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Dusty Roy has been designated to coordinate access control and security on site. All work will strictly follow OSHA guidelines. A safe perimeter has been established at a three feet radius surrounding the site. These boundaries are identified by yellow caution tape and orange safety cones. Personnel shall maintain the maximum distance from the pit while performing their duties. No one shall enter an excavation pit that is greater than five feet in depth unless the excavation is shored or sloped and no one shall climb on the stockpiled material except to cover it with plastic. Additional hazards on site include heavy equipment and overhead lifting equipment. Heavy equipment used for performing the tank removal project may include a backhoe, an excavator, or a crane for lifting the tank out of the excavation. Only 40 hour trained personnel will operate equipment or perform any duty associated with this project. A hard hat and steel toed boots are mandatory for all personnel associated with the tank removal. A FIRST AID KIT AND A 40 POUND BC FIRE EXTINGUISHER WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SITE. EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE BY DIALING 911 ON THE TELEPHONE LOCATED IN THE SITE MANAGER'S VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WILL BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. E. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING Based on evaluation of potential hazards, level "D" protective clothing has been designated as the appropriate protection for this project. The level of protective clothing will be upgraded if the organic vapor levels in the operator's breathing zone exceeds 5 ppm above background levels continuously for more than five minutes, or if any single reading exceeds 25 ppm. If this occurs then level C protection will be used. If the organic concentration in the operator's breathing zone exceed's 200 ppm for 5 minutes and/or the organic vapor concentration two feet above the excavation exceeds 1,000 ppm or 10% of the lower explosive limit, then the equipment will be shut down and the site evacuated. If organic vapor concentrations exceed 200 ppm and work continues then level B protection will be required. "EPA Standard Operating Safety Guidelines" defines the levels of protective clothing as follows: LEVEL A: Fully encapsulating suit / SCBA / Hard hat / Steel toe boots / Safety gloves. LEVEL B: Splash resistant suit / SCBA / Hard Hat / Steel toe boots / Safety gloves. LEVEL C: Half face respirator / Hard hat / Safety glasses / Steel toe boots / Coveralls / Gloves. LEVEL D: Coveralls / Hard hat / Safety Glasses / Steel toe boots / Gloves.