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low <br /> Page 8 <br /> Be certain that "NO SMOKING" signs are posted where <br /> appropriate in areas where flammable or combustible materials <br /> are used or stored and that safety cans are used for <br /> dispensing flammable or combustible liquids at a point of <br /> use. Spills of flammable or combustible liquids are to be <br /> cleaned up promptly. <br /> Make sure that storage tanks are adequately vented to prevent <br /> the development of excessive vacuum or pressure as a result <br /> of filling , emptying , or atmosphere temperature changes. Be <br /> certain that storage tanks are equipped with emergency <br /> venting that will relieve excessive internal pressure caused <br /> by fire exposure and that "NO SMOKING" rules are enforced in <br /> areas involving storage and use of hazardous materials. <br /> EMPLOYEE AND WORK RULES AROUND EXCAVATIONS <br /> (29 CFR 1926. 651 , and 29 CFR 1926. 652) <br /> When excavation is necessary at a job site, before work <br /> commences and during the performance of work: the site shall <br /> be adequately protected to prevent sloughing of earth by <br /> shoring or sloping. The site shall be fenced in or boarded <br /> over to prevent personnel from slipping or falling in the <br /> area when moving about. <br /> No employee shall' enter or perform work: in an excavation <br /> which requires the person 's head be below the surface of 'the <br /> ground until all confined space procedures are followed. <br /> Employees are not permitted to work in or adjacent to any <br /> excavation until an inspection is conducted to determine that <br /> they will not be exposed to injuries resulting from moving <br /> ground and that necessary permits have been obtained. <br /> SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS <br /> Inattentiveness is one of the major factors contributing to <br /> injuries caused by slips, trips and falls. An employee who is <br /> not fully aware of his or hers working conditions, allows <br /> himself or herself to be put in a potentially dangerous <br /> position. <br /> Another contributing factor is practicing GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ! <br /> Working conditions are made hazardous by the spillage of <br /> liquids, petroleum products and or residual material unto <br /> working areas around machinery and walkways. If spills, <br /> unused material , and construction debris are left in <br /> walkways, work areas and near construction site, such <br /> hazardous shall be immediately cleaned up. <br />