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8. Standard Field Activity Procedures To ensure the safety o"personnel in the work area, practice the following field activity procedures: • Stay upwind and a safe distance away from the source of any chemical hazard (i.e. during trenching activities) whenever possible. • Staff should remair alert of possible moving ground near the excavation and select solid ground for observation or sampling. Do not stand on the spoil pile. • Do not touch or attempt to collect samples of soil, waste material or debris of any kind without appror riate personal protective equipment. • Avoid all heavy eqL ipment or machinery operations that can pose a safety hazard. If heavy equipment o-other vehicles are present, stay out of traffic routes. If staff needs to remain in traffic areas, advise equipment operators of your presence. Make sure they seep you and stop the equipment before you approach them. • When encounterinE asbestos containing waste (ACW)appropriate control measures must be used to provent airborne dust; such as wetting down the area. • Never put notebooks or other equipment down in waste areas. • Portable fire extingi jisher shall be available at the job site. • Avoid dust clouds E nd dusty operations. Stand upwind and out of the dust plume area. Leave dusty areas immediately and reenter only after dust has settled or after dust control is in eft ect. Avoid being splashed by the water truck or entering freshly sprayed areas. • When dusty operat ons are anticipated, control measures shall be used; such as a water truck. • Avoid loud or susta ned high noise levels. If you cannot hear the person next to you or the sound is lout enough to be uncomfortable, leave the area immediately and do not reenter without adequate hearing protection. • Do not enter encloE ed areas unsupervised, including buildings, sumps, drains or any low areas where gE s may collect without closely monitoring, continuously, air quality at all times and without following confined space entry procedures. Avoid low or partially enclosed or covered areas where gas/vapor may linger, both known or suspected, that ma! be detected by either instrumentation or by observation. This includes ground water wells, storm drains or other sub-grade conduits. Do not enter such spaces unsupervised and without following confined space entry procedures. Lodi City Landfill 23 January 2012 Site Safety and Health Plar