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•W Protect-Wc*Hewlth and Safety Plan:Refined Plume DOnitton af+d Management of Floating Product, 7500 W Ilth St. Thocy Page 2 Crn1C$1 HI&K& `r Eight underground storage tanks and their associated piping beneath the site were removed up- gradient from the site in December 1998. Soil and groundwater in the subsurface beneath the subject �.. property is known to be contaminated by gasoline and diesel in the form of floating product as well as in the dissolved phase. Gasoline and diesel may contain fractional components that are known to be human carcinogens. They also contain compounds that may injure human respiratory, hepatic, renal fimctions, and the central nervous system. If there is exposure to high concentrations of the vapors of these fuels for long periods, dermal and eye injuries can also be sustained, especially if contact is made with the compounds in liquid form or with waste materials that an highly saturated with these materials. Specific Health and Safety Requirements: The work required for this project is not known to involve special hazards beyond those covered by the standard requirements of The San Joaquin Company Inc.'s Master Health and Safety Plan, incorporated herein by reference. All work will be conducted in compliance with the applicable *r policies, safety rules and safe working practices set out in that Master Plan, a copy of which is on file with SJCEHD.However,for emphasis,the following specific requirements are cited 4., Site Control No visitors, other than workers directly engaged in the work or authorized representatives of the project engineers,the property owners or regulatory agencies, shall be permitted to enter the properly while the work is in progress. All visitors shall comply with the applicable requirements of The San Joaquin Company Inc.'s Master Health and Safety Plan. All excavations and work areas where heavy equipment is in use will be enclosed by barricades and caution tape. When work is being performed on, or in close proximity to, public highways, traffic warning systems and lane closures will be effected by use of hazard cones and will comply with the site-specific requirements of the San Joaquin County Department of Public Works. When drill rig operations are m progress, no persons other than those necessary to accomplish the 4 work will be permitted to approach closer than 25 ft. of the drilling site. If a trench is excavated and remains open to accommodate extraction of floating product following L„ the initial day's extraction, it will be cordoned off with traffic barricades and caution tape. If the trench is open after daylight hours,the traffic barricades will be equipped with flashing yellow lights. No person will be permitted into any trench or excavation if it is more than 5-ft. deep unless it has been shored in compliance with the requirements of CalOSHA.NO person shall be permitted to enter an un-shored trench greater than 2.5 ft deep unless the California licensed Engineer-of-Record,or his similarity licensed deputy, authorizes the person to do so after personally inspecting the stability of the trench walls. No employee shall enter any confuted space without complying fully with the requirements of �- CalOSHA and The San Joaquin Company Inc.'s Master Health and Safety Plan. Protective Clothina and LEgmimolt Based on the.hazards known to be present, personal protective equipment requirements for this SJC