ALL CORP PARTNERS ACQUISITION DBA AMX ENVIRONMENTAL EVOLUTION, LTD. 1-2007

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Safety The ability to work safely is a trait that is admirable in our industry. The nature of our business is such that we are exposed to hazards that are not under our control. Still, AMX has adopted the philosophy that all accidents are avoidable and preventable. A well though out operational plan and a strong safety program is only as good as the people that take part in the job. The employee is ultimately responsible for their safety and the safety of one's fellow workers. And safety doesn't stop at the job site, as the signs say "Safety is a 24 hour a day job." The following sections have been adapted from AMX Safety manual and are to be understood fully. Failure to comply with these safety rules may result in disciplinary action or worse the injury to a fellow employee or yourself. Site Safety Plans I. Purpose: This procedure is designed to protect AMX employees, site visitors, the general public and the environment through planning of field activities. The Site Safety Plan addresses the safety and health hazards of each phase of the project and includes the requirements and procedures for the protection of AMX employees. II. Regulatory References: OSHA requires Site Safety Plans for remediation activities as part of an overall health and safety program. This requirement appears in the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standards, 29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1926.65. III. Scope: This procedure applies to AMX employees, visitors, host-company employees, and regulatory personnel. IV. Definitions: NOTE: These definitions may not appear in this procedure, but are pertinent to completed Site Safety Plans. Buddy system. Organization of persons into work groups so that each is designated to be observed by at least one other person in the work group. The purpose of the buddy system is to provide rapid assistance in an emergency. Clean-up operation. An operation where hazardous substances are removed, contained, incinerated, neutralized, stabilized, cleared-up, or in any other manner processed or handled with the ultimate goal of making the site safer for people or the environment. Decontamination. The removal of hazardous substances from persons and/or equipment to preclude the occurrence of foreseeable adverse health effects. Emergency response. A response effort by persons from outside the immediate release area or by other designated responders (i.e., mutual aid groups, local fire departments, etc.) to an occurrence that results, or is likely to result, in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance. Responses to releases of hazardous substances where there is no potential safety or health hazard (i.e., fire, explosion, or chemical exposure) are not considered to be emergency responses. Hazardous substance. Any substance: 1. Defined under section 101(14) ofCERCLA; 2. That after release into the environment and upon exposure, ingestion, inhalation, or assimilation into any person, either directly from the environment or indirectly by ingestion through food chains, may cause death, disease, behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutation, physiological malfunctions (including malfunctions in reproduction) or physical deformations in such persons or their offspring;