Precious Metals Recovery LLC RCRA Permit Application Dry Hills ...

Potential
Emergency
Condition
Fire, general
building hazards
Mercury spill or
release from
container
Calomel spill or
release from
container
Release of material
to air
Alternate Procedures
Table 1: Contingency Provisions
Hazards Contingency Provision
Volatilize
mercury
Contact or
volatilize
mercury
Contact
mercury;
contact sulfur
Concrete block building, separated storage areas, fire
suppression system. On-site emergency response team. Area
around building bermed to contain fire and potential
emissions.
Spill response team trained to evacuate as needed and to
contain and collect released material for proper management.
Spill response materials and personnel protective equipment
(PPE) located in high risk areas. Minimal traffic and deliveries
scheduled for day shift only.
Spill response team trained to evacuate as needed and to
contain and collect released material for proper management.
Spill response materials and PPE located in high risk areas.
Minimal traffic and deliveries scheduled for day shift only.
Operations occur inside concrete building. Building under
negative pressure relative Ventilation system filters all air
from inside the proposed TSF prior to exhausting to
atmosphere. Cleanup procedures minimize volatilization. All
operations personnel trained as hazardous waste operator
(HAZWOPER) responders and mercury handlers.
In the event the emergency coordinator is not available or is en-route to the proposed TSF, the
following procedures along with this Contingency Plan will be implemented.
Personnel arriving first at the scene of the incident will communicate with the security office at
the Cortez mine (775-468-4000) and will help restrict access to the area until the emergency
coordinator arrives at the scene of the incident. The emergency coordinator will terminate the
incident and initiate recovery operations, which include those short term and long-term activities
that return all systems to normal conditions. Facility operators will be qualified to act in this
capacity due to their training and familiarity with the following:
Types of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes on-site.
Locations and characteristics of all hazardous materials and hazardous wastes handled
on-site.
Contingency Plan App 6A-Page 2
JBR Environmental Consultants, Inc. March 2013