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Health and Safety Plan 1319 & 1327 South Madison Street, Stockton,CA 432770 A E I Consultanlot ts 4.0 GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Drilling activities at gasoline service stations are of particular importance to borehole clearance. The locations of underground features such as utilities and underground storage tanks may not be obvious from a quick look at a station. An outline of a typical gas station is provided as Figure 1 and photos of the underground features are provided in Appendix B. AEI requires that both private utility clearance and hand clearing be performed prior to any projects involving gasoline service stations. The use of vacuum clearance is recommended at all active gasoline service stations and can be utilized instead of hand clearing. Note thatpetroleum companies may have specific policies regarding drilling activities at service stations that may be more stringent than those presented herein. Obtain the proper information prior to drilling. 5.0 EXCAVATIONS AND TRENCHES Clearance methods for excavations and trenches are similar to those for boreholes as detailed in Section 3.0. Clearance for excavations and trenches must be planned on a case-by case basis. Utilities which run through an excavation must be identified and deactivated prior to the excavation. Hand clearing using hand tools is required to expose any potential utilities within an excavation. 6.0 LEGAL ASPECTS 29 CFR1926.651(b)(1)requires that"the estimated location of utility installations,such as sewer, telephone,fuel,electric,water lines or any other underground installations that reasonably may be expected to be encountered during excavation work, shall be determined prior to opening an excavation." 29 CFR1926.651(b)(2) requires that utility companies or owners shall be contacted within established or customary local response times, advised of the proposed work, and asked to establish the location of the utility underground installations prior to the start of actual excavation. When utility companies or owners cannot respond to a request to locate underground utility installations within 24 hours(unless a longer period is required by state or local law),or cannot establish the exact location of these installations, the employer may proceed, provided that the employer does so with caution,and provided that detection equipment or other acceptable means to locate utility installations are used.