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APP/SSHP Soil Excavation at California National Guard Armory Lodi, California and disposal. At the end of the shift, all personnel will clean themselves and change into clean clothes, if necessary, before leaving the site. • All employees working in the EZ will follow the rules established below. Employees found to be disregarding the rules will be barred from the site. • Eating, drinking, chewing gum, chewing tobacco, smoking, or any practice that increases the probability of hand-to-mouth transfer and ingestion of material is prohibited in the EZ. An exception to this policy will be allowed by having hand/face washing facilities and Gatorade at the decontamination pavilion. This exception is to help prevent heat-related illness from wearing PPE in warm weather. • Hands, face, and forearms must be thoroughly washed upon leaving a contaminated or suspected contaminated area before eating, drinking, or performing any other activities that might involve hand-to-mouth contact thereby increasing the potential of ingesting contaminants. • Employees will be required to clean themselves including the washing of hair (if required), at the end of each shift. • Removal of materials from protective clothing or equipment by blowing, shaking, or any other means that may disperse materials into the air, will be prohibited. • Any skin contact with groundwater should be avoided. • All employees will follow the rules established for the site. Employees found to be disregarding the rules will be barred from the site. 11.2.2 Medical Emergency Decontamination Procedures The following procedures are to be used for providing emergency medical treatment to personnel sustaining injury while working in the exclusion area of the site. The procedures are to be used by site/safety personnel, emergency medical staff/ambulance crew members, and hospital emergency room staff ONLY when the nature of the medical emergency supersedes standard operating procedures for chemical decontamination when exiting the exclusion area for the chemical hazards associated with this site. The potential chemical hazards at the site include volatile organics (petroleum hydrocarbons) in the groundwater. It is not expected that workers will be exposed to any contaminants in the groundwater if proper engineering controls and procedures are followed. However, the following sections briefly describe procedures in case of unexpected exposure to these substances. The primary acute chemical hazards are generally from low-level, direct dermal exposure, typically only causing a skin rash upon exposure. Although specific contaminants, by nature, must be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, these procedures generally will be followed: 11.2.2.1 Injury With Potential for Contact with Lightly Contaminated Clothing; Uncontaminated Skin An initial assessment of the injured person will be performed first, to determine if the employee has suffered a spinal/head injury. Potential spinal/head injuries may require PPE to be left on the injured employee. If the initial assessment does not provide evidence of a spinal/head injury, all protective clothing (hard hat, outer boots, and gloves)will be removed by personnel at the Site before the injured person is transferred to an ambulance. This can be performed anywhere on-site although when at all possible, it should be performed at the hot line, break area, or emergency exit. Standard untaping and washing procedures may be postponed if necessary. OTI E 37