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f - <br /> CONFINED SPACES/EXCAVATIONS <br /> Condor employees are not authorized to enter confined spaces without prior written approval from <br /> Condor's Corporate Safety Manager or designee. Excavations can be considered confined spaces. <br /> Employees are not authorized to enter excavations deeper than 5 feet without proper authorization and <br /> without proper shoring of excavation sides which are approved by a professional engineer or OSHA <br /> competent person. Samples of excavations should be taken from+!'material in the excavator bucket after it <br /> is brought to ground surface. Proper barricades shall be placed'around open excavations when work is . <br /> not in progress. <br /> FALL PROTECTION <br /> The Site Safety Officer will verify that all Condor employees and;its subcontractors are using appropriate <br /> } fall protection. The three major components of personal fall arrest protection are harness, lanyard and <br /> { <br /> secure anchorage. OSHA requires that fall,protection be used anytime someone is working over six feet. <br /> TRIP AND SLIP PROTECTION <br /> Good housekeeping shall be maintained at the site to prevent trip'and slip hazards., <br /> t <br /> 3 HEAT STRESS <br /> f <br /> Heat stress will be a hazard during hot weather and will be intensified when personnel are in protective. <br /> clothing (if necessary). To prevent heat stress, personnel will be required to take breaks as needed, and <br /> consume adequate quantities of liquid. <br /> i <br /> SUN BURN <br /> ' UV radiation is a hazard for outdoor workers. Unprotected exposure can damage the skin,eyes, and <br /> i immune system. Outdoor workers have more accumulated lifetime exposure to the sun, receive up to 8 <br /> jtimes more UV exposure, and have a 60 percent greater risk of developing skin cancer than indoor <br /> workers. Workers should use surf screen or sun block to reduce iheir exposure to UV radiation. Several <br /> applications may be required during the-course of the day to provide optimum protection. <br /> i BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS <br /> STINGING INSECTS <br /> i <br /> Care should be exercised to avoid bees,yellow jackets, or other stinging or biting insects. <br /> CHEMICAL HAZARDS <br /> t <br /> { INHALATION <br /> Care should be exercised to avoid creating excess dust during sampling activities. Personnel will work <br /> up-wind of sampling locations to the extent practical. <br /> DERMAL CONTACT <br /> Care should be exercised to prevent contact of soil with skin.Use of gloves and disposable clothing(if <br /> necessary)will reduce skin contact with soil. <br /> INGESTION <br /> Eating and smoking will not be allowed within the exclusion zone: <br /> i <br /> 'j <br />