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OHM RemediationServices Corp. HEALTH AND SAFETY PLANBack injury prevention must be given high priority on all project sites. If you thinkthe load you are about to lift is too heavy or bulky, it probably is! Get help or utilizemechanical equipment. Employees will make certain the load can be safely handledby considering the size, weight, and shape of the load. No loads over 60 poundswill be lifted. Proper lifting techniques will be utilized: feet will be shoulder widthapart, one foot will be placed along side the load, bend at knees, maintain arch inback, keep the load close to the body, lift with legs not the back.2.3.4.Exolosion Hazard - Plammable materials in confined spaces (i.e., excavation areas)can produce an explosive atmosphere which can be triggered by a spark or otherenergy source. To prevent this type of accident, the concentration of flammablematerial in air will be carefully monitored, and confined space entry procedures willbe followed. See Section 8.2 for air monitoring and Section 4.2.1 for safety hazard.Hoisting Accidents - Employees can have suspended loads dropped on them, becaught behind a load and a stationary object, or be crushed or struck by thecounterweight. All hoisting will be done by qualified personnel only after safetychecks are made of chokes and cables. In addition, no hoisting will take placewithout a designated signal man present.Heavv Eauioment Oneration and Insnection - Heavy construction equipmentoperators present construction safety hazards to operating and ground personnel.OHM has safe operating procedures (SOP) for the use of heavy constructionequipment. Only trained and qualified operators are authorized to operate heavyconstruction equipment.The operators are responsible for performing daily equipment inspections on theirequipment to identify, take out of service, and correct any equipment defects of nonfunctioningsafety devices that would render the equipment unsafe to operate.Standard safety devices and equipment required to be inspected and functional duringuse includes the following:llllllllSeat beltsSafety glass in enclosed cabBraking systemBack-up alarmsPortable fire extinguisherHornTiesSteering and hydraulic systemsOHM Project 16487SSHSP Health and Safety Plan July 1995Information herein is proprietary and confidential and to be used or released to others only with explicit writ+ permission of OHM RanediationServices Corp.3-4