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Site Health and Safety Plan Page 34 <br />9. Decontamination <br />This section describes procedures for decontaminating site workers and equipment in <br />compliance with 29 CFR 1926.65(b)(4)(ii)(G). This section also describes disposal of waste <br />from decontamination processes. Site decontamination procedures are designed to achieve <br />a safe, logical removal or neutralization of contaminants that may accumulate on-site <br />workers and/or equipment. The site SSHO is responsible for decontamination procedures at <br />the site. <br />Decontamination procedures are intended to minimize site worker and other personnel <br />contact with contaminants, protect against transfer of contamination to clean areas of the <br />site, and areas off site. This may also extend to useful life of PPE by reducing the amount of <br />time that contaminants contact and/or affect the surfaces of PPE. Decontamination <br />procedures shall be communicated to site workers and implemented before any site worker <br />or equipment is permitted to enter areas where potential for exposure to hazardous <br />substances exists. <br />Emergency decontamination procedures are detailed in Section 10 of this HASP. <br />The decontamination procedures described below are designed to meet the requirements of <br />29 CFR 1926.65(k) and include site-specific information about: <br />• General and specific decontamination procedures for personnel and PPE. <br />• General and specific decontamination procedures for equipment. <br />• Location and type of Site decontamination equipment and procedures. <br />• Disposal of residual waste from decontamination procedures. <br />• Monitoring the efficacy of the site decontamination procedures. <br />9.1 General and Specific Decontamination Procedures for Site Workers and PPE <br />All site workers and PPE leaving this site shall be appropriately and adequately <br />decontaminated. <br />Specific decontamination for the site and site workers shall be conducted daily. <br />9.2 General and Specific Decontamination Procedure for Equipment <br />All contaminated clothing and equipment leaving the site shall be appropriately disposed of <br />or decontaminated. <br />General decontamination guidelines for equipment include: <br />• Particular attention given to decontaminating tires, scoops, and other parts of heavy <br />equipment that are directly exposed to waste and contaminated soil. <br />• When work is completed or heavy equipment is scheduled to leave the site, site <br />personnel shall brushoff all soil from the heavy equipment. <br />• Removed soil shall be maintained accordingly. <br />• Vehicles and equipment are prohibited from departing the site with visible soil on the <br />outside of vehicle.