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APP/SSHP Soil Excavation at California National Guard Armory Lodi, California Personnel Injury in the Support Zone— Upon notification of an injury in the support zone, the SSHO will assess the nature of the injury. If the cause of the injury or loss of the injured person does not affect the performance of the site personnel, operations will continue with the appropriate first aid and necessary follow-up as stated above. If the designated emergency signal (continuous horn blast) is sounded, then all site personnel will move to the pre- designated, safe re-assembly points for further instructions. Activities at the site will stop until the added risk is removed or minimized. 14.7 FIRE/EXPLOSION Prevention —The primary goals of fire prevention and protection measures are: • To control ignition sources, and • Early detection and rapid response. The following guidelines will be followed at the site to achieve these goals: • Smoking will be prohibited on site except in designated areas. • No welding, open flame, or spark-producing operations will be allowed on site unless evaluated and approved by the SSHO and a Hot Work Permit obtained. • Recognition -All fires and visible smoke will be reported at once to the PM. • Response - In the event of fire or explosion, site evacuation procedures will be implemented and emergency response services will be notified. OTIE personnel will only attempt to extinguish small incipient fires (e.g., fires that can be extinguished with available portable fire extinguishers). In the event of larger fires, OTIE will notify the proper authorities and evacuate the site in accordance with the Emergency Response and Contingency Plan. Only approved (by a nationally recognized testing laboratory) containers and portable tanks shall be used for the storage of flammable and combustible liquids. Metal containers and portable tanks (less than 660 gallons individual capacity) shall meet the requirements of Chapter I, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (U.S. DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations), Chapter 9 of the United Nations Rules for Transportation of Dangerous Goods, or NFPA 386, Standard for Portable Shipping Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids. Plastic fuel containers shall meet one or more of the following specifications: ANSI/ASTM D3435, Plastic Containers (Jerry Cans) for Petroleum Products; ASTM F 852, Standard for Portable Gasoline Containers for Consumer Use;ASTM F 976, Standard for Portable Kerosene Containers for Commercial Use;ANSI/UL 1313, Nonmetallic Safety Cans for Petroleum Products. 14.8 ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE Prevention—All employees will be alert to any potential areas of spillage or leakage. Recognition —Visual observations of leaking pipes of containers or puddles of unknown liquids will be reported immediately to the FTL who will report the incident to the PM. The primary recognition tool for air releases is the air-monitoring program. Monitoring procedures and action levels will be followed. OTIE 47