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DECONTAMINATION Decontamination consists of contamination-reduction phases and personal hygiene for site operations The following decontamination procedures will be used • Maximize the use of disposable clothing for personal protection (latex surgical gloves, Tyvek coveralls and PVC booties) • Remove disposable PVC booties, Tyvek coveralls, outer gloves and inner gloves and dispose of them in a clean unused garbage bag(s) • Remove respirator, remove cartridges and discard them Return respirator to storeroom at the end of the fob All respirators will be properly washed, sanitized, tagged and stored • The garbage bag(s) holding disposable items from the site operations will be placed in securely covered, clearly marked 55-&alion steel drums and placed in an area of the site at the direction of the Site Engineer Final disposition will be in accordance with site remedial action • Wash hands and face with soap immediately upon exiting the Exclusion Zone • After departing the site, site operations personnel should shower as soon as possible • After departing the site, fabric work clothes and undergarments should be washed as soon as possible using routine wash method • Each piece of equipment (tools and all vehicles taken inside the exclusion zone) must be decontaminated before it leaves the operation site This must be done in an area designated for equipment decontamination Large items of equipment, such as backhoes, vehicles and trucks, should be subjected to decontamination by high pressure water washes or steam A special solution, such as Liqui-Nox, a 1% to 2% TSP solution, or Bola Degreaser, may have to be used on sampling equipment or heavily soiled items All wash and rinse water must be contained (on Visqueen for large equipment, in 5-gallon buckets for tools), collected, and disposed of as required • For decontamination of personnel involved in an accident, refer to the Emergency Procedures section of this document (page 11) PHYSICAL HAZARDS • The physical hazards associated with operating heavy equipment are as follows Moving machine parts Heavy equipment awa io(W 5) Page 7 AMERICAN