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Safety and Health Plan 1515 Fresno Ave Industrial Building Development Stockton, California Irerracon November 16, 2021 Terracon Project No. NA215051 © Check for ticks every three to four hours; particularly along waistbands, in the armpits, and groin area. Don't forget the back and the scalp! • Use a tick repellent with DEET on skin and clothing according to the directions. • Use a tick repellent with permethrin ON CLOTHING ONLY as directed by the label. Stinging Insects To avoid stinging insects, it is important to learn what they look like and where they live. Most sting reactions are caused by five types of insects: yellow jackets, honeybees, paper wasps, hornets and fire ants. Yellow jackets are black with yellow markings, and are found in various climates. Their nests, which are made of a paper-Mache material, are usually located underground, but can sometimes be found in the walls of frame buildings, cracks in masonry or woodpiles. Honeybees have a rounded, "fuzzy" body with dark brown coloring and yellow markings. Upon stinging, the honeybee usually leaves its barbed stinger in its victim; the bee dies as a result. Honeybees are non-aggressive and will only sting when provoked. However, Africanized honeybees, or so-called "killer bees" found in the southwestern United States and South and Central America, are more aggressive and may sting in swarms. Domesticated honeybees live in man-made hives, while wild honeybees live in colonies or "honeycombs" in hollow trees or cavities of buildings. Africanized honeybees may nest in holes in building frames, between fence posts, in old tires or holes in the ground, or other partially protected sites. Paper wasps' slender, elongated bodies are black, brown, or red with yellow markings. Their nests are also made of a paper -like material that forms a circular comb of cells which opens downward. The nests are often located under eaves, behind shutters, or in shrubs or woodpiles. Hornets are black or brown with white, orange or yellow markings and are usually larger than yellow jackets. Their nests are gray or brown, football -shaped, and made of a paper material similar to that of yellow jackets' nests. Hornets' nests are usually found high above ground on branches of trees, in shrubbery, on gables or in tree hollows. Fire ants are reddish brown to black stinging insects related to bees and wasps. They build nests of dirt in the ground that may be quite tall (18 inches) in the right kinds of soil. Fire ants may attack with little warning: after firmly grasping the victim's skin with its jaws, the fire ant arches its back as it inserts its rear stinger into the skin. It then pivots at the head and may inflict multiple stings in a circular pattern. Fire ant venom often causes an immediate burning sensation. Preventing stings Personnel should stay out of the "territory" of the stinging insects' nests as much as possible. These insects are most likely to sting if their homes are disturbed, so it is important to have hives and nests around work areas destroyed. Since this activity can be dangerous, a trained exterminator should be hired. 10