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APP/SSHP Soil Excavation at California National Guard Armory Lodi, California 11.0 PERSONAL HYGIENE AND DECONTAMINATION 11.1 GENERAL At the end of a daily shift and whenever leaving the work area where contact with hazardous chemical has been a possibility or personnel have been working in established EZs, all personnel will be required to remove protective equipment and discard disposable garments. All wash water will be containerized for proper handling and disposal. At the end of the shift, all personnel will clean themselves and change into clean clothes, if necessary, before leaving the site. 11.2 DONNING AND DOFFING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT The following procedures will be followed for putting on PPE (when required): • All employees working in the EZ will have PPE available as described in Section 6.2, Modified Level D. • All employees will be trained in the use of any PPE necessary to perform their duties. • If protective suits, boots, and gloves are prescribed by the SSHO, employees shall tape the gloves and boots to the protective suit to prevent contamination from penetrating the space between the protective suit and the gloves and boots. • If respirators are prescribed by the SSHO, the respirators will be thoroughly inspected prior to donning the respirator. New cartridges will be installed. A positive/negative fit check shall be performed each time the respirator is donned. The following procedures will be followed for removal of PPE (when required): • Before leaving the work area, knock off all heavy soil from gloves and boots. • Proceed to the hot line personnel decontamination pad. Step into the boot wash station, wash gloves and boots, and wipe off the respirator if necessary. • After leaving the boot wash station, remove outer tape, boots and gloves. Throw tape and gloves away in designated containers. • Remove outer boots and hang them on the boot rack (respirator still on). • Proceed to remove the outer suit and place in the designated container. • Remove inner boot liners and outer gloves and throw away in the designated container. • Once clear of decon. station, using inner gloves, remove respirator (if used) and throw cartridges into the designated container (throw cartridges away at the end of shift). • Wash respirator, then remove inner gloves, and throw into the designated container. • Hang up the respirator to dry (towel dry and bag at the end of shift). 11.2.1 Personal Hygiene/Sanitation • A portable bathroom and wash facility will be provided at the site, if necessary. • At the end of a daily shift and whenever leaving the a work area where contact with hazardous chemical has been a possibility or personnel have been working in established EZs, all personnel will be required to remove protective equipment and discard disposable garments. All wash water will be containerized for proper handling OTIE 36