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IM 9 01 04 January 2013 AGE -NC Project No. 12-2179 Page 9 of 16 Once the specific hazard has been identified, appropriate clothing can be selected. The protection level assigned must match the hazard confronted. Protective clothing ensembles range from safety glasses, hard hats, and safety shoes to fully encapsulating suits with a supplied source of breathing air. The selection of appropriate PPE is specified in the task hazard analyses found at the site and upgrade criteria will be based upon on-site monitoring results. In addition, guidance concerning._the appropriate levels of protection, which should be utilized during site activities. Head Protection Employees will wear hard hats during outdoor site investigation activities. Ear protection and face shields may be attached to hard hats, if required. Eye Protection Eye protection will be worn at all times, meeting the following requirements: • Provide adequate protection against the particular hazards for which they are designed. • Be reasonably comfortable when underthe designated conditions, fitsnuglyand not unduly interfere with the wearer's movement. • Be durable. • Be easily cleaned and disinfected. Contact lenses do not provide adequate eye protection. Contact lens wearers must use the same additional eye protection as for non -lens wearers. Contact lenses may be worn under full -face respirators (if required to be worn), but are generally not acceptable with half -face respirators. Persons whose vision requires correction which cannot be maintained by the use of contact lenses and are required to wear eye protection may wear goggles or spectacles of one of the following types: Spectacles whose protective lenses provide optical correction (Rx). Goggles that can be worn over corrective (Rx) spectacles without disturbing the Advanced GeoEnvironmental, Inc.