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<br />General Safety Rules for Contractors
<br />Housekeeping
<br />Material should be carefully stacked and located so.
<br />that it does not block aisles, doors, self-contained
<br />breathing .apparatus, fire extinguishers, fire blankets,
<br />stretchers, emergency eyewash fountains, emergency
<br />safety showers, fixed ladders, stairways, or electrical
<br />breaker panels.
<br />- Nails protruding from boards 'must be
<br />removed or bent over.
<br />- All work areas shall be kept clear of form.
<br />and scrap lumber and all other debris.
<br />Combustible scrap, waste materials, and
<br />debris shall be removed" at regular and
<br />frequent intervals.
<br />Containers shall be provided for the
<br />collection and separation of refuse by type.
<br />Covers shall be provided on containers used
<br />for flammable, combustible, or harmful
<br />substances.
<br />- Overhead storage of debris, tools,
<br />equipment, pipes, etc., is prohibited..
<br />At the end of each work dayy, Contractor
<br />shall provide for pick up of all debris such
<br />as paper, rags, empty cans and bottles, etc.
<br />Ladders
<br />The use of ladders with broken or missing rungs or
<br />steps, broken or split handrails, or with other, faulty or
<br />defective construction is prohibited:
<br />- Ladders must not be placed` adjacent to a
<br />door unless the door is locked or guarded.
<br />- Metal ladders shall not be used for electrical
<br />work.
<br />- Tie off top of ladder to structure
<br />Medical Service and First Aid
<br />Emergency Medical Service. Preplanned
<br />emergency medical service shall be provided as
<br />designated by Contractor and approved by the
<br />EARTH TECH Representative.
<br />First Aid Kit. Each Contractor shall provide a first
<br />aid kit for his employees which meets minimum
<br />OSHA requirements.
<br />Mobile Cranes
<br />Mobile cranes, including portable crane derricks,
<br />power shovels, or similar equipment, shall not -be
<br />operated within ten feet of overhead electrical power
<br />lines.
<br />Overhead Work
<br />No overhead work shall be performed when, as a
<br />result of that work, the possibility of a falling object
<br />striking any -person exists. Do not work above any
<br />person at any time.
<br />Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
<br />In certain construction and maintenance operations,
<br />personal protective equipment such as safety glasses,
<br />chemicalgoggles, , respirators,, .hard hats, -and
<br />protective clotting is required. The type of protective
<br />equipment to be worn will be: determined by the
<br />degree of exposure to the , potential hazard. - There
<br />will be very few occasions' when hard hats and eye
<br />protection will not be required at EARTH TECH job
<br />sites. When in doubt of the safety measures to be
<br />observed, Contractor shall contact the EARTH.TECH
<br />Health and Safety Section. This shall not, however,
<br />relieve Contractor of his responsibilities to determine
<br />appropriate protection.
<br />Eye protection is required, when engaging in such
<br />operations as the following:
<br />- Drilling, chipping, grinding, wire brushing
<br />- . Handling caustics and acids
<br />Breaking bricks or concrete
<br />- Hammering chisels, drift pins, etc.
<br />- Burning or welding
<br />- Other situations which create a possible eye
<br />hazard, e.g., chemical environments.
<br />Photographs
<br />Only EARTH TECH photographers, with permission
<br />from DIPEF, are permitted`to carry cameras or take
<br />pictures. If progress or finished construction
<br />photographs are desired, re'quest.for same should be
<br />made through the EARTH TECH Representative.
<br />Power Tools
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<br />Power and Air -Actuated Tools. Gasoline -powered,
<br />electric, or air -actuated tools are not to be used on
<br />EARTH TECH property or job sites without prior
<br />approval of the EARTH TECH Health and Safety
<br />Department. To obtain approval, Contractor 'must
<br />contact the EARTH TECH Representative.
<br />Explosive -Actuated .Tools. Explosive -actuated
<br />(powder -actuated) fastening tools shall meet the
<br />design requirements in "American National Standard
<br />Safety Requirements for Ex losive-Actuated
<br />Fastening Tools" (ANSI A10.3-1970). A tool which
<br />does not meet these design standards cannot be used.
<br />- Power tools shall never be left unattended in
<br />a place where they would be available to
<br />unauthorized persons.
<br />Power tools shall not be used in explosive or
<br />flammable atmospheres.
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<br />Fall Protection
<br />Appropriate fall protection, such as safety harness
<br />and. lanyard, must be worn when worker is exposed
<br />to falling more than 8 feet.ALanyard or lifeline must
<br />be tied off to appropriate structure capable of
<br />supportingg five - times the weight of the person
<br />(nominal 1000 pounds).
<br />GSRC-6 Revised - February 9, 1998
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