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0963c•-8 The Project Safety Officer is responsible for delivering the plan and any addenda to Project Manager and for advising the Project Manager and Site Safety Officer on health and safety matters. He has the authority to audit compliance with the provisions of this plan, suspend work or modify work practices for safety reasons, and to dismiss individuals whose conduct on-site endangers the health and safety of others. The Project Manager is responsible for distributing this plan to all VCC field personnel and to an authorized representative of each firm contracted to assist with on-site work. The Project Manager is also responsible for ensuring that the provisions of this plan and its addenda are carried out. This includes ensuring that all WCC field personnel have met WCC's medical examination requirements, that all field personnel have received adequate training, that an adequate supply of safety equipment is available, and that the required safety reports are submitted to the Project Safety Officer. The authority of the Project Manager is the same as that of the Project Safety Officer. The Site Safety Officer is responsible for assisting the Project Manager with on-site implementation of this site safety plan. His responsibilities include: 1) maintaining safety equipment supplies, 2) performing air quality measurements, 3) directing decontamination operations and emergency response operations, 4) setting up work zone markers and signs if such zones are specified in the site safety plan, and 5) reporting all accidents, incidents, and infractions of safety rules and requirements to the Project Manager. The Site Safety Officer has the authority to suspend work any time he determines that the provisions of the site safety plan are inadequate to ensure worker safety and inform the Project Manager of individuals whose on-site presence jeopardizes their health and safety or the health and safety of others.