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10.0 WORK PROCEDURES 10.1 WORK PRACTICES • No spark sources within exclusion or decontamination zones. • Avoid visibly contaminated areas. • No eating, drinking, or smoking in contaminated areas, or exclusion or decontamination zones. • SSC to establish areas for eating, drinking, smoking. • No contact lenses in exclusion or decontamination zones. • No facial hair that would interfere with respirator fit if Level C or B is anticipated. • Site work will be performed during daylight hours whenever possible. Any work conducted during hours of darkness will require enough illumination intensity "to read a newspaper without difficulty." 10.2 SITE CONTROL MEASURES • Site safety coordinator(SSC) to conduct site safety briefing (see below) before starting field activities, or as tasks and site conditions change. • SSC records safety briefing attendance in logbook, and documents topics discussed. • Post Cal/OSHA job site poster in a central and conspicuous location at the site. • Post Warning/Danger signs in area of excavations deeper than 5 feet. • Determine wind direction. • Establish work zones: support, decontamination, and exclusion zones, and delineate work zones with flagging or cones as appropriate. Support zone upwind of site. • Establish decontamination procedures, including respirator decontamination procedures, and test. • Utilize access control at the entry and exit from each work zone. • Chemicals to be stored in proper containers. • MSDSs are available for onsite chemicals employees exposed to. • Establish onsite communications. These should consist of: - Line of sight/band signals - Air hom - Two-way radio or cellular phone if available • Establish emergency signals. For example: - Grasping throat with hand--EMERGENCY--HELP ME - Grasping buddy wrist--LEAVE AREA NOW - Thumbs up--OK, UNDERSTOOD - Two short blasts on air horn--ALL CLEAR - Continuous air horn--EMERGENCY--EVACUATE • Establish offsite communications. • Establish "buddy" system. • Establish procedures for disposal of material generated onsite. • Initial air monitoring conducted by SSC in appropriate level of protection. • SSC to conduct periodic inspections of work practices to determine effectiveness of this plan. Deficiencies to be noted, reported to DHSM or RHSM, and corrected. • Site safety briefing topics: general discussion of health and safety plan; site specific hazards; location of work zones; PPE requirements; equipment; special procedures; emergencies. 20 SF01001385F.WP5