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.0 HEALTH AND SAFETY PLA <br />.1 RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY <br />The Contractor will be required to ensure work area meets all safety <br />requirements. The Contractor will be solely and wholly responsible for the <br />safety of his workers during this project. <br />0 <br />u <br />11 <br />0 <br />C <br />C <br />C <br />fl <br />A. SWD's contractor will conduct a safety meeting with County staff and <br />Contractor's employees before the start of the project. During the first <br />safety meeting, SWD's Contractor will inform employees not to touch <br />refuse if encountered. Employees will be asked to wear gloves when <br />working. <br />B. Prior to drilling, Underground Service Alert (USA) will be notified. <br />Presence of overhead power lines will be checked and its clearances with <br />the drilling equipment. The well locations will be adjusted if needed drill <br />rig clearances are.not met. <br />C. If any strange material is encountered during drilling, the work area will be <br />cordoned off and the County's Office of Emergency Services (OES) will be <br />notified. The affected work area will be flagged and excluded from other <br />work areas until the strange material is characterized by OES. SWD's <br />staff and drilling contractor will not attempt to remove or handle suspicious <br />material. SWD will contact PSC environmental to remove and dispose <br />any hazardous materials. <br />Work Plan- Groundwater Monitoring Well Installation <br />April 24, 2013 <br />5 <br />San Joaquin County <br />Department Of Public Works <br />Solid Waste Division <br />4.2 SITE CONDITIONS <br />The installation of the new GW monitoring wells does not include <br />excavation of refuse or contact with refuse. <br />Potential risk with Landfill Gas may be an issue but minimal as the new <br />GW wells are further away from refuse footprint. Each sites perimeter <br />LFG migration monitoring wells have shown methane readings of less <br />than one percent by volume. The lower explosive limit of methane is five <br />percent by volume. Potential hazards of methane gas are: fire, explosion <br />and asphyxiation. <br />0 <br />u <br />11 <br />0 <br />C <br />C <br />C <br />fl <br />A. SWD's contractor will conduct a safety meeting with County staff and <br />Contractor's employees before the start of the project. During the first <br />safety meeting, SWD's Contractor will inform employees not to touch <br />refuse if encountered. Employees will be asked to wear gloves when <br />working. <br />B. Prior to drilling, Underground Service Alert (USA) will be notified. <br />Presence of overhead power lines will be checked and its clearances with <br />the drilling equipment. The well locations will be adjusted if needed drill <br />rig clearances are.not met. <br />C. If any strange material is encountered during drilling, the work area will be <br />cordoned off and the County's Office of Emergency Services (OES) will be <br />notified. The affected work area will be flagged and excluded from other <br />work areas until the strange material is characterized by OES. SWD's <br />staff and drilling contractor will not attempt to remove or handle suspicious <br />material. SWD will contact PSC environmental to remove and dispose <br />any hazardous materials. <br />Work Plan- Groundwater Monitoring Well Installation <br />April 24, 2013 <br />5 <br />San Joaquin County <br />Department Of Public Works <br />Solid Waste Division <br />