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10.5 Site 300 Fire and Rescue Equipment The major Site 300 fire response equipment includes the following: • All Fire Department vehicles are equipped with radios on LLNL channels,the Alameda County Mutual Aid channels,and State Mutual Aid channel as well as the CALCORD Channel. • Fire Truck. • Fire Truck,Heavy Grass Rig,4x4 • Ambulance. • Service Utility with Cab,4x4. 10.6 Response Vehicles and Heavy Equipment A variety of heavy equipment located at Building 875 is available during an emergency.This equipment includes,but is not limited to, compressors, cranes, cutting torches,forklifts, generators,pumps,bulldozers,etc. All LLNL emergency equipment is maintained on a regular basis to ensure that it is operational at all times. The water trucks are kept full of fuel and water. Based on the recommended factory schedule, preventative maintenance checks are performed by the Fleet Management maintenance crew. 10.7 Site Safety Equipment Eyewash stations, showers,and fire extinguishers are located at all Facilities. 10.8 Personal Protective Equipment The level of PPE assigned to a Facility is based upon the activity at the Facility. Workers must wear solid-toe safety shoes at all times when working in waste management operational areas. Operators handling waste containers must wear coveralls or their equivalent at all times. Leather, acid,base, or solvent-resistant gloves are worn as appropriate for the waste handling activity. When handling hazardous waste, workers must wear face shields,goggles, safety glasses, or other facial and eye protection as needed in accordance with the FSPs and IWSs. PPE for responding to hazardous(chemical)waste releases is located in the emergency spill kit located near Building 883 CSA.PPE appropriate to Facility activity is described in Appendix E, including the location,capabilities, description,and inspection frequency. Self-contained breathing apparatus(SCBA)units are available for use by qualified personnel during initial release/emergency response actions. SCBA units are available from the Fire Department response vehicles,including the Special Services Unit hazardous materials emergency truck. Following evaluation of hazards by the appropriate ES&H Team Health and Safety discipline, the use of air-purifying respirators may be authorized during release.emergency responses. With this authorization,National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health-(NIOSH-) approved, full-face piece,air-purifying respirators equipped with combination acid gas,°organic vapor/high- efficiency particulate air filter cartridges are available from supplies. ES&H Team personnel at LLNL Site 300 Contingency Plan 26 January 2019