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SITE HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN ASSESSMENT OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS IN SOIL 1755 EAST YOSEMITE AVENUE MANTECA, CALIFORNIA 11 INTRODU TION The purpose of this Site Health and Safety Plan is to sign responsibilities, establish personal protection standards and safety procedures, and provide for contingencies that may arise during project operations at sites containing or impacted by underground storage tanks. This plan complies with, but does not replace, Federal Health and Safety regulations as set forth in 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, California Health and Safety Regulations as set forth in Title 8, California Code of Regulations, and guidance established by the Califoff is Department of Health Services. This plan is to be used by BSK & Associates (BSK) personnel as a supplement to such rules, regulations, and guidelines. Applicability of the Plan Provisions of this plan are mandatory for on-site BSK employees engaged in hazardous material management activities including but not limited to initial site reconnaissance, preliminary field investigations, mobilization, project operations, and demobilization where gasoline constituents, diesel fuel, and waste oil are expected contaminants and invasive work is limited to excavation and sampling using a backhoe or excavator, or exploratory soil borings using drill rigs equipped with hollow-stem augers. Changing or unanticipated site conditions may requir modification of this health and safety plan to maintain a safe work environment. Modifications to 1he plan should be recorded in field notes and reviewed with site personnel. Under no circumstances will modifications to this plan conflict with federal, state, or local health and safety regulations. Informal daily tailgate meetings will be held to emphasize work site hazards, safety procedures, and concerris of on-site personnel. p e- If applicable, BSK would provide a copy of this health and safety plan to a representative of each on- site BSK subcontractor in compliance with 29 CFR 1 10.120(b)(15) to inform them of potential site hazards. Each subcontractor provides a health and safety plan to his employees covering exposure to hazardous materials and completes work in accordance with that plan. BSK reserves the right to review each subcontractor's plan for applicability topotential site hazards. BSK reserves the right to suspend its subcontractor's site work and ask the subcontractor's personnel to evacuate the hazard area in the event of grossly inadequate health and safety precautions on the part of the subcontractor or if the subcontractor's personnel are, or may be, exposed to an immediate health hazard. 1 . ,