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• responsibility of the SHO in coordination with the project Safety and Health Officer and Project Manager. The following is a listing of general work practices which must be complied with order to ensure the greatest degree of safety at the work site: • All personnel working at the site and all visitors to the site are required to read this Site- specific Safety and Health Plan and to sign the Acknowledgment of Understanding before they may enter any exclusion zone. In addition, any person working at the site or visiting the site must sign the Site Entry Log daily (Attachment 4). • Eating, smoking, drinking or chewing gum or tobacco are prohibited except in the support zone. • Hands and face must be washed and dried before exiting the decontamination zone. • Contact with contaminated surfaces or materials should be avoided. Personnel will avoid walking through puddles, mud, excavation piles or discolored areas and will not sit or kneel on the ground. • Protective clothing and equipment will be worn at the work site at the protective level • specified by the Safety and Health Officer. • Facial hair which may interfere with proper respirator fit will not be allowed in the exclusion zone. • Personnel will typically dispose of expendable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) into approved containers immediately after removal of such items. • All personnel must use the buddy system at all times while in the exclusion zone. Under no circumstances shall employees work alone onsite. • Equipment will be kept in proper working order, free of accumulated lubricants, contaminants, or other hazardous or flammable substances. • No containers of fuels or other flammables will be kept within 100 feet of any excavation and loading operations. • Daily safety briefings will be held by the SHO. • Policies promulgated in this Site-specific Safety and Health Plan will be followed by all employees. Changes in any procedures or policies contained in this plan will only be implemented after approval from the project Safety and Health Officer. • C-11