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8.9.1 Decontamination Procedures for Personnel and PPE The following are general decontamination procedures established and implemented at this Site: 1. Decontamination is required for all workers exiting a contaminated area. Personnel may re-enter the SZ only after undergoing the decontamination procedures described in the next section. 2. Protective clothing is decontaminated, cleaned, laundered, maintained and/or replaced as needed to ensure its effectiveness. 3. PPE used at this Site that requires maintenance or parts replacement is decontaminated prior to repairs, or 4. PPE used at this Site is decontaminated or prepared for disposal on the premises. Personnel who handle contaminated equipment have been trained in the proper means to do so to avoid hazardous exposure. 5. This Site uses an off-Site laundry for decontamination of PPE. The Site has informed that facility of the hazards associated with contaminated PPE from this Site. 6. The Site requires and trains workers that if their permeable clothing is splashed on or becomes wetted with a hazardous substance, they will immediately exit the work zone, perform applicable decontamination procedures, shower, and change into uncontaminated clothing. 7. Procedures for disposal of decontamination waste shall meet applicable local, State, and Federal regulations. 8.9.2 Decontamination Procedures for Equipment All tools, equipment, and machinery from the EZ or CRZ are decontaminated in the CRZ prior to removal to the SZ. Equipment decontamination procedures are designed to minimize the potential for hazardous skin or inhalation exposure, and to avoid cross-contamination and chemical incompatibilities. General Equipment Decontamination Procedures: 1. Decontamination is required for all equipment exiting a contaminated area. Equipment may re-enter the SZ only after undergoing the equipment decontamination procedures. 2. Vehicles that travel regularly between the contaminated and clean areas of the Site are carefully decontaminated each time they exit the EZ and the effectiveness of that decontamination is monitored to reduce the likelihood that contamination will be spread to other parts of the Site. 3. Particular attention is given to decontaminating tires, scoops, and other parts of heavy equipment that are directly exposed to contaminants and contaminated soil. 4. Procedures for disposal of decontamination waste shall meet applicable local, State and Federal regulations. The following items may be used to decontaminate equipment: • Fresh water rinse; • Non-phosphorus detergent wash; • Distilled water rinse; • Acetone rinse; and • A steam cleaner or pressure washer(heavy equipment only). 5175.0001S102/HSP Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan I ROUX 132