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Health and Safety PlanKalakaket Creek

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United States Air Force611th Civil Engineer

Squadron

Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

Final

Health and Safety PlanKalakaket Creek

Radio Relay Station, Alaska

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Health and Safety PlanKalakaket Creek RRS, Alaska Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PURPOSE, SCOPE, ORGANIZATION, AND RESPONSIBILITIES ........................... 1-1

1.1 Purpose and Scope ............................................................... 1-11.2 Organization of Document ......................................................... 1-11.3 Health and Safety Responsibilities ............................... ................... 1-1

1.3.1 Responsibilities of Project Manager and Task Leaders ............................ 1-21.3.2 Responsibilities of Supervising Geologist ...................................... 1-31.3.3 Environmental Affairs Coordinator ........................................... 1-31.3.4 Professional Industrial Hygienist ............................................. 1-3

2 SITE DESCRIPTION ................................................................ 2-1

2.1 Site Description ................................................................. 2-12.2 Site H istory ..................................................................... 2-12.3 Previous Investigations ............................................................ 2-12.4 Areas of Concern Description ....................................................... 2-3

2.4.1 Top Camp AOCs ......................................................... 2-32.4.2 Runway AOCs ........................................................... 2-62.4.3 Other AOCs ............................................................. 2-6

3 FIELD ACTIVITIES AND HAZARD ANALYSIS ......................................... 3-1

3.1 Field A ctivities .................................................................. 3-13.2 Hazard Analysis ................................................................. 3-1

3.2.1 Hazard Analysis--Site Reconnaissance ........................................ 3-13.2.2 Hazard Analysis-Ground Survey ............................................ 3-13.2.3 Hazard Analysis-Soil Sampling ............................................. 3-13.2.4 Hazard Analysis-Decontamination Hazards ................................... 3-13.2.4 Hazard Analysis-Field Screening Hazards .................................... 3-2

4 HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION ................................................... 4-1

4.1 Chem ical Hazards ................................................................ 4-14.1.1 Volatile Organic Compounds ................................................ 4-14.1.2 Semivolatile Organic Compounds ............................................ 4-24.1.3 M etals .................................................................. 4-34.1.4 Pesticides and PCBs ....................................................... 4-34.1.5 M iscellaneous ............................................................ 4-3

4.2 Physical H azards ................................................................. 4-44.2.1 Cold Stress .............................................................. 4-44.2.2 Lifting Hazards ........................................................... 4-44.2.3 Slips, Trips, and Falls ...................................................... 4-4

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4.2.4 All-terrain Vehicle Hazards ................................................. 4-44.2.5 Electrical Hazards ......................................................... 4-44.2.6 Fire H azards ............................................................. 4-5

4.3 Biological Hazards ............................................................... 4-54.4 Confined Space Entry Hazards ...................................................... 4-6

5 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ............................................... 5-1

5.1 Level D Protection ............................................................... 5-15.2 Level C Protection ............................................................... 5-15.3 First Aid, Emergency, and Safety Equipment .......................................... 5-2

6 PERSONNEL TRAINING AND STANDARD SAFETY PROCEDURES ....................... 6-1

6.1 On-Site Safety, Health, and Emergency Response Training ............................... 6-16.2 Standard Safety Procedures ........................................................ 6-1

6.2.1 General Safety W ork Practices ............................................... 6-16.2.2 Respiratory Protection ..................................................... 6-26.2.3 Personal Hygiene Practices ................................................. 6-2

7 EXPOSURE MONITORING PLAN ..................................................... 7-1

7.1 A ir M onitoring .................................................................. 7-17.1.1 Organic Vapor Concentrations ............................................... 7-17.1.2 Airborne Particulate Concentrations .......................................... 7-1

7.2 Physical Conditions M onitoring ..................................................... 7-1

8 MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE ......................................................... 8-1

8.1 M edical Surveillance Program ...................................................... 8-18.2 Physician Reviewal ............................................................... 8-18.3 Participation Certification .......................................................... 8-1

9 SITE CONTROL MEASURES AND DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES ................... 9-1

9.1 Site Control M easures ...........