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SITE SAFETY PLAN May 31, 1989 Waterfront Redevelopment, Stockton, California AGS 39048-1 The Staff Geologist is responsible for the dissemination of the information contained in this Plan to Applied GeoSystems personnel assigned to the project and to the responsible representative of each subcontractor firm working under Applied GeoSystems on the project. The Staff Geologist will also act as the Site Safety Officer. As such, the Staff Geologist is responsible for adequately addressing the following items: o Safety supplies and equipment inventory onsite o Training programs and hazard communication o Procedures for reporting accidents or incidents o Decontamination and contamination-reduction procedures The Staff Geologist has the authority to suspend work anytime he or she finds that the provisions of the Plan are inadequate for worker safety. The Staff Geologist will promptly inform the Project Manager and the Health and Safety Coordinator of any deficiency within the Plan or individuals or subcontractors whose conduct is not consistent with the requirements of this Plan. MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE Applied GeoSystems personnel and subcontractors engaged in project activities must be participants in a medical surveillance program and must be cleared by the examining physician(s) to wear respiratory protection devices and protective clothing for working with hazardous materials. The applicable requirements under Title 8, Section 5216, of the California Administrative Code will be observed. The applicable requirements under 29 CFR 1910.120 of the Federal Administrative Code will also be observed. SAFETY AND ORIENTATION MEETING Field personnel from Applied GeoSystems and its subcontractors will attend a project- specific training meeting for safety issues and review the project tasks before beginning work. The meeting will be led by the Staff Geologist. In addition, fit-testing of respiratory protective devices will be conducted as part of the safety orientation meeting when the use of a respirator may be required. HAZARD ASSESSMENT The possible major contaminants expected to be encountered on the project are diesel fuel and gasoline and its hydrocarbon constituents. The anticipated contaminants and their exposure standards are listed in Table 1. It is not anticipated that the potential levels of exposure will reach the permissible exposure limits (PELs) or threshold limit values (TLVs). 7 2 A, pl ed GeoSystems