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Austin Road Landfill Health&Safety Plan Austin Road Landfill,Stockton, California Page 2 environment for all Contractor and Subcontractor personnel. The personnel fulfilling these responsibilities are listed in Table 1.1. Table 1.1 Project Personnel Phone numbers Title Personnel Work Mobile Project Manager Ward E. Herst PG, CHG (636)939-9111 (314)368-3874 Project Health and Safety Coordinator Neil Kostelecky 1 (636)939-9111 (636)293-6668 Field Team Leader/On-Site Health Erin Fanning (636)939-9111 (636)219-4801 and Safety Officer As discussed above, the ultimate responsibility for the health and safety of the individual employee rests with the employee and his or her colleagues. Each employee is responsible for exercising the utmost care and good judgement in protecting his or her own health and safety, and that of fellow employees. Should any employee observe a potentially unsafe condition or situation, it is the responsibility of that employee to immediately bring the observed condition to the attention of the appropriate health and safety personnel. Should an employee find himself or herself in a potentially hazardous situation, the employee shall immediately discontinue the hazardous procedure(s) and personally take appropriate preventative or corrective action, and immediately notify the Site Health and Safety Officer or Project Manager of the nature of the hazard. In the event of an immediately dangerous or life-threatening situation, the employee automatically has"stop work"authority. 1.3 General Procedures The following personal hygiene and work practice guidelines are intended to prevent injuries and adverse health effects. These guidelines represent the minimum standard procedures for reducing potential risks associated with this project and are to be followed by Contractor and Subcontractor employees at all times. • The"buddy system"will be used when conducting all field activities, • A multipurpose dry chemical fire extinguisher, a complete field first aid kit, and a bottle of emergency eye wash solution will be immediately available to project field personnel. For example, field support vehicles will be stocked with these items when conducting drilling operations, • Eating, drinking, smoking, taking medications, chewing gum or tobacco, etc. is prohibited in the immediate vicinity of the drilling operation, • Thoroughly wash hands and, if necessary, face before eating or putting anything in your mouth(ie,avoid hand-to-mouth contamination), • Stand upwind of sample locations whenever possible,