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specifications and recorded in a log book kept with the instrument. Ambient breathing space measurements should be collected every 5 to 15 minutes (minimum) during drilling and other field activities. 11.0 DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES [CAL/OSHA 8 CCR 5192(x)] All down-hole soil, soil vapor, and groundwater sampling equipment (e.g., split spoons, hand augers, probe rods, discrete samplers, etc.), hand tools, purge pumps, water level indicators, etc. will be decontaminated before, between, and after use with Alconox or an equivalent phosphate-free detergent solution to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. Decontamination of all sampling equipment will consist of submerging the equipment in a detergent solution bath and scrubbing it with dedicated brushes. The equipment will then be placed in a rinse bath and agitated. A second rinse bath will be used as needed. 12.0 EMPLOYEE TRAINING [CAL/OSHA 8 CCR 5192(E)] All personnel working onsite must have had at a minimum the required 24 or 40-hour OSHA training for HAZWOPER with current annual 8-hour refresher, which includes the use of respirators and PPE. Annual individualized respirator fit testing is required for all applicable AEI employees working at the site. During the daily Site Health and Safety Briefing or "Tailgate Safety Meeting", at a minimum the following should be discussed: 1) Scope of work, including personnel project responsibilities. 2) A description of the levels of personal protection at the site and the steps taken to select each level. 3) Emergency procedures. Identify Emergency gathering location. 4) Nature of the known or anticipated hazards, including the location of the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for the chemicals at the site. 5) Review safe work practices and identify any prohibited or forbidden practices. 6) Permissible smoking location. (aware of city/local ordinances for smoking) Attendance at the Site Health and Safety Briefing or "Tailgate Safety Meeting" will be mandatory and all personnel coming on-site following the initial daily meeting will be subject to their own Site Health and Safety Briefing prior to entering the site. All personnel will be required to sign the Health and Safety Briefing/Site Orientation Record to signify understanding and adherence to AEI's HASP. 13.0 SITE HAZARD ASSESSMENT 0 =Applies, or required item(s)available. ❑ = Not Applicable.) HAZARD ASSESSMENT: PHYSICAL HAZARDS AND RELATED CONCERNS FCAL/OSHA 8 CCR 51921 ❑ Confined Space Entry (CSE). Confined space entry means the potentially hazardous entry into any space which, by design, has limited openings for entry and exit, unfavorable natural ventilation which could contain or produce dangerous air contaminants, and which is not intended for continuous employee occupancy. Confined spaces include but are not limited to storage tanks, compartments of ships, process vessels, pits, silos, vats, degreasers, reaction vessels, boilers, ventilation and exhaust ducts, sewers, tunnels, underground utility vaults, and pipelines. Other environments which must be treated as (♦ confined spaces include testpits, and basements,garages, warehouses and other indoor areas where mechanical(i.e., diesel, PM propane, gasoline or similarly powered) equipment must be operated for drilling or test pitting purposes Confined space entry should be allowed only when absolutely necessary, and then only when all requirements of AEI's Confined Space Entry Control Program, and/or CSE Program Supplement for Indoor Drilling (and Similar Operations) and/or Trench and Excavation AEI Health&Safety,Injury&Illness Prevention Plan Page 9 of 25 June 24, 2011