEDURE

On hearing the fire alarm:-

(4 Each person will cease work immediately, turn off their machine(s) where relevant, if it is safe to do so (except for the CIMP’s, Granulator’s and Rasper’s in the granulation area).

@I Furnace operators will ensure that the furnaces are not in a tilted position and that oil and gas are turned off at the main shut off valves if it is safe to do so.

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Evacuation Procedure

Written & AppZved by:


QEP 014-2 Edition 4

Date: Issue No. 001

(4 All persons will leave their work area immediately and go as quickly as possible to the assembly point, which is located inside the main gate.

(4 It is the responsibility of the Emergency Response Co-ordinator or a member of the emergency response team to check that all employees have evacuated their work areas and are present at the assembly point.

(4 No person is permitted to return to their work area until they receive authorisation from the Emergency Response Co-ordinator or another member of the emergency response team.

6. EVACUATION DRILL

This procedure shall be practised twice per year. It is the responsibility of the Emergency Response Co-ordinator to perform these drills. The Emergency Response Co-ordinator shall maintain appropriate records for all cases of evacuation.

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