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F <br /> k <br /> u <br /> PROLONGED EXPOSURES TO CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE THE LIMITS NOTED MAY <br /> AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, CARDIOVASCULAR `SYSTEM, <br /> RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, SKIN, KIDNEYS, BONES AND BONE MARROW <br /> RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT BENZENE, TETRACHLOROETHYLENE, CIS 1.2.— <br /> ' DICHLOROETHYLENE AND TRICHLOROETHYLENE ARE KNOWN CARCINOGENS. <br /> l <br /> IMMEDIATE SYMPTOMS OF OVER—EXPOSURE INCLUDE: EYE IRRITATION, NOSE <br /> AND THROAT IRRITATION, HEADACHE, TREMORS, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, <br /> DROWSINESS, WEAKNESS, CONFUSION, !EUPHORIA, EXCITEMENT, STAGGERED <br /> GAIT, ABDOMINAL PAIN, RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTIES, MUSCLE FATIGUE, <br /> COMA, CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS AND PARESTHESIA. <br /> a <br /> s DUE TO THE INHERENT PHYSICAL DANGER OF WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF } <br /> MOVING HEAVY MACHINERY, ALL PERSONNEL WILL WEAR HARDHATS AND STEEL <br /> TOED FOOTWARE AT ALL TIMES. ` <br /> i <br /> PERSONNEL EXPOSURES TO EXCESSIVE JOB—RELATED HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED <br /> TO BE MINIMAL USING THESE SAFEGUARDS. <br /> s <br /> IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SUMMER TIME HEAT MAY INITIATE WEATHER <br /> `s <br /> STRESS—RELATED PROBLEMS AND DECREASE PRODUCTIVITY ON THE JOB SITE. <br /> `z SMOKING IS PROHIBITED AROUND OR NEAR THE WORK AREA. <br /> :z <br /> _ RISK ASSESSMENT <br /> HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF CONTAMINATION1'LMAYBE ENCOUNTERED DURING FLUID <br /> { REMOVAL FROM THE CONDENSATE TRAPS AND VAPOR SAMPLING OF THE <br /> ;f EXTRACTION SYSTEM OF THIS PROJECT.;' <br /> THE PRIMARY SAFETY GOAL DURING THE CONTAMINATION ANALYSIS IS TO <br /> PROTECT THE SAMPLING TEAM AND SUPPORT STAFF WHILE THE THEY ACQUIRE <br /> g REPRESENTATIVES SAMPLES, REMOVE FLUIDS AND MONITOR AIR QUALITY. <br /> s IF PROPER' LEL VALUES ARE MAINTAINED, THEN THE RISK OF EXPLOSION <br /> AND RESULTING FIRE WILL BE MINIMAL. DUE TO THE UNCONFINED NATURE <br /> OF THE PROJECT SITE, VAPORS RELEASED DURING OPERATIONS, WILL BE <br /> SUFFICIENTLY DILUTED BY AMBIENT, AIR SO THAT THE SURROUNDING <br /> COMMUNITY WILL NOT BE EXPOSED. , IN ORDER TO ASSURE THAT VAPOR <br /> ' DISPERSAL IS ADEQUATE, A HANDHELD PHOTO IONIZING DETECTOR (PID) <br /> OR A PORTABLE PID—GC WILL BE USED 'TO MONITOR VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS. <br /> i <br /> EXPOSURE MONITORING PLAN <br /> ENVIROMENTAL EXPOSURE WILL BE MONITORED PERIODICALLY USING A <br /> ' HANDHELD PID OR GC—PTD. PERSONNEL' EXPOSURE MONITORING (IN ADITTON <br /> TO THE REQUIRED ANNUAL CHECK—UP) WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED. <br /> PERSONNEL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT <br /> '• ALL WEGE PERSONNEL WILL WEAR HARD HATS, STEELTOED FOOTWEAR AND <br /> LATEX GLOVES WHILE WORKING ON THIS SITE. IF DETECTED VAPOR <br /> CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED EXPOSURE tLIMIT VALUES, THEN ALL WEGE <br /> kA PERSONNEL (AND SUBCONTRACTORS) WILL DON DISPOSABLE TYVEK <br /> COVERALLS, DISPOSABLE VINYL OR ' LATEX GLOVES, REUSABLE RUBBER <br /> t ' <br />