Emergency Response; Fire; Spill; Plant Malfunction - ProMinent DULCOMETER PH-501 Assembly And Operating Instructions Manual

4 EMERGENCY RES PONSE
4.1

FIRE

In case of fire at the STP, the on-site emergency response team (ERT) will be notified as per Agnico
Eagle's protocol. Instructions from the on-site emergency response team will be followed by all
personnel at the STP. Further details of fire response are provided in the "Risk Management &
Emergency Response Plan". The STP will include the necessary fire safety protection measures in
accordance with the Nunavut and North West Territories Mine Act.
4.2

SPILL

In the event of a spill at the STP, the Environment Department will be notified immediately and provide
support, as required. In the event of a large spill, the on-site ERT will be notified as per Agnico Eagle's
protocol. Instructions from the ERT will be followed by all personnel at the STP. All spill will be reported
and treated according to the "Spill Contingency Plan".
4.3

PLANT MALFUNCTION

If there is a major problem or failure in the STP it would be most likely due to changes in the influent
(raw sewage) (i.e. high strength sewage (BOD high) killing bacteria in the STP) or membrane failure.
In this case, there would be visible effluent problems (part of daily operational checks), poor water
quality, and increased odours that the operator would note. If this occurs, a sample will be taken to try
to determine the source of the problem.
The following other contingent measures can be applied by Agnico Eagle in the event of a malfunction
at the STP:
Cut back on allowable camp water until the malfunction is corrected and use the equalization
tank to retard the peak flow;
Shut down the malfunctioning unit until the malfunction is repaired and use only one of the two
parallel units until repairs are completed (for equipment in parallel);
Bypassing untreated STP influent around the malfunctioning unit. Sucker truck can collect
sewage from the equalization tank and carry it to Meadowbank facilities. Sewage would then
be stored into the Tailing storage facility or would be treated into the sewage treatment plant
(STP) at Meadowbank depending on the available capacity remaining.
Shut down temporarily all water use in the camp until the repairs are completed;
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