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. thermal protective clothing such as wind and/or moisture resistant outerwear is <br /> recommended to be worn <br /> t <br /> If work Is performed continuously In the cold at or below-7°C (200F), including <br /> wind chill temperature, heated warming shelters (tents, cabins, company <br /> vehicles, rest rooms,etc )shall be made available nearby and the worker should <br /> be encouraged to use these shelters at regular Intervals, the frequency <br /> depending on the severity of the environmental exposure. The onset of heavy <br /> shivering, frostnip, the feeling of excessive fatigue, drowsiness, Irritability or <br /> euphoria are Indications for Immediate return to the shelter. When entering the <br /> heated shelter, the outer layer of clothing shall be removed and the remainder <br /> of the clothing loosened to permit sweat evaporation A change of dry work <br /> clothing shall be provided as necessary to prevent worker from returning to <br /> their work with wet clothing Dehydration, or the loss of body fluids, occurs in <br /> the cold environment and may Increase the susceptibility of the worker to cold <br /> Injury due to a significant change In blood flow to the extremities. Warm sweet <br /> drinks and soup should be provided at the work site to provide caloric Intake <br /> and fluid volume The intake of coffee should be limited (Adapted from TLV's <br /> and Biological Exposure Indices 1988-1989, ACGI ) <br /> 11.9 Falling Objects <br /> Hard hats must be worn by all personnel whenever construction-type activity <br /> is taking place. (i.e., drilling, excavation, trenching) <br /> 11.10 Cleaning Equipment <br /> Skin and eye contact with methanol, Alconox or other cleaning substances can <br /> occur while cleaning equipment This hazard can be reduced with the use of <br /> Narde butyl rubber or neoprene gloves and the use of safety goggles <br /> 12.0 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION <br /> 1 <br /> Work areas (exclusion zones) will generally be staged within short walking distances <br /> of each other so that personnel in one area may quickly and directly summon <br /> assistance from other work areas <br /> The telephone will be the primary means of communicating with sources of assistance <br /> not in the Immediate work area The FSS shall have a cellular phone on-site for uses <br /> in an emergency It will be the responsibility of the FSS as Project Field Staff to <br /> familiarize themselves with the locations of telephones that will be accessible during <br /> emergencies <br /> i <br /> Avalon Environmental Consultants 9627-001-7 <br /> Kashmar Singh foes Truck Plaza <br /> 1 February 1, 2002 21 Lathrop, California <br />