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Health and Safety Plan, February 1996

Table of Contents

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Preface

Section 1 - Introduction

1.1   Purpose and Policy

1.2   Site History and Description

1.3   Scope and Work

Section 2 - Safety and Health Risk Analysis

2.1   Chemical Hazards

2.1.1   Volatile Organic Compounds

2.2   Physical Hazards

2.2.1   Heat Stress

2.2.2   Cold Stress

2.2.3   Snake and Africanized Bee Hazards

2.2.4   Poison Ivy

2.2.5   Noise

2.2.6   Chiggers and Ticks Hazards

2.3   Hazard Evaluation

2.3.1   Geophysical Survey

2.3.2   Drilling/Well Installation

2.3.3   Surface Soil, Surface Water, Groundwater, and Sediment Sampling

2.3.4   Mapping

2.3.5   Soil Gas Survey

2.3.5.1   Soil Gas Analytical Equipment

Section 3 - Personnel Protection and Monitoring

3.1   General Safety Training Requirements

3.2   Medical Surveillance

3.3   Site-Specific Training

3.4   Personal Protective Equipment and Action Levels

3.4.1   Level D Operations

3.4.2   Level C Operations

3.4.3   PPE and Equipment Decontamination Procedures

3.4.3.1   Decontamination Equipment

3.4.4   Equipment Needs

3.4.5   Monitoring Requirements

3.5   Low and Medium Priority SWMU

3.5.1   Geophysical Survey

3.5.2   Drilling/Well Installation

3.6   High Priority SWMU

3.6.1   Geophysical Survey

3.6.2   Soil Gas Survey

Section 4 - Site Control Measures, Accident Prevention, and Contingency Plan

4.1   Site Control Measures

4.2   Site Organization-Operation Zone

4.2.1   Exclusion Zone

4.2.2   Support Zone

4.3   Site Security

4.4   Site Communication

4.5   Safe Work Practices

4.6   Accident Prevention

4.7   Contingency Plan

4.7.1   Emergency Procedures

4.7.2   Chemical Exposure

4.7.3   Personal Injury

4.7.4   Evacuation Procedures

4.7.5   Procedures Implemented in the Event of a Major Fire, Explosion, or On-site Health Emergency Crisis

Section 5 - References

Appendices

Appendix A   Plan Acceptance Form, Safety Briefing Attendance Form, Accident Report Form, Job Safety and Health Protection Notice

Appendix B   MSDS and Chemical Information

Appendix C   Fort Sam Houston Regulation 420-5

Appendix D   CSSA Environmental, Safety, and Security Procedures for Visitors

Tables

Table 2.2   Suggested Frequency of Physiological Monitoring for Fit and Acclimatized Workers

Table 3.1   Action Levels for Personnel Protective Equipment

Table 4.1   Example Nonverbal Communications Signals.