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Ingestion: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING, call a physician immediately. Oxygen Deficiency: Move out of oxygen deficient area into fresh air . Call physician. IMMEDIATELY and induce resuscitation if breathing has stopped. The field team will be instructed to seek immediate professional medical attention for all serious injuries . A first aid kit will be present at the work site in case of minor injuries . If anyone receives a splash or particle in the eye the field team will be instructed to irrigate the eye for 15 minutes . Instruction will also be provided to wash any skin areas with soap and water if direct contact with contaminates has occurred. Fire and Explosion Hazards Fires on site are of particular concern during soil drilling and sampling activities during the possibility of encountering flammable petroleum hydrocarbon liquids or vapors . During these activities the site safety officer will be present and equipped with an explosive vapor monitor for area monitoring and a multipurpose (A, B , C , ) fire extinguisher . Flammable materials will be cleared away from the site prior to the start of work . If a fire dose occur , the local fire dept . will be contacted immediately . Operation shutdown Under extreme circumstances the on-site supervisor , safety officer , or project manager may request that operations by temporarily suspended while the underlying hazard is corrected or controlled. If vapor measurements with the explosive vapor monitor show levels approaching explosive limits , operations will be stopped while the area is controlled. During this activity, all personnel will be required to stand up wind to prevent exposure to fugitive vapor emissions . The safety officer will have ultimate authority for operation shutdown. Community Protection To assure the community is protected from health and fire hazards , up wind and down wind vapor monitoring will be performed if the general work area has hydrocarbon levels exceeding 100 ppmv. If down wind monitoring indicates persistent levels of 30 ppmv at the perimeter of the work area, work will be shutdown and vapor control efforts will be instituted until measurements indicate levels have dropped below 30 ppmv. An alternative approach of expanding the taped off area zone may be used to provide additional community protection .