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OJOB HAZARD ANALYSIS • Noise hazard areas (greater than 8 -hour Time Weighted Average Action Level of 85 dBA or 140 dB impact/pulse) must be appropriately marked and hearing protection for noise attenuation work when in the area. EXCAVATION OF CONCRETE SLAB, USTS AND PIPING REMOVAL, AND AST INSTALLATION I. CONDITION OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS. • Ensure that materials and equipment are free from damage or defects. • Ensure that manufactured materials and equipment are used and maintained in a manner consistent with the recommendations of the manufacturer and in a way that will prevent employee exposure to hazards. • While in operation, damaged materials and equipment shall be examined by a competent person to determine if they are suitable for continued use. If materials and equipment are not safe for use, they must be removed from service. These materials cannot be returned to service without the evaluation and approval of a registered professional engineer. 2. FALLS AND EQUIPMENT. THESE HAZARDS INCLUDE EXPOSURE TO FALLS, FALLING LOADS, AND MOBILE EQUIPMENT. • Keep materials or equipment that might fall or roll into an excavation at least 2 feet from the edge of excavations, or have retaining devices, or both. • Provide warning systems such as mobile equipment, barricades, hand or mechanical signals, or stop logs, to alert operators of the edge of an excavation. If possible, keep the grade away from the excavation. • Provide scaling to remove rock or soil, or install protective barricades and other equivalent protection to protect employees against falling rock, soil or materials. • Prohibit employees from working on faces of sloped or benched excavations at levels above other employees unless employees at lower levels are adequately protected from the hazard of falling, rolling, or sliding material or equipment. 2