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Project No S8080-06-01 July 7, 1994 in this area in order to reduce the probability of potentially hazardous materials/wastes transfer to a non-impacted area The Contamination Reduction Zone shall be situated upwind of the Exclusion Zone • Support Zone The Support Zone is the area, outside the Contamination Reduction Zone, where administrative and other project support functions are performed The Support Zone shall be situated upwind of the Contamination Reduction Zone PERSONAL PROTECTION The use of personal protective equipment is intended to provide protection for onsite personnel from chemical, physical, and operational hazards which cannot be controlled through other safety procedures The personal protection equipment will include chemical protective clothing and respiratory protection, eye protection, and hearing protection equipment The general use of personal protective equipment is required by OSHA regulations in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 29, Section 1910 The personal protection equipment/procedures for this project are described as follows Monitoring Program Air monitoring will be performed utilizing a field operated organic vapor analyzer (OVA)- flame ionization detector (FID) and/or photoionization detector (PID) to assess potential levels of ambient organic vapors The OVA is used in assessing appropriate health and safety protection levels "Background" levels of volatile organics in air shall be monitored with the OVA in areas away from the influence of possible chemical releases from the activities performed in the exclusion zone or from diesel/gasoline combustion engine exhaust sources Consistent readings exceeding 5 parts per million (ppm) above background for the OVA in the worker's breathing zone shall initiate upgrade to Level C respiratory protection (see section entitled Personal Protective Equipment) Page 10