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SPILL RESPONSE PROCEDURES Jauuary, 1994 This document is company policy on what to do in case of a spill . The procedures in this policy statement must be followed, to protect the environment and to comply with the law. In our operations, a spill usually happens when there is a release into the environment of gasoline or fuel oil . However, we have to follow spill response procedures whenever there is a release of any hazardous substance that is a : • TOXIC - Paint thinner, parts cleaning solvent, spent crankcase oil , gasoline, hydraulic fluid, or spent antifreeze; • FLAMMABLE - Gasoline, fuel oil , drain oil, solvents and paint thinner; • CORROSIVE - Battery acid, carburetor cleaner; • REACTIVE - Explosives • IRRITANT - Hot mix or asphalt cement . HOW MUCH RELEASE MAKES A SPILL? We have to consider following proper spill response procedures whenever there is a release of any amount of a hazardous substance . Releases that contaminate more than a small amount of aggregate or other substance that can be run through an asphalt plant as a raw material must be regarded according to proper spill response procedures and may have to be reported as a spill . A small spill that takes place on a paved area at an asphalt plant or in a quarry is not a release to the environment, and does not have to be reported, if the spilled material is cleaned up immediately and processed through an asphalt plant along with other raw materials . Small amounts of liquid asphalt that solidify after they are released do not make a spill , providing they are also picked up right away and processed through an asphalt plant . Small spills or areas stained by petroleum products must also be picked up and processed through an asphalt plant . • Any release on a project or at a site that is not on company property, and where the release contaminated soil or materials other than aggregates must be considered a spill and reported as a spill .