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w •mom 8 1. Certification by DHS. 2. Participation in interlaboratory or round-robin programs. 3. "Blind" samples are submitted by the laboratory' s quality assurance officer on a weekly basis. These are prepared from National Bureau of Standards or EPA reference standards. Safety Program It is important that the on-site safety program be designed to protect the worker from direct skin contact, inhalation, or ingestion of potentially hazardous materials that may be encountered at the site. It should also familiarize the worker with appropriate first aid procedures in the event of a harmful exposure. In order to do this, the potentially hazardous properties of the materials and their toxic effects must be understood. Brown and Caldwell has reviewed the results of prior chemical analyses performed on samples obtained from the similar sites. This informatiion was used to develop the following site safety plan for this work. Personnel Protection The personnel protection plan for this project is designed to prevent sampling personnel from exposure to petroleum hydrocarbons which might be encountered on site . The following clothing shall be worn by all on-site personnel: 1. Hard hat with optional face shield. 2. Steel-toed boots. 3. Gloves. To prevent direct skin contact, the following protective clothing will be available for personnel working on site and shall be worn if deemed necessary by the on-site hydrogeologist: 1. Breathable tyvek coveralls or cotton coveralls. 2. Disposable vinyl gloves, changed between samples. 3. Goggles to guard against splash unless face shield is used. No eating, drinking, or smoking will be allowed within 50 feet of the drilling and sampling operations. No contact lenses will be worn by sampling personnel. First Aid On-site personnel will be informed of the symptoms related to exposure to significant concentrations of gasoline. Immediate symptoms include irritation of the respiratory passages; headache;