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5.0 STANDARD WORK PRACTICES 5.1 GENERAL SAFETY RULES: In addition to the specific requirements of the Site-Specific Plan, common sense should prevail at all times. The following general safety rules and practices will be in effect at the site. 1. The site will be suitably marked or barricaded as necessary to prevent unauthorized visitors, but will not hinder emergency services if needed. 2. All open holes,trenches,and obstacles will be properly barricaded in accordance with local site needs. Proximity to traffic ways,both pedestrian and vehicular, and site of the excavation,trench, or obstacle will determine these needs. If excavations that are required to be left open during non-working hours, they will be adequately covered or barricaded and sufficiently lighted. 3. Prior to conducting any digging or boring operations, underground utility locations will be identified. The site representative and local utility authorities will be contacted to provide locations of underground utility lines and product piping. All boring, excavation, and other site work will be planned and performed with consideration for underground lines. 4. Smoking and ignition sources in the vicinity of flammable or contaminated material are prohibited. 5. Drilling, boring, movement and use of cranes and drilling rigs, erection of towers, movement of vehicles and equipment, and other activities will be planned and performed with consideration for the location, height, and relative position of above ground utilities and fixtures, including signs, lights, canopies, buildings, and other structures and construction, and natural features such as trees,boulders, bodies of water,and terrain. 6. When working in areas where flammable vapors may be present,particular care must be exercised with tools and equipment that may be sources of ignition. All tools and equipment so provided must be properly bonded and/or grounded. 7. Approved and appropriate safety equipment, as specified in this site-specific HASP, such as eye protection,hard hats,foot protection,and respirators,must be worn in areas where required by the site- specific HASP. In addition, eye protection must be worn when handling free product, contaminated soil or water,or fill dirt. 8. Beards that interfere with respirator fit are not allowed within the site boundaries. This is necessary because all site personnel may be called upon to use respirator protection in some situations,and beards do not allow for proper respirator fit. 9. No smoking,eating,or drinking will be allowed in the contaminated areas. 10. Tools and hands must be kept away from the face. 11. Personnel must shower at the end of the shift or as soon as possible after leaving the site. 12. Each sample must be treated and handled as though it was extremely toxic. 13. Tank pit excavations must be sampled cautiously, using a remote sampling device or securing samples from excavated soil,and the pit should be entered only as a last resort and only if it is properly shored or sloped. The pit may meet the criteria for a confined space, in which case any entry must be made in accordance with NIOSH recommended Confined Space Entry Procedures. No confined space entry except by written procedure approved by the Health and Safety Officer. 14. Persons with long hair and/or loose-fitting clothing that could become entangled in power equipment are not permitted in the work area. 15. Horseplay is prohibited in the work area. 16. Working while under the influence of intoxicants,narcotics,or controlled substances is prohibited. 9