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I. INTRODU=ON Backctround This guidance document is intended to assist contractors, subcontractors and responsible parties in preparing site safety plans (SSP's) for projects that are under the purview of the Toxic Substances Control Division (TSCD) . This document is not necessarily all-inclusive. The scope of the plan required and its content will vary on a site-specific basis. Ha:ever, most SSP's will need to address, at a minimum, all of the topics listed in the "SSP Outline" below. If a topic area does not relate to the project, a negative declaration should be included to establish that adequate consideration was given to the topic. TSCD will not accept plans that fail to, at a minimum, address all topics in the "SSP Outline". A well-written SSP should be a stand-alone document. While assuring the governmental agencies involved that both worker and community health and safety concerns are properly addressed, it should also provide site management with information that is sufficiently detailed to permit implementation of all health and safety functions at the site. A reference copy of the SSP must always be available at the site. The SSP must also provide site workers with appropriate health and safety guidance, and be the basis for training the workers in the hazards specific to the particular job. It is, therefore, important to avoid obscure medical and technical terms wherever possible, particularly when discussing issues such as health effects, over-exposure symptoms and heat stress symptoms. It is advisable to have the SSP developed by industrial hygiene and safety professionals who have hazardous waste site experience. It is imperative that 29 CFR 1910.120 be consulted while preparing an SSP. All SSP requirements of this regulation and the proposed rules that were promulgated in the Federal Register of August 10, 1987 are reflected in this guidance document and are cited where appropriate. This Guidance Document will be updated on a regular basis to reflect advances in health and safety, and changes in laws, regulations, and other guidance. A list of suggested references is provided in Section V of this document. Health and Safety Procrram A SSP is an extension of the contractor's in-house Health and Safety Program. Such a Program includes a Medical Su_-veillance Program, Hazard Co m u-nication Program, Hearing Conservation Program, Respiratory Protection Program, Personal Protective Equipment Program, and ocher Programs as required under various sections of 29 CrR 1910. The presence of such a Health and Safety Program provides a starting point from whish to develop a SSP, and it ensures consistency in the SSP. Contractors who do not have such a Program established can obtain assistance in establis,-i one from the Cal-OSHA Corsultation Service c= from a private industrial hygiene consultant. SSP Format TSCD does not require SSP's to be written using the format of the SSP Outline 4