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Additional procedures for protection during inclement weather, include: <br /> o Required conformance with traffic laws, including maintaining speed within <br /> limits safe for weather conditions and wearing seat belts at all times. <br /> o Using a walking stick or probe to test footing ahead of persons walking <br /> where there is standing water or snow to protect the walker against stepping <br /> into pot holes or onto puncture hazards or buried containers or other <br /> potentially structurally unsound surfaces. <br /> o Prior to using vehicles or equipment in off-road work, walking the work area <br /> or intended travel way when puddles or snow may obscure pot holes, purge <br /> hazards or buried containers or other potentially structurally unsound <br /> surfaces. <br /> o Arrange to have winces, cane-alcngs or other mechanical assistance available <br /> when vehicles work in areas where there is increased risk of getting stuck. <br /> Cable or rape and mechanical equipment used for pulling stuck vehicles mast <br /> be designed for the purpose, of sufficient capacity for the load and be <br /> inspected regularly and before use to ensure safety. Piartial y pushing stick <br /> vehicles is to be avoided. <br /> o Prior to working in areas or beginning projects in times when there is an <br /> increased likelihood of lightning or which increase the potential for <br /> lightning striking personnel, steps mist be taken to predict the oocurrenoe <br /> of lightning strikes, including: <br /> o Checking with Client Management to determine if there is any pattern <br /> or noted conditions which predict lightning or if there are structures <br /> which are prone to lightning strikes. Arrange for client notification <br /> when there is increased potential for lightning activities. Ensure <br /> that clients include WEKW workers in lightning contingency plans. <br /> o Monitoring Weather Reports. <br /> o Noting Weather Changes and conditions which produce lightning <br /> o Stopping work in open areas, around drill rigs or other structures which <br /> may attract lightning, on or in water and in elevated work places when <br /> lightning strikes are sighted or thunder is heard near a work site. <br /> Much of the responsibility for protection frorn inclement weather hazards falls upon <br /> the SHSC. The SHSC must recognize the inclement weather hazards affecting site for <br /> which he is responsible and conplete the pre site activity risk assessment when <br /> inclement weather occurs. The SHSC must recognize which weather conditions affect <br /> instrument and PPE function and constantly remind site workers of the effects and <br /> need for more careful attention to check-out, donning and Doffing and monitoring of <br /> function and integrity. The SHSC mist make decisions on the proper safety procedures <br /> to use if work must continue or to stop work if the risk is too great. Corporate <br /> Health and Safety must be notified of all instances of need to stop work for safety <br /> reasons including inclement weather. <br /> -7-_s �3g <br />