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Project No.4-419-0381 August 29,2019 Page No.4 1.2.6 Subcontractor Team Members The responsibilities of the Subcontractor Team Members with respect to safety are to: • Perform work safely; • Read and understand subcontractor health and safety plans; • Adhere to applicable health and safety plan protocol; • Provide applicable health and safety monitoring; • Report any unsafe acts; • Properly inspect and maintain heavy equipment and other machines in compliance with applicable sections of the federal and California Occupational Health and Safety Code; • Supply and maintain safety related protective equipment specified in this plan, such as respirators, protective coveralls,gloves, safety boots,protective eyewear, ear plugs, and hard hats; • Enforce corrective action in cooperation with the client and SALEM Project Manager; • Inform SALEM Project Manager of the presence of any potential health or safety hazards; and • Be aware and alert for signs and symptoms of potential exposure to site contaminants and climatic or acoustic stress. 2.0 HAZARD EVALUATION Certain physical, electrical, fire/explosion, chemical, climatic, and acoustical hazards are associated with the scope of work for this project. These hazards are discussed in the following sections. 2.1 Physical Hazards Field team personnel may be exposed to physical hazards around vehicles, drilling equipment, and during investigation activities. The physical hazards include: • Cuts and contusions by being struck by swinging objects, rotating objects, falling objects, and snapping cables; • Muscular injury by overexertion or improper movement(e.g.,back injury due to improper lifting); • Possible leg/ankle injury due to falling into open holes in the ground; and • Skin or eye burn during welding, cutting, or grinding activities. 2.2 Electrical Hazards Field team personnel may be exposed to electrical hazards during investigation activities. The electrical hazards include: • Puncturing buried cables; and • Exposure to overhead power lines while installing extended lengths of pipe or using equipment with extended booms. 2.3 Fire/Explosion Hazards Field team personnel may be exposed to fire/explosion hazards during all activities. The fire/explosion hazards include: • Excavating into underground pipelines carrying liquid petroleum hydrocarbons and natural gas; • Sparking of combustible organic vapors in the air,in soil gas,on soils,and on the ground water; and • Equipment fires Almost all fires are small in their early stages and can be put out quickly if the proper fire extinguisher is available and the employee has been well trained in the use of a fire extinguisher. Before beginning work at any given site you should locate and properly inspect the nearest fire extinguisher.At each new site you should make a visual inspection of the fire extinguisher. The inspection should insure that the following: Ll SALEM engineering group. inc.