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Health and Safety Plan
<br /> 1319 & 1327 South Madison Street, Stockton, CA
<br /> 432770
<br /> • Trees, boulders, and other surface encumbrances that create a hazard will be removed or
<br /> made safe before excavation is begun.
<br /> • Special precautions will be taken in sloping or shoring the sides of excavations adjacent to a
<br /> previously backfilled excavation.
<br /> • Except in hard rock, excavations below the level of the base of the footing of any foundation
<br /> or retaining wall will not be permitted, unless the wall is underpinned and all other precautions
<br /> have been taken to ensure the stability of the adjacent walls.
<br /> • Excavations will be inspected at least daily, or more often as conditions warrant, by a
<br /> competent person to ensure that changes in temperature, precipitation, shallow groundwater,
<br /> overburden, nearby building weight, vibrations, or nearby equipment operation has not
<br /> caused weakening of sides,faces, and flows. Before an employee enters an excavation greater
<br /> than four (4) feet in depth (or less if soil is deemed unstable by a competent person), the
<br /> atmosphere must be tested to ensure that an oxygen deficient or hazardous atmosphere does
<br /> not exist. If the concentration of any airborne contaminant exceeds one-half its permissible
<br /> exposure limit (PEL) or other applicable occupational exposure limit (OEL), the airborne
<br /> oxygen concentration is less the 19.5 percent, or explosivity exceeds ten percent of the lower
<br /> explosive limit (LEL), then no personnel shall be permitted to enter the excavation until such
<br /> engineering controls or other hazard controls are instituted to eliminate or control the hazard.
<br /> • Diversion ditches, dikes, or other suitable means will be used to prevent water from entering
<br /> an excavation and for drainage of the excavation.
<br /> • When mobile equipment is used or allowed adjacent to excavations, stop logs, or barricades
<br /> will be installed. The grade will always be away from the excavation.
<br /> • A means of egress (ladder, ramps, stairways, etc.) shall be accessible at any location inside
<br /> the excavation without requiring more than 25 feet of lateral travel distance.
<br /> • Dust conditions during excavation will be kept to a minimum. Wetting agents shall be used
<br /> when appropriate.
<br /> • Field personnel shall not enter any excavation, without specific direction, for any reason
<br /> except to rescue injured individuals who have fallen into the excavation.
<br /> • All excavations will be marked and protected at all times to ensure site personnel, visitors, or
<br /> unauthorized personnel do not enter without permission or fall into the trench.
<br /> • Personnel will work in pairs when working around an excavation of 2' or more.
<br /> B18: Water Safety - All personnel and visitors when immediately near water (i.e., within 4
<br /> feet/1.22 meter), over water, wadding in water or on any vessel, where the danger of drowning
<br /> exists, must wear a USCG approved personal floatation device (PFD). This PFD must be properly
<br /> secured to the wearer. The PFD must be free of all defects including rips, tears, stress, and
<br /> fading, and be kept clean and free of excessive dirt and oil. However, several factors are
<br /> relevant to determining whether a danger of drowning exists. These include the type of water
<br /> body (i.e., a pool, a river, and a canal), depth, presence, or absence of a current, height above
<br /> the water surface, and the use of fall protection when working above a water body.
<br /> Depending on the factors present, there are some circumstances where a drowning hazard
<br /> could exist where workers are near or over water that is relatively shallow (i.e., less than 2 feet
<br /> (0.6meters) in depth). For example, where workers are not using fall protection and are 10 feet
<br /> above a river, a worker may fall and be knocked unconscious. Without the use of a life jacket or
<br /> buoyant work vest, a worker in such a scenario could drown.
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