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Site Safety Plan December 17, 1994 ARCO Station No. 548, Stockton, California AGS 30004-3S The Health and Safety Coordinator or Branch Safety Officer will explain Applied GeoSystems' Respiratory Protection Program to each new employee who must wear a respirator. The employee will be asked :whether or not he or she understands the information provided. If the Company physician has cleared the employee for respirator use and the Health and Safety Coordinator or Branch Safety Officer has checked the fit of the respirator then the employee will be issued a respirator. A written record is signed and dated by the employee and Health and Safety Coordinator or Branch Safety Officer and kept in the new employee's Safety Record. WORK ZONES AND SECURITY MEASURES The Prcject Manager will call Underground Services Alert (USA) and the utilities will be rr_arked before any drilling is conducted onsite and .he borings will be drilIed at safe distances from the utilities. The client will also be advised to have a representative onsite r to advise us in selecting locations of borings with respect to utilities or underground structures. Applied GeoSystems assumes no responsibility for utilities not so located. The first 5 feet will be hand augered before any drilling equipment is operated. Each of the areas where the borings will be drilled will be designated as Exclusion Zones. e§ Only essential personnel will be allowed into an Exclusion Zone. When it is practical and ( . local topography aI[ows, approximately 25 to 75 feet of space SL Pounding ihos: Exclusion Zones will he designated as Contamination Reduction Zones. Cones, wooden barricades, or a suitable alternative will be used to deny public access to these Contamination Reduction Zones. The general public will not be allowed close to the work area under �r;y conditions. If for any reason the safety of a member of the public (e.g., motorist or pedestrian) nay be endangered, work will cease until the situation is remedied. Cones and warning signs will be used when necessary to redirect motorists or pedestrians. EXPOSURE MONITORIXG PLAN It is not anticipatedthat project personnel exposure will exceed the TLVs or PEL9 of the materials;however,pr.oper personal protective equipment will be worn while working at the ;ite. In addition, the work area will monitored using a direct-reading combustible'gas analyzer or an organic vapor meter to detect the concentration of the volatile hydrocarbons in the ambient atmosphere. If the lowest TLV or PEL is consistently being exceeded in the breathing lone, than a respirator must be worn. If the concentration exceeds 1,000 parts per million (ppm), the. use of a respirator is inappropriate and personnel must withdraw from the site. 12 APVlied G00SVstem-5