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I� <br /> Site Health and Safety Plan <br /> California Tank Lines Facility <br /> - - Sierra-Pacific Project No, 96-620.01 <br /> 8.0 RESPIRATORY PROTECTION <br /> Sierra-Pacific employees and their contractors are required to have a physical before respirators <br /> are issued to them. As part of their safety training, they are given information on proper <br /> methods of wearing and caring for their respirators. Training topics include the following: <br /> applicable OSHA regulations 1910. 134 and 1910. 120, selection of respiratory equipment that <br /> is appropriate to the respiratory hazards that may be encountered at the work site, proper <br /> fitting of respirators, functions and limitations of respirators and methods of cleaning, <br /> disinfecting, inspecting, maintaining and storing respirators. <br /> rRespirators must not be used when atmospheres are, or may become, immediately dangerous <br /> to life or health or in atmospheres where the identity or concentration of contaminants is <br /> unknown. Respirators may not be used in atmospheres containing less than 19.5 percent <br /> oxygen. <br /> Cartridges or canisters for respirators are selected and supplied to employees by Sierra-Pacific. <br /> Failure to choose or use a respirator equipped with cartridges or filters suitable for the <br /> contaminants on site may result in little or no protection against the contaminated atmosphere . <br /> Cartridges designed and specified for protection against specific gases and vapors are not <br /> appropriate for protection against all airborne particles, gases, or vapors. <br /> Below are conditions that may occur if the wrong or inappropriate respirator cartridge is <br /> selected: <br /> i • Chemicals can be smelled or tasted; <br />! • Eyes, nose, or throat become irritated; <br /> • Breathing is difficult; <br /> Sierra-Pacific Groundwater Consultants, Inc. 21 <br />