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The following planning measures will be instituted to facilitate responses to emergency situations: <br /> l , <br /> I. The SO will conduct a tailgate safety meeting prior to the start of work: Copies of this health and safety <br /> plan will be distributed to all project personnel. After reading the plan, all personnel will be required to <br /> sign the site safety plan consent agreement(Appendix A). <br /> 2. All TtEMI field personnel will be instructed in the use of all field safety equipment before any field <br /> sampling takes place. <br /> 3: All personnel will be instructed in emergency communication protocol's appropriate to the project. <br /> t 4. The SO will verify that all field personnel have fulfilled the project 'training and medical monitoring <br /> i requirements. <br /> 5. The SO will check to see that all required safety equipment is''at the job site prior to the start of each <br /> day's field activities. <br /> 5.1 Emergency Communications Protocol <br /> The following visual signals will be used as emergency communication signals: <br /> • Hand clutching throat: out of air/can't breathe <br /> • Hands on top of head: need assistance <br /> I' <br /> k <br /> • Thumbs up: OK/I'm all righttl understand <br /> • Thumbs down: no/negative <br /> 1 • Grip partner's wrist or both hands around partner's waist: leave area immediately. <br /> 5.2 Injury Or Exposure <br /> Employees are required to notify the SO of any suspected exposureassoori as possible following the <br /> occurrence. In the event of an injury or suspected exposure,the SOwill contact the appropriate hospital and 4 <br /> ambulance service if necessary,through 911 or the emergency numbers provided on page number 6-1 of t <br /> this plan. <br /> it <br /> As soon as possible after an injury or suspected exposure,the SO will report the incident to the Project } <br /> Health and Safety Officer who shall investigate the circumstances surrounding the injury or exposure and <br /> file a TtEMI Exposure/Injury Incident Report. This report will include recommendations on how to prevent <br /> occurrence of similar events. All TtEMI employees participating inl'the field effort are required to file <br /> •I� <br /> 13 <br />