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:i <br /> xAZARD SUMMARY <br /> Major potential hazards to personal safety at the site <br /> include: <br /> I . Ebwaical i.n • Ur.v during excavation and site restoration <br /> 2. F:rplq ion i nnf.i_____e� Petroleum products are highly <br /> flammable. Liquid petroleum product readily vaporizes <br /> from standing pools or saturated soil. Ignition sources <br /> of any kind; e.g. , engines, impact sparking, and heat or <br /> arc from inappropriate equipment or instrumentation pose <br /> G.:. �i ui�ajor er:plosioii and rise hazard. <br /> 3. Inhalation, in esti nor kin abs r _tion of tQxic <br /> vapors. ] i <br /> WAids, o.r,.,dusts �2ssocia-ted with PaLrolellm <br /> hydrocarbons: Gasoline vapors in nigh concentrations <br /> (>300 parts per million (ppm) ) can cause eye, nose, and <br /> throat irritation, headaches, dizziness, and anesthesia. <br /> !:;a Skin contact with liquid gasoline may result in <br /> irritation and dermatitis and absorption of specific <br /> toxic petroleum fractions. <br /> Toxic petroleum hydrocarbon substances include the <br /> ' following volatil, organic compounds (VOC) : benzene, <br /> toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) . Benzene is a <br /> t suspected human carcinogen and along with toluene and <br /> xylenes can cause damage to an unprotected individual' s <br /> liver, kidneys, and central nervous system. Ethylbenzene <br /> �._ is a skin irritant in vapor and liquid form. <br /> 4. Electrocution from buried or overhead wer lies <br /> 5 Noise from he' o erati n of he v P ui m n <br /> V.1 <br /> 5 Heat Stress <br /> LB_2 - - <br />