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VVHF Environmental Consultants, Inc. Health & Safety Plan Page: 7 4.0 DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES Hazardous substances are acutely or chronically toxic or otherwise hazardous to man, animals, and plants. Contamination avoidance is the first and best method for preventing spread of contamination from a hazardous site. Every effort is made to prevent direct contact with contaminants. Simple common sense rules of contamination avoidance include not sitting down, not leaning against drums or debris, and not putting equipment on the ground. The personnel decontamination station provides a controlled decontamination and undressing system designed to avoid the transfer of chemical contamination from protective clothing or equipment to the individual. It is established before any personnel enters the contaminated area so that they can immediately and safely cope with an emergency. Personnel are briefed on decontamination procedures prior to entering the contamination area. When leaving the area, extreme care is taken to ensure that proper decontamination is performed on both person and equipment. 4.1 Personnel Decontamination y When leaving the contaminated are, all personnel will decontaminate at the decontamination station. Decontamination will consist of the following basic steps moving from the contaminated are to the support area: Step 1 Wash and rinse boots in a two stage wash, remove and stack to dry. Step 2 Wash, rinse, and remove outer gloves, stack to dry. Step 3 Remove hard hat, wash, rinse, stack to dry. Step 4 If wearing PVC suit, wash, rinse, hang to dry. Step 5 Remove Tyveck or Saranex suit, discard in waste container. -' step 6 Remove respirator, wash, rinse, stack to dry in on break. Step 7 Proceed to decontamination trailer to wash hands, face, and neck if on break or shower at the end of the shift. Step 8 At end of shift, wash respirator thoroughly in wash solution, germicidal rinse, clean rinse, and hang to dry. ,y