SITE INFORMATION AND CORRESPONDENCE

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c radios or radio breakdown. The following hand signals are suggested: Hand gripping throat: out of air; can 't breathe. * Grip partner 's wrist or place both hands around waist: leave area i mmedi atel y, no debate! +� Hands on top of head: need assistance. r +� Thumbs up; okay; I 'm alright; I understand. a Thumbs down: no; negative. 2. The RM will establish emergency evacuation routes and will make all project personnel aware of these s routes prior to the first onsite activities. In the event of an emergency, selection of the escape route will be based on the nature of the emergency and wind direction. x . 3. Visual contact should be maintained between "pairs" onsite, with the team remaining in close proximity r� in order to assist each other In case of emergencies. 4. In the event that any member of the field crew exper- iences any adverse effects of symptoms of exposure while on site, the entire field crew should immediatley halt work and act according to the instructions pro- vided by the PM. c .5. Wind indicators visible to all onsite personnel should be provided by the PM to indicate possible routes for upwind escape. y� - b. The discovery of any condition that would suggest the existence of a situation more hazardous than anticipated should result in the evacuation of the field team and re-evaluation of the hazard and the level of protection required. } 7. In the event that an accident occurs, the PM is to com- plete an Accident Report Form for submittal to the s Office Safety Coordinator (OSC) ) , who will forward a COPY to the Western Region Health and Safety Officer (WRHSO) and the Firmwide Health and Safety Officer (FWHSO) . The DSC should assure that the follow-up y� action is taken to correct the situation that caused accident. r r 4 i r - 9 -.