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8. Standard Field Activity Procedures <br />To ensure the safety of personnel in the work area, the following field activity procedures: <br />■ Stay upwind and a safe distance away from the source of the hazard (i.e., active face) <br />whenever possible. <br />• Do not touch or attempt to collect samples of soil, leachate, waste material or debris of <br />any kind without appropriate personal protective equipment. <br />■ Avoid all heavy equipment or machinery operations that can pose a safety hazard. If <br />heavy equipment or other vehicles are present, stay out of traffic routes. If staff need to <br />remain in a traffic area advise equipment operators of your presence. Make sure they see <br />you and stop the equipment before you approach them. <br />• Never put notebooks or other equipment down in waste areas. <br />• Avoid wet or muddy areas. <br />■ Avoid dust clouds and dusty operations. Stand upwind and out of the dust plume area. <br />Leave dusty areas immediately and reenter only after dust has settled or after dust control <br />is in effect. Avoid being splashed by the water truck or entering freshly sprayed areas. <br />r ■ Avoid loud or sustained high noise levels. If you cannot hear the person next to you or <br />the sound is loud enough to be uncomfortable leave the area immediately and do not <br />reenter without adequate hearing protection. <br />■ Do not enter enclosed areas, including buildings, sumps, drains or any low areas where <br />gas may collect without closely monitoring, continuously, air quality at all times. <br />■ Avoid low or partially enclosed or covered areas where landfill decomposition gas may <br />collect, both known or suspected, that may be detected by either instrumentation or by <br />observation. This includes ground water wells, storm drains or other subgrade conduits. <br />■ Avoid walking in the waste, near or on the active face, and near operating equipment. <br />• Always be alert and watch for sharp objects such as medical syringes, nails and broken <br />glass, which may penetrate your boots or your hands, should you fall. Examine your <br />boots and clothing after walking through waste to determine if you have been <br />contaminated. <br />■ Stay clear of steep slopes. Slopes greater than 10% should be avoided altogether. <br />■ Driving with your boots on can be hazardous and may cause lose of control of the <br />vehicle. <br />Santa Fe Road Disposal Site — Health & Safety Plan 23 October 2002 <br />