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Geocon Project No. S2170-07-12 - 7 - June 6, 2022 Control(s): To minimize risks of “slip/trip” hazards, personnel shall maintain a constant program of good housekeeping, keeping areas clear of trip hazards and wet and slippery surfaces. All hand tools shall be regularly secured and care shall be taken when entering areas where work is being performed above eye level. 3.2.3 Trauma Injuries – Struck by Vehicles or Heavy Equipment Hazard: Injuries can, and often, result when workers are the unexpected receptor of contact with another kinetic mass. These occurrences typically result from the worker being struck by a dropped or collapsed mass, a moving piece of equipment, or more likely a moving vehicle. Control(s): Geocon employees will be required to wear hard hats, safety glasses and ANSI safety vests, and place safety cones at 10-yard intervals for a minimum of 30 yards (if achievable) from the left rear corner of the vehicle so they may be seen by adjacent traffic. 3.3 Underground Utilities Type(s)/Source: Electrical, water, sewer, and gas utilities Qualified Exposure Risk: Moderate Hazard Control: Isolation (contact USA, independent Utility Locator) Hazard: Contact with electrical current can cause shock, electrical burns, and/or be instantly fatal. If direct-push drill probe makes contact with electrical wires, it may or may not be insulated from the ground by the tires of the carrier. Under either circumstance, the human body, if it simultaneously comes in contact with the drill rig and the ground, will provide a conductor of the electricity to the ground. Control(s): Demarcate all drilling/digging locations, first. Contact Underground Service Alert (USA) (1-800-227-2600 or 811) and review as-built plans before performing any excavation/drilling/coring activity. It is advised that a private utility locator be contacted to supplement USA’s demarcations, especially when the project is on private property. Soil intrusive work shall not proceed until all locating activities have been completed and fully documented in the site records. The initial site safety orientation meeting for all personnel onsite shall include a review of the underground utility locations and the location of the site map, showing the position of any underground utility lines. The site safety orientation shall include a site walkover of each marked utility or line. Should a sub-surface condition be encountered that creates suspicion that there may be an unidentified underground line or utility, immediately cease work and secure the equipment. Work will not proceed until the potential risk or condition is resolved.