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Austin Road Landfill Health&Safety Plan Austin Road Landfill, Stockton, California Page 3 • Be alert to potentially changing exposure conditions as evidenced by perceptible odors, unusual appearance of excavated soils,oily sheen on water,etc, • Be alert to the symptoms or fatigue and heat/cold stress, and their effect on the normal caution and judgement of personnel, Establish prearranged hand signals or other means of emergency communication when wearing respiratory equipment, since this equipment seriously impairs speech communications, • Noise may pose a health and safety hazard during drilling and construction activities. A good rule of thumb to follow is that if you have to shout in order to communicate a distance of 3 feet in steady state (continuous) noise, you should be wearing hearing protection. Likewise, any impact noise from activities such as driving casing during drilling which is loud enough to cause discomfort would also indicate the need for hearing protection,and • Always wear an appropriate level of personal protection. Lesser levels of protection can result in preventable exposure; excessive levels of safety equipment can impair efficiency and increase the potential for accidents to occur. 1.4 Site Control Procedures All project personnel will check in with the H&A Field Leader on a daily basis. Authorized personnel will accompany any visitors to the work site. Due to certain security protocols at the NCYCC facility, any and all contractors and subcontractors are required to gain security clearance before entering the facility. To acquire security clearance, the following information must be provided to the field project leader: Full name, date of birth, license number, and state. The information will be distributed to the appropriate security personnel at the NCYCC facility, who will then issue a security clearance to the individual making the request.A gate pass will be issued to all individuals and must be presented upon entrance to or exit from the facility. 1.5 Site Safety Briefing Prior to commencement of field investigative activities at the Austin Rd Landfill and NCYCC Facility Sites, the Contractor and Subcontractor field personnel will attend an on-site safety orientation. This orientation will include,at a minimum,the following topics: • A discussion of the scope of work for the project, • Locations of site emergency equipment and contacts, • Personal protective equipment requirements and action levels,and • Site safety procedures. This briefing will be repeated for new employees and supported with weekly"tailgate"health and safety briefings. The weekly briefings will be conducted according to a schedule established by the Field Team Leader, and will be supplemented with additional briefings if site conditions change or are different than anticipated by this HASP.