WORK PLANS - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

NATIONAL, ADVERTTSING COMPANY— ADDITIONAL SUBSURFACE 1 VESTIGATIOV HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN 1.0 INTRODUCTION #ar Earth Tech has been selected by The law firm of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy (PGFM) to perform additional subsurface investigation activities in the vicinity of the former 1,000 gallon gasoline tank at the 4— National Advertising Company Facility, located in the city of Stockton, California (see Figure 1-1). The provisions of this Health and Safety Plan (HASP) are mandatory for all Earth Tech and/or subcontractor onsite personnel engaged in work related to the activities performed at the site. Tasks addressed in this HASP include, but are not limited to: I . Direct -push Subsurface Soil Sampling 2. Continuous Core Soil Sampling Operational changes to this plan that could affect the health or safety of personnel, the community, or the environment will not be made without prior approval of the cognizant Earth Tech Project Manager (see Section 2.2) and the identified Health and Safety Professional (see Section 2.3). L In the event of a conflict between this plan and federal, state, or local regulations, the most stringent will apply. 1.1 POLICY STATEMENT It is the policy of Earth Tech to provide a safe and healthful work environment for all its employees. Earth Tech considers no phase of operations or administration to be of greater importance than injury and rw illness prevention. Safety takes precedence over expediency or shortcuts. At Earth Tech, we believe every accident and every injury is avoidable. We will take every reasonable step to reduce the possibility of injury, illness, or accident. 6 This HASP presents procedures to be employed during all on site work activities. The practices and procedures presented in this HASP are mandatory for all Earth Tech employees, subcontractors, and second-tier subcontractors while engaged in work operations at the site. Earth Tech also requires that all visitors to areas under its control abide by these procedures 1.2 APPLICABILITY 1� This HASP addresses all applicable Health and Safety Plan elements as presented in 29 CFR 1910.120, para. (b)(4) as well as Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 5192(b)(4). The applicable elements include those items which are identified as part of the scope of work (Section 0) or as potential workplace hazards which may be encountered during the performance of planned work activities (Section 5.0). Any elements not discussed in this HASP have been determined to be inapplicable to planned work activities or to present no significant worker hazards, and have therefore been omitted for clarity. 1.3 REFERENCES This HASP has been developed using applicable Earth Tech Policy, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. This HASP includes consideration of the guidelines established by the regulatory LW agencies in the following documents: 1. Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910 (29 CFR 1910), Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHA), with special attention to Section 1910.120, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER). s,. hslproj suplcominachasp.doc 1-1 02/09/98 116V