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Site Specific Health, Safety and Environmental Plan 19 5.0 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements Refer to Section 7 of this site-specific HSE Plan for details concerning PPE needs for this project. In general, SLR field work will require the following mandatory PPE. • ANSI Z41-1991 approved steel toe boots • ANSI Z87.1-1989 approved safety glasses with side shields • Reflective / High visibility vest (or included stitched onto coveralls) • Leather gloves (on your person ready for use) Be sure to consider the following potential PPE needs based on project risks or client requirements. • Hearing protection (ear plugs or ear muffs required for drilling, excavations, etc.) • ANSI Z89.1-1986 approved hardhat with side impact protection • Chemical Resistant Gloves (appropriate to the chemical hazards present) • Chemical Resistant Coveralls or Apron (appropriate to the chemical hazards present) • Puncture Resistant Gloves (when handling sharp objects) • High Temperature Rated Gloves (when working near hot surfaces or handling hot materials) • Boots equipped with meta-tarsal protection (when working where falling / rolling objects are present) • Boots equipped with steel shanks (when walking on sharp objects) • Personal Fall Protection System (including full body harness, lanyard, deceleration device, and anchorage) • NIOSH approved ½ face air purifying respirator with Organic/HEPA cartridges • Other NIOSH approved respirator (filtering face-piece, tight-fitting full-face, powered-air-purifying, etc.) • Fire-retardant coveralls (i.e. Nomex) • Personal Floatation Device (when working in or around water deep enough for the PFD to work) • Cold Weather Gear (Required on the Alaska North Slope between October 1st and May 1st) • Traction spikes for Boots (when walking in icy conditions) • Knee Pads (any functions the require crawling or consistent kneeling) • Hip or Chest Waders 6.0 HSE Guiding Principles The following HSE guiding principles are paramount on SLR projects: • Injuries and occupational illnesses are preventable. • Safety is fundamental to the conduct of our business. • Employee involvement, feedback, and recognition are fundamental to safety. • Safe behavior is doing the job right. • Workplace risk will be reduced in the following priority: 1. Engineering controls; 2. Administrative controls and operating practices; 3. Personal protective equipment. • Management is responsible for visibly and consistently establishing safety as a core value.