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4. HAZARDS Identified Physical Hazards The presence of heavy equipment at this site presents the potential for physical injury during the permanent closure. All heavy equipment operators and workers around the equipment must be constantly aware of the hazards associated with the operation of that equipment. The following precautions will be taken during any construction activity to prevent physical harm: A. All heavy equipment at the site (backhoes, front-end loaders, utility trucks, etc.)must be used only for the purposes for which it was designed. Under no circumstances will a piece of heavy equipment be used for personnel lifts. B. All vehicles with haulage capacity of 2 '/2 cubic yards or more must equipped with an automatic electric back-up alarm,which is audible at a distance of 200 feet. C. All heavy equipment and service vehicles should be checked at the beginning of each shift to ensure all parts, equipment and accessories are in good working condition and free of damage. D. All heavy equipment and service vehicles on the site must conform with the applicable inspection codes: 1. All mobile equipment will be equipped with an approved rollover protection device. 2. All mobile equipment must be equipped with seat belts which must be work by the operator at all times. 3. All job site vehicles will be equipped with a service brake, parking brake and emergency brake system. In the event of open excavations, which is a hazard to on-site workers, the following policy regarding excavations will be followed: • Entry into excavations greater than 4 feet deep is prohibited, unless the requirements of T8 CCR 1541 are met. • Hazards associated with general construction may occur during the course of construction. Personnel should be alert and prevent as well as avoid these hazards. • When tank removal is part of the scope of work,there is a significant potential for hazards from falling loads when lifting and removing tanks. Workers must be especially alert to this hazard. • During general construction activities, there is also a potential for general (construction type) safety hazards. This plan does not address general safety in detail. If personnel are frequently reminded and will cooperate in being courteous, careful, alert and thoughtful of outlines safety procedures, and if they use common sense in actions and in considering probable consequences, much will already have been accomplished to insure a safe working environment. • Fires may occur from sources of ignition. • If contamination exposure is encountered on this project, activities will cease and proper notifications and procedures will be followed. 5. EXCLUDED WORK ZONE The boundary of the site shall be an excluded work zone. Personnel not actively involved in site work activities (other than inspectors from concerned regulatory agencies) shall not be allowed within the excluded work zone.