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Site Health and Safety Plan Petroleum Related UST Removal L. GENERAL SAFE WORK PRACTICES. 1. All accidents and incidents must be reported to your supervisor immediately. 2. All defects/malfunctions which appear during the course of the work shift must be reported to the supervisor. 3. No eating, drinking, smoking, chewing tobacco or gum, or applying cosmetics is allowed in the exclusion or contamination reduction zones. 4. Employees shall be encouraged to inform their supervisor of any prescription medications or over the counter medications they are using which may affect their abilities to work. 5. Employees shall not show up for work under the influence or in possession of alcohol or illicit drugs. 6. Only approved protective equipment shall be used by AES employees. 7. Employees shall not remove or disturb any covering, guards, or safety devices placed on vehicles, gears or other moving equipment or machinery except to perform maintenance or repairs. Work on the equipment shall not commence until the equipment has been deactivated, sources of energy removed, and the controls are locked and tagged out. 8. Before starting any vehicle or machinery, or turning on electricity, gas, steam, or air, employees will check the entire area to insure it is safe to proceed with the work. Out of service or locked out equipment is not to be started by anyone, unless authorized by supervision. 9. Employees shall maintain good housekeeping of the facilities and remove or dispose of all unnecessary material. 10. Special operations including confined space entry, hot work, decommissioning of equipment for repairs require permits to be signed by authorized personnel. A description of the procedures will be included in the enclosure section if appropriate. 11. Trenching or excavations must be shored or sloped or appropriately prepared as required by OSHA standards. M. SPECIFIC SITE SAFETY OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES. The Site Safety Officer or Designate will enter before any work begins and will verify that the established zones are identified and escape routes are clear. 2. The daily duties will include the following: a. Determine the wind direction and stay appraised of it throughout the stay. Identify the direction during the tailgate safety meeting or informally with each affected employee. b. Confirm the proper placement of emergency information and operational status of equipment and the decontamination facility, C. Monitor air as necessary for conditions that may cause injury or exposure and record all data. d. Visually observe for signs of actual or potential life or health threatening hazards. e. Note physical conditions of the site. Determine potential exposure pathways. f. Use survey tape or markers to identify new boundaries of the zones. g. Perform site safety inspections on all projects. 17