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1. Personnel Injury`in the Exclusion Zone: a. Minor-Slips, trips & falls or minor accidents-person can exit on own power. Assist the worker to the decontamination area and help with decontamination. Decontaminate as normal. Pay particular attention for bloodborne pathogen exposure. b. Chemical Exposure Assist person to decontamination area and sound Emergency signal to notify all to exit. Get SSHM to decontamination area to assess worker condition and proceed to contact emergency personnel. C. Heat Stress Assist worker to decontamination area and decontaminate as usual. Have worker go to cool area, lie down and drink 1 to 2 glasses of a balanced electrolyte solution (Gatorade or All-Sport, etc. ) If person is severely heat affected, call emergency assistance immediately d. Electrical burn or shock Assist worker through decontamination. Summon medical help immediately. e. Other serious injury Get the person to the Contamination Reduction Zone if possible and get fresh air to person. Contact emergency personnel (911) immediately. Upon notification of an injury in the Exclusion Zone, the designated emergency signal Short-Short-Short Horn Blast shall be sounded. A11 site personnel shall assemble at the decontamination line. The rescue team will enter the Exclusion Zone (if required) to remove the injured person to the hotline. The Site Safety Manager and Project superintendent shall evaluate the nature of the injury, and the affected person shall be decontaminated to the extent possible prior to movement to the Support Zone. The onsite EMT if available shall initiate the appropriate first-aid. Project/Site Superintendent shall immediately call an ambulance and the designated medical facility. 68 Site Safety 6 Health Plan Rev./1.0 October 20, 1997