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<br />Geocon Project No. S2170-07-12 - 18 - June 6, 2022 <br />• Face & Eye Protection: Protective eye wear (i.e., safety glasses) shall be worn by <br />personnel working in direct proximity to operating heavy equipment and highway traffic; <br />ref. T8 CCR §§1514 & 3382 Eye Protection. <br />• Hand Protection: Appropriate hand protection shall be required for employees whose work <br />involves unusual and excessive exposure of hands to cuts capable of causing injury or <br />impairments; ref. T8 CCR §§1514 & 3384 Hand Protection. <br />• Foot Protection: Foot protection, such as steel toed shoes or boots shall be required for <br />employees who are exposed to foot injuries from electrical hazards, falling objects, or crushing <br />or penetrating actions; ref. T8 CCR §§1514 & 3385 Foot Protection. <br />5.3 PPE – Level “C” Protection <br />Back-Up Respiratory Protection: Level C respiratory protection shall be available as back-up and will <br />include NIOSH approved half-face or full-face, air-purifying respirators outlined in Section 5.1. <br /> <br />These levels may be up-graded by anyone, with prior notification to management personnel, but shall <br />only be downgraded upon approval by either the PSO or the PM. <br />5.4 Miscellaneous Safety Equipment <br />Additional protective equipment to be available to personnel working at the site is listed as follows: <br /> <br />• Communication: Portable radios/walkie talkies or cell phones shall accompany all personnel. <br />• A minimum 20-pound (B. C. Rated) fire extinguisher will be located onsite. <br />• An emergency first aid kit will be available at the support zone at all times. <br />• Emergency Response Spill Kit consisting of absorbents, plastic liners, rags, shovels, push <br />brooms, Tyvek™ suits, gloves, half-face respirators and cartridges. <br />• Self-contained Portable Eyewash Equipment (ref. Sections 5, 7, or 9 of ANSI Z358.1-1981) <br />• Copious amounts of potable water - Shall be readily available for both drinking purposes and for <br />personal hygiene purposes (e.g., washing, rinsing, and cooling of face and body, etc.). <br />A minimum of 2 gallons of drinking water per onsite worker shall be available before work begins, <br />or a drinking water source must be immediately available at the project site; ref. Section 3.6. <br />• Water source necessary for suppressing airborne (fugitive) dust emissions. <br />6.0 DECONTAMINATION <br />Decontamination procedures will be tailored to the specific hazards of the site and may vary in <br />complexity and number of steps, depending on the level of hazard and employee exposure to <br />potential hazards. Decontamination procedures and PPE decontamination methods will vary <br />depending upon the extent of potentially impacted soils required to be handled. Decontamination <br />methods and procedures will be routinely evaluated, as necessary, to assure that employees are not <br />exposed to hazards by reusing PPE. <br />