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Site Health and Safety Plan <br />Petroleum Related UST Removal <br />4. Excavation to expose tank. <br />HAZARD IDENTIFICATION <br />Possibility of cave in. <br />Potential for electrical hazards from overhead <br />electrical wires. <br />Slipping or tripping hazards. <br />Equipment failure and hazards. <br />Muscular injury and back injury. <br />Potential for chemical exposure from vapors. <br />Potential for thermal stress due to use PPE in warm <br />and hot weather. <br />5. Product / waste removal from tank. <br />HAZARD MITIGATION <br />Use benching techniques or provide mechanical shoring. <br />Maintain 10 -foot clearance. <br />Establish good housekeeping practices, proper work <br />zones, clear traffic pathways and remove tripping and slipping <br />hazards. Maintain adequate safe distances from heavy <br />equipment for ground crew. <br />Inspect heavy equipment hoses and hydraulic <br />systems before use. Use only equipment operators properly <br />trained in the appropriate use and capability of the heavy <br />equipment used. <br />Use proper physical techniques for bending and use <br />of hand tools. Use mechanical aids if possible or two or more <br />persons for moving large or awkward objects. <br />Monitor, ventilate, and wear appropriate PPE. <br />Implement work / rest regiment and maintain proper <br />hydration. <br />Potential skin contact with hazardous materials that Avoid unnecessary contact and wear appropriate <br />were spilled on the outside of or pumped from the PPE. <br />tank. <br />Potential for ignition / explosion. Ground all equipment. <br />Slipping or tripping hazards. <br />Establish good housekeeping practices, proper work <br />zones, clear traffic pathways and remove tripping and slipping <br />hazards. <br />Confined space / cave in. Use benching techniques or provide mechanical shoring and <br />provide monitoring. <br />Potential for hand injury from sharp edges, objects, Wear leather gloves and watch for pinch points. <br />and openings. <br />Potential for muscular or back injunl. Use mechanical aids or additional personnel where appropriate. <br />Potential for thermal stress due to use PPE in warm Implement work / rest regiment and maintain proper <br />and hot weather. hydration. <br />