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Snag increases risk of slipping when walking, climbing steps and ladders, working at elevation and of accidents when driving vehicles or operating heavy equipment. Heavy snow may cause electric lines to sag or break and use of electric equipment in snow increases risk of electric shock. Snow hides pot holes and mud, which can result in vehicles getting stuck or persons falling when stepping onto or into hidden holes. Snag also may cover water, drams or containers sharp metal or sticks which can cause falls or punctures. Lightning Lightning represents a hazard of electrical shock which is increased when working in flat open spaces, elevated work plaoes ore working near tall structures or equipment such as stacks, radio towers and drill rigs. Lightning has caused of chemical storage tank fines. RE DC2=ON AND RISK ASSES-cZ= mere are few actual OSHA rules to apply to the conditions covered in this procedure, however, under the "General Duty Clause", they mist be addressed in safety Programs. Heat, rain, cold, snow, ice arra lightning are natural phenomena which complicate work activities and add or increase risk. In the planning stages of a project and safety plan, these elements mist be considered as physical hazards. Risk assessment can be aoocuplished in part in the development stages of a project, by listing as possible the most likely conditions i.e. rain and lightning in late spring, summer and early fall or in lightning prone areas, cold snow and ice in winter, etc. but the true determination of risk mist often be made on site by the Site Health and Safety Coordinator. It is important that the SHSC is alert to these hazards, does not take them simply as a matter of fact and has time to notice them. The few OSHA regulations which apply to inclement weather conditions include: o Monitoring equipment and PPE must be maintained in proper working order and used according to manufacturers instructions. o Walkways, stairs, ladders, elevated workplaces and scaffold platforms must be kept free of mid, ice and snow, o Vehicles used in rain or cold weather mist have windshield wipers and defrosters with windows kept clear of obstruction, o Equipment requiring Roll-over Protection must have seat belts, o Containers of hazardous substance must be remotely opened if pressure is suspected. o Employees must be protected from airborne contaminants using Engineering Controls such as wetting dry soil to prevent particle dispersion and providing local ventilation to reduce volatile air contaminants to safe levels, or if engineering controls are infeasible, using prescribed PPE z e./3 ve