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CONFINED SPACES/EXCAVATIONS <br />Condor employees are not authorized to enter confined spaces without prior written approval from <br />Condor's Corporate Safety Manager or designee. Excavations can be considered confined spaces. <br />Employees are not authorized to enter excavations deeper than 5 feet without proper authorization and <br />without proper shoring of excavation sides which are approved by a professional engineer or OSHA <br />competent person. Samples of excavations should be taken from material in the excavator bucket after it <br />is brought to ground surface. Proper barricades shall be placed around open excavations when work is <br />not in progress. <br />FALL PROTECTION <br />The Site Safety Officer will verify that all Condor employees and its subcontractors are using appropriate <br />fall protection. The three major components of personal fall arrest protection are harness, lanyard and <br />secure anchorage. OSHA requires that fall protection be used anytime someone is working over six feet. <br />TRIP AND SLIP PROTECTION <br />Good housekeeping shall be maintained at the site to prevent trip and slip hazards. <br />HEAT STRESS <br />Heat stress will be a hazard during hot weather and will be intensified when personnel are in protective <br />clothing (if necessary). To prevent heat stress, personnel will be required to take breaks as needed, and <br />consume adequate quantities of liquid. <br />SUN BURN <br />UV radiation is a hazard for outdoor workers. Unprotected exposure can damage the skin, eyes, and <br />immune system. Outdoor workers have more accumulated lifetime exposure to the sun, receive up to 8 <br />times more UV exposure, and have a 60 percent greater risk of developing skin cancer than indoor <br />workers. Workers should use sun screen or sun block to reduce their exposure to UV radiation. Several <br />applications may be required during the course of the day to provide optimum protection. <br />BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS <br />STINGING INSECTS <br />Care should be exercised to avoid bees, yellow jackets, or other stinging or biting insects. <br />CHEMICAL HAZARDS <br />INHALATION <br />Care should be exercised to avoid creating excess dust during sampling activities. Personnel will work <br />up-wind of sampling locations to the extent practical. <br />DERMAL CONTACT <br />Care should be exercised to prevent contact of soil with skin. Use of gloves and disposable clothing (if <br />necessary) will reduce skin contact with soil. <br />INGESTION <br />Eating and smoking will not be allowed within the exclusion zone.