1. Emergencies & Emergency Response

2. Emergency Response
We can handle a variety of emergencies at our facility:
Trauma & Medical calls
Incipient Stage Fires
Hose Reels
Fire Extinguishers
Confined Space Rescue
Variety of spaces throughout the facility
Hazardous Materials Response
Contain and clean up spills.
Contractors must notify their SAPPI representative and Plant Protection of any first aid, spill, or emergency incident immediately.

3. Emergencies - Medical
Medical Calls at our facility consist of the following:
Trauma
General Illness
Cardiac Emergencies
Strokes
Diabetic Emergencies
Medical Dept Mon-Fri 7-3
Plant Protection EMTs 24/7
PEU First Responders 24/7
AEDs throughout mill

4. Emergencies - Fire
At our facility we have the potential to have emergencies involving fires, explosions and building collapse.
Fires could consist of:
Structural
Machines
Trucks including Powered Industrial Trucks
Electrical
Flammable Liquids
Combustible Materials/Dusts

5. Fire Equipment KEEP FIRE EQUIPMENT CLEAR AT ALL TIMES! Do not block
Fire Extinguishers
Fire Doors
Hose Reels
Sprinkler Control Valves
Known Egress Routes
Know your nearest pull station locations (By outside doors)

6. Fire Emergencies
If you use a mill fire extinguisher – contact Plant Protection! Do not remove it from the wall unless there is an emergency. If you bring an extinguisher on site with you it must be in good operating condition, properly inspected and tagged. - Remove it from mill when project is complete. Hot works permits are only good for the immediate area/task for which they are issued. Do not “creep”.

7. Emergencies – Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Material Spills / Release
Plant Protection
Mill HazMat Team (PEU)
City of Westbrook / County Team
Environmental Manager
Outside Agencies

8. Emergencies – Confined Space Rescue
Only actual rescue needed at the mill Monday April 9, Don’t be the one to break the winning streak!
Confined Spaces at our Mill:
Tanks, Pits, Dryer Cans, Boilers, Manholes / Pipe lines, etc
Confined Space Trailer and PEU.
Individual Confined Space entry rescue plan required

9. Emergencies - Other Other conditions could be: Floods
Snow Loading of Roofs
Demolition / Collapse
Animals in Buildings or Grounds (Do not feed)
Workplace Violence

10. What we can not do;
High Angle Rescue - special plans are needed.
Very small spaces (Dryer cans)
Contact the SAPPI Safety Department.

11. Getting Help to an Emergency
STAY CALM
Call for HELP and Stay on the Phone!
Mill Phone – X4222
From a Cell Phone –
Only one person calls for help
Be prepared to give the following information
Your name / company name
How many victims
Location of the incident
Building / Floor / Equipment
The number your calling from
Nature of the injury or illness
Send someone to the entrance to help with equipment / direction to the patient

12. How We Respond to an Emergency
When a Code 7 is Activated
Plant Protection Department and the Tour Crew is Dispatched.
Stay off the Radio.
Get off the runways.
If in Confined Space - come out
The Code 7 blue lights and sirens are NOT an evacuation order.
They should be listened to as a precursor that something is happening and there may be more to come.
Listen for instructions and be prepared to evacuate if the word is given.
When Code 7 is terminated:
It will be announced on the Radio.
The Code 7 Lights and Sirens will be turned off.
Radio and runways can be used.

13. At the Scene Plant Protection is the Incident Commander
Plant Emergency Unit (PEU) / Tour Maintenance are part of the response crew.
City of Westbrook Fire and Rescue and/or Police are called by Plant Protection if needed.

14. Millwide Alarm System
System is activated by different types of devices located throughout facility.
System is monitored at Mill Dispatch Center.
System can be locally or remotely activated.
Bright white strobe and siren = evacuation
Pull stations located at strategic emergency egress doors.
In an emergency requiring evacuation activate a pull station on your way out the door.
Assemble at the evacuation point, get a head count and remain there until released.

15. Evacuation

16. Evacuations Egress maps Primary Routes Secondary Routes
Assembly Points
Evacuate to the assembly point for the area that you are in
Stay at the assembly point

17. Evacuations – Cont.
If you’re working at several locations throughout our facility and your employees are evacuating to different evacuation points, have a plan before the emergency.
NEVER GO BACK IN THE BUILDING TO SEARCH FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES. They may have gone to another assembly point.
Inform Plant Protection. Sappi will search.
Do not leave your vehicle on site and go to lunch or leave site without signing out. If your company vehicle is here we will assume you are inside.

18. Getting Help to a Non-Emergency Incident
Routine Calls
If you carry a radio with our radio frequencies you can call on our Maintenance Channel (Channel #1).
If calling from a phone
Mill phone: x4911
Cell phone:

19. Non-Emergency – Medical Services
Medical Department
Open 7:00am to 3:00pm
Monday thru Friday
Medical
Call Plant Protection 24/7

20. EMERGENCIES – Remember…….
Primary = Phone
Secondary = Cellphone
Tertiary = Radio Mill Channel

21. Any Questions?