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EMPLOYEE TRAINING: 40-hour Basic Training: Personnel assigned to the exclusion zone and contamination reduction zone must have completed the 40- hour basic health training required 29 CFR 1910.120 and have received 8-hour annual refresher training thereafter. First Aid/CPR: A minimum of one person per shift shall be currently First Aid/CPR certified. Confined Space Training: All persons required to enter confined spaces shall have confined space training. All confined space Entrants, Stand-by Attendants, and Entry Supervisors must be trained in the hazards of confined space work, the permit system being used and their specific duties and responsibilities as part of the entry team. MEDICAL SERVEILLANCE: Personnel assigned to field activities must participate in a medical surveillance program, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120 (f), with subsequent certification by an occupational physician of physical fitness and ability to perform assigned field work, including the ability to wear a respirator. AIR MONITORING INSTRUMENTS CALIBRATION AND RECORDKEEPIG: The multi-gas monitor instruments will be calibrated or performance checked and operated according to the manufacture's guidelines. Daily instrument readouts will be maintained by the Supervisor. Calibration records and records of exposure will be maintained in the project health and safety file. Confined Space Entry: Definition A confined space is defined by the concurrent existence of the following conditions: The existing ventilation is insufficient to remove air contamination and/or oxygen deficiency is less than 19.5% by volume, emergency access or egress for the removal of an injured person is difficult due to the location and/or size of the opening(s). A confined space is also defined as any space where human habitability is not possible. Examples of these spaces are silos, sumps, tanks, vats, vessels, boilers, ducts, compartments, sewers, ravines, pipelines, vaults, bins, tubs and pits. The following procedure sets forth the minimum requirements for safe entry, continued work in, and exit from a confined space. Procedures Written, understandable operating and rescue procedures shall be developed and provided to all employees involved. Written operating and rescue procedures will include, at a minimum, the following: • An approved site specific Health & Safety Plan. • An approved Confined Space Entry Permit. • A complete Standby Observer's checklist.