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4.3 Personal Hygiene • Eating, drinking, chewing gum or tobacco, smoking, or any practice that increases the probability of hand-in-mouth transfer and ingestion of material is prohibited in any area designated as being potentially impacted. • Hands and face must be thoroughly washed upon leaving the work area, and before eating, drinking, or other non-project activities. • Kneeling, sitting, leaning, or general contact with potentially impacted surfaces, or with surfaces suspected of being potentially impacted by hazardous materials (i.e., puddles, mud, leachate, etc.) should be avoided. • Medicine and alcohol can potentiate the effects of exposure to toxic chemicals. Personnel should take neither if the likelihood of such potentiation exists. Being under the influence of alcohol during the field activities is prohibited. 4.4 Work Zone Controls Except for traffic controls discussed in Section 3.2, regulated areas will not be required for asbestos sampling activities. However, only qualified site workers, as listed in Section 2.2 will be allowed in areas where asbestos sampling is being performed. With the exception of restricting(regulating) access to asbestos sample areas, formal work zones will not be required for this site. 4.5 Code of Safe Practices General safe work practices to be titilized by all project personnel are summarized below; • All nonessential personnel will be kept clear of work areas. • Adequate signs and safety devices will be installed on equipment. • All site employees will wear assigned personal protective equipment and level of protection as designated by the Site Safety Officer. • Eating, drinking, smoking, chewing gum or tobacco, or application of cosmetics is allowed in designated areas only. • At a minimum, all personnel will wash with soap and water before lunch, using the restroom, and at the end of work. The face and hands shall be washed before eating, drinking, smoking, chewing gum, applying cosmetics, etc. • Over-the-counter drugs and prescription medications must be reported to the Site Safety Officer for clearance before an employee is allowed to work near drill rig or other heavy equipment. • When portable electric tools and equipment are used,three-wire extension cords are required. • Employees will advise their supervisors of any malfunctioning equipment immediately. • An ongoing safety maintenance program for tools and equipment will be instituted. Inspections will occur on a regular basis to ensure parts are secure and intact. Defective equipment will be repaired or replaced. Stockton 6-Lane,Task Order No.82 Caltrans Contract 06A1141,EA 10-03A1001 Project No.S9200-06-82 - 14- December 2009