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10.0 - EMPLOYEE TRAINING 10.1 Pre-Assignment and Annual Refresher Training All ATC Employees and Subcontractors will participate in routine health and safety education and training programs. These programs are designed to provide employees with a thorough knowledge of hazardous materials, health and safety hazard potential, and Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements published in 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910. According to 29 CFR 1910.120(e), Site employees will have received 40 hours of initial Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) instruction and 24 hours of supervised field experience. Attending an annual 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher training session maintains this initial training. It is the responsibility of the Project Manager and each subcontractor's supervising manager to determine if the subcontractor staff meets these training requirements. 10.2 Site Supervisor's Training On-site Managers and Supervisors on hazardous waste sites who are directly responsible for or who supervise workers engaged in hazardous wastes operations receive, in addition to the initial 40 HAZWOPER training, 8 additional hours of specialized supervisory training in compliance with the OSHA regulations. This training includes training on the employer's safety and health program and the associated employee training program, personal protective equipment program, spill containment program, and health hazards monitoring procedure and techniques. 10.3 Site Safety Training and Briefing Topics The SSHO will conduct Site-specific health and safety briefing for field personnel before the start of all field work. Briefing attendees will include the Site Supervisor, the Project Team, and Subcontractor personnel. At the conclusion of the meeting, personnel are to sign the HASP Agreement and Acknowledgement Form in the Appendices. As additional people are assigned to the Site, it is the responsibility of the SHSO to ensure that new personnel are briefed on health and safety protocols and ensure that they have reviewed and signed the HASP Agreement and Acknowledgement Form. Items to be covered include: Site-specific health and safety rules Client-specific health and safety rules Health effects of various chemicals used on the Site Emergency response actions pertaining to operations on-Site Additionally, daily Site Tailgate Safety Meetings will be conducted to review past activities, plan ahead for new or changed operations, to understand any near-miss and "lessons learned, establish safe working procedures for anticipated hazards, and provide pertinent safety and health training and motivation. The SSHO will complete the Tailgate Safety Meeting Form located in the Appendices. 10.4 Visitors All visitors entering the designated work zones will be subject to all applicable health and safety requirements during field operations at the Site. All visitors to a work Site will be given the opportunity to review the HASP, will be escorted at all times, and will be required to stay a safe distance from Site activities. The Site Supervisor and/or the SSHO will be responsible for briefing all visitors on the Site hazards, Site safety precautions, and the Site emergency response plan. HASP Level III Rev. 01 —(June 11,2007) 10-1