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Austin Road Landfill Health&Safety Plan Austin Road Landfill,Stockton,California Page 6 • proper rewarming procedures, • appropriate first aid treatments, • proper clothing practices, • proper eating and drinking habits, • recognition of impending frostbite, • recognition signs and symptoms of impending hypothermia,and • safe work practices. Tinted eye protection for all workers will be provided when a glare potential(snow or ice)is present. Air temperature and wind speed monitoring and recording are required every four hours when the temperature falls below 30°F. 2.3.7.2 Heat Stress Experience has shown that the most effective heat stress deterrent is worker awareness and physiological monitoring. When working in Level C or B protection in ambient temperatures greater than 65°F,employees will use the"buddy system"to monitor each other's pulse rate at the start of each test period. If the pulse rate exceeds 110 beats per minute, the employee will take a 10-minute rest period. The pulse rate shall be monitored again at the beginning of the next rest period and if the pulse rate exceeds 110 beats per minute,the work period shall be shortened by one-third, until the pulse rate does not exceed 110 beats per minute. All employees are to be alert to the possibility and symptoms of heat stress. Should any of the following symptoms occur(extreme fatigue, cramps, dizziness, headache, nausea, profuse sweating, or pale clammy skin),the employee is to leave the work area, rest, cool off, and drink plenty of water or other rehydrating liquids. If the symptoms do not subside after a reasonable rest period, the employee shall notify the Contractor Project Manager or Project Health and Safety Officer and seek medical assistance. 3.0 SITE MONITORING AND ACTION LEVELS Toxic vapor monitoring described in the following sections will be performed in all areas with a potential for the presence hazardous airborne substances. All health and safety monitoring readings will be recorded in a field document and will include the date, time,weather conditions, and location of the reading. In addition, on a daily basis background readings will be measured. Table 3-1 and the following paragraphs describe air monitoring for volatile organic compounds(VOCs)and oxygen. The vicinity of a waste disposal site may contain isolated quantities of a variety of potentially hazardous substances. Substances that are of most concern from an inhalation or asphyxiation standpoint are those that are relatively volatile and are moderately to highly toxic, having odor thresholds higher than the corresponding threshold limit value (TLV, many organic solvents fall into this category), and methane. Field personnel shall use a photo-ionization detector (RAE Systems MiniRAE 2000, Thermo Environmental 580B Organic Vapor Meter, etc.) and a combustible gas indicator equipped with an