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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE Site Safety Plan October 7, 1991 shut down the drilling operations whenever a hazardous situation is deemed present. The mast of the drilling rig must maintain a minimum clearance of 20 feet from any overhead electrical cables. All drilling operations will cease immediately during hazardous weather conditions such as high winds, heavy rain, lightening and snow. Hart hats shall be worn at all times. Hearing protection shall be worn during noisy operations. If product is encountered during the drilling operation, all work must stop in order for employees to upgrade personal protective equipment to Level C. A full-face respirator should be worn in order to prevent the inhalation of vapors and to provide face and eye protection from splashes. Coated tyvek suits, gloves, and overboots should be worn to Prevent skin contact with the soil. Air monitoring must be performed in the work area to document breathing-zone concentrations. If air monitoring results indicate concentrations greater than 750 ppm, then Level B respiratory protection will be implemented. Respirator cartridges must be changed at the end of a work "breakthrough" occurs. If employees experience continuous cartriderioge if "breakthrough", then the employees, work procedures and the level of respiratory protection must be re-evaluated by the Site Safety Officer and the Health and Safety Manager in order to determine the necessity of upgrading to Level B respiratory protection. 9.7 Electrical E i went and Ground-Fault Circuit Interru ters All electrical equipment and power cables in and around wells or structures suspected of containing chemical contamination must be intrinsically safe and equipped with a three-wire ground lead, rated explosion-proof for hazardous atmospheres. In accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1926. 404, approved ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) must be used for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets on the site which are in use by employees. Receptacles on the ends of extension cords are not part of the permanent wiring and therefore, must be protected by GFCI's whether or not the extension cord is plugged into permanent wiring. The GFCI is a fast-acting circuit breaker which senses small imbalances in the circuit caused by current leakage to ground, and in a fraction of a second shuts off the electricity. However, the GFCI will not protect the employee from line-to-line contact hazards (such as a person holding two "hot" wires or a hot and neutral wire in each hand) . The GFCI does provide protection against the most common form of electrical shock hazard - the ground fault. It also provides protection against fires, overheating, and destruction of insulation on wiring. 22