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. PROLONGED EXPOSURES TO CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE THE LIMITS NOTED MAY <br /> AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, <br /> RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, SKIN, KIDNEYS, BONES AND BONE MARROW. <br /> RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT BENZENE, TETRACHLOROETHYLENE, CIS 1 . 2 . - <br /> DICHLOROETHYLENE AND TRICHLOROETHYLENE ARE KNOWN CARCINOGENS. <br /> IMMEDIATE SYMPTOMS OF OVER-EXPOSURE INCLUDE: EYE IRRITATION, NOSE <br /> AND THROAT IRRITATION, HEADACHE, TREMORS, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, <br /> DROWSINESS, WEAKNESS, CONFUSION, EUPHORIA, EXCITEMENT, STAGGERED <br /> GAIT, ABDOMINAL PAIN, RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTIES, MUSCLE FATIGUE, <br /> COMA, CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS AND PARESTHESIA. <br /> DUE TO THE INHERENT PHYSICAL DANGER OF WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF <br /> MOVING HEAVY MACHINERY, ALL PERSONNEL WILL WEAR HARDHATS AND STEEL <br /> TOED FOOTWARE AT ALL TIMES . <br /> PERSONNEL EXPOSURES TO EXCESSIVE JOB-RELATED HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED <br /> TO BE MINIMAL USING THESE SAFEGUARDS. <br /> IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SUMMER TIME HEAT MAY INITIATE WEATHER <br /> STRESS-RELATED PROBLEMS AND DECREASE PRODUCTIVITY ON THE JOB SITE. <br /> SMOKING IS PROHIBITED AROUND OR NEAR THE WORK AREA. <br /> RISK ASSESSMENT <br /> HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF CONTAMINATION MAYBE ENCOUNTERED DURING FLUID <br /> REMOVAL FROM THE CONDENSATE TRAPS AND VAPOR SAMPLING OF THE <br /> EXTRACTION SYSTEM OF THIS PROJECT. <br /> THE PRIMARY SAFETY GOAL DURING THE CONTAMINATION ANALYSIS IS TO <br /> PROTECT THE SAMPLING TEAM AND SUPPORT STAFF WHILE THE THEY ACQUIRE <br /> REPRESENTATIVES SAMPLES, REMOVE FLUIDS AND MONITOR AIR QUALITY. <br /> IF PROPER LEL VALUES ARE MAINTAINED, THEN THE RISK OF EXPLOSION <br /> AND RESULTING FIRE WILL BE MINIMAL. DUE TO THE UNCONFINED NATURE <br /> OF THE PROJECT SITE, VAPORS RELEASED DURING OPERATIONS WILL BE <br /> SUFFICIENTLY DILUTED BY AMBIENT AIR SO THAT THE SURROUNDING <br /> COMMUNITY WILL NOT BE EXPOSED. IN ORDER TO ASSURE THAT VAPOR <br /> DISPERSAL IS ADEQUATE, A HANDHELD PHOTO IONIZING DETECTOR (PID) <br /> OR A PORTABLE PID-GC WILL BE USED TO MONITOR VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS. <br /> EXPOSURE MONITORING PLAN <br /> ENVIROMENTAL EXPOSURE WILL BE MONITORED PERIODICALLY USING A <br /> HANDHELD PID OR GC-PID. PERSONNEL EXPOSURE MONITORING ( IN ADITION <br /> TO THE REQUIRED ANNUAL CHECK-UP) WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED. <br /> PERSONNEL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT <br /> ALL WEGE PERSONNEL WILL WEAR HARD HATS, STEELTOED FOOTWEAR AND <br /> LATEX GLOVES WHILE WORKING ON THIS SITE. IF DETECTED VAPOR <br /> CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED EXPOSURE LIMIT VALUES, THEN ALL WEGE <br /> SPERSONNEL (AND SUBCONTRACTORS ) WILL DON DISPOSABLE TYVEK <br /> COVERALLS , DISPOSABLE VINYL OR LATEX GLOVES, REUSABLE RUBBER <br />