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                                         October 1980,
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                  FIELD HEALTH AND SAFETY
 (1.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this manual  is  to  outline
     a safety program for all employees  in Region  IV who
     are, or could be, by virtue of  their  duties and
     responsibilities, engaged  in field  activities.

 2.  BACKGROUND.  In 1980 EPA Headquarters declared  that
     hazardous waste site investigations and  emergency
     spill response were among  its top priorities.   This
     Agency is also mandated by a number of laws and
     numerous regulations to engage  in field  activities
     that involve or could involve exposure of Region IV
     .employees to hazardous materials.   A  1980 report by
     EPA Headquarters Office of Occupational  Health  and
     Safety indicated that there were 148  Region IV
     employees engaged in various field  activities.

     EPA has a responsibility to protect.its  employees,
     and the employees have a duty to ensure  that  they do
     not exceed scope of duty or expertise in such field
     activities.  This document then is  an effort  to
     inform the employee of his or her function  or duty
     arid a commitment that the Agency make every effort
     to protect the employee.

 3.  APPLICABILITY.  This Order is effective  for every
     EPA Region IV employee.  Most specifically, any
     employee who leaves the confines of the  buildings
     operated by Region IV and under the jurisdiction of
     the Regional Administrator is  covered by this
     Safety Manual.  This also includes  persons  not
     employed directly by EPA but who 'are under specific EPA
     Region IV control or contract.
                                   Rebecca W. Hanmer
                                   Regional Administrator
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              FIELD HEALTH AND SAFETY MANUAL

            SECTION
            TITLES
                                            PAGE NO.
I .
II.
IV.
V.
                  Purpose . ..................... ...... ..... 1
                  Policy ..... ............ . ..... .... ....... 1-2
                  Authority ........................... .... 2
                  Responsibility
                  A.  Categorization ......... . . . . ......... 2-4
                  B.  Training and Equipment ... ........ .. . 4-5
                  C.  Medical Services ....... ............. 5-6
                  Procedures and Duty Categories
                  A.  Definitions of Categories . . . . ....... 6-8
                  B.  Definitions of Terms used in SOP..... 8-9
                  C.  Seenafios for Safety Program by
                               ........... . ......... ....... 9-48
            Tables
               1 ............ ................... . ...... .... 19-20
               2 ...... ;..... ..................... . ........ 31

            Appendix I ; . . . ... ................ ............. 50-52
            Appendix II ... . ...... . ............ . ........... 53-56
           : Appendix II I . . . . . ................ ..... , ....... 57-62
           ? AppeMix IV . . . » . . . . ................... . ....... 63-65
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 I*  PURPOSE;  The purpose of this manual is to establish
-Standard Operating  Procedures  for  field  health and
safety.

    A.   Each .person in  EPA  Region  IV engaged in any
'field operation  (operation  outside the doors of any EPA
^operated facility)  that involves in any  way any
hazardous  material  that is  identified by EPA as:

     (1)  a "hazardous substance" per CWA $311
:     (2)  priority pollutants per CWA §307
     (3)  a "toxic substance" per TSCA
     (4)  a "hazardous waste" per RCRA §261
     (5)  pesticides per FIFRA
     (6)  a "hazardous air pollutant" per CAA, $112
     (7)  a "hazardous material" per 49 CFR

shall know what  her/his duty is concerning  said
^substances,  what specific safety scenario applies to
the execution  of that duty, and shall be appropriately
trained, equipped,  and  medically monitored  by EPA  (or
;its agent)  in  accordance with  her/his involvement with
these chemicals.

    B.   Any extension of duty  associated with the
materials  in Item I above at the initiative of an
employee,  beyond the specific  "field" category which
that particular  employee is either assigned to or
specifically qualified  for  by  experience and training,
is prohibited.   Such an assumption of duty  by an
employee or  person  under the control of  EPA,  Region IV,
involves the assumption of  all risks on  the part of
that person.   Also,  no  management  official  or
'supervisor is  authorized to order,  direct or otherwise
cause an employee's attendance at  a situation that  is
known or reasonably suspected  to be more hazardous  than
that for which the  employee is qualified and adequately
trained  and  equipped.

II.  POLICY.   It is the policy of  EPA, Region IV, that
(1)  all employees  will be  classified into  the	
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Categories of Division Directors,  the Deputy Regional
Administrator,' and Office Chiefs responsible to  the
Regional Administrator.

    Division Directors are delegated the authority for
the Field Health and Safety categorization of  each
position in their Divisions, and will personally
designate category placement of their Branch and Office
Chiefs.                                          '  «

    The Branch Chief will then be  responsible  to the
Division Director for designating  the collective
categories of each Section in her/his branch relative
to the Section's areas of responsibility and will give
guidance to the First Line Supervisor on how each
individual position should be categorized.  The  Branch
Chief will designate the categories of all supervisory
positions in the Branch.

    The "First Line Supervisor", down to Section Chief
level, will ultimately be responsible for assigning
each employee under her/his supervision to the Field
Health and Safety Categories that  the employee's
position description requires.  The supervisor will
give to each current employee a copy of this SOP.
After the employee has had an opportunity to read a
description of the categories to which she/he  has been
assigned and responsibilities, liabilities and training
involved, the employee must then sign a statement that
she/he has read and understands this SOP.  The
Supervisor will amend the Position Description of each
employee (by filling out Form 3150-5, Position
Description Amendment) to indicate the categories to
which that individual has been assigned.

    All new employees will have in their job
description the Field Health and Safety Categories to
which they will be assigned and will be given  copies of
this SOP in their orientation packets.  Their
Supervisors will be responsible for discussing the
categories with the individuals and having them  sign
the statements during the new employee orientation.

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 maintaining an Employee Safety Fi
 all safety-relate^ matters (train
      of Form  3150), pertaining to
 Region
     B.  TRAINING \ND
         Regional
 responsible  for ihsui:ing
 Region IV, receives  the
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 to which she/he has  been as« i
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 safety category(ibs)  requires pel:
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                                              FIELD HEALTH
                                               AND SAFETY
                    and Hazardous Materials Division
              .  Enforcement Division
              .  Water Division
              .  S  & A Division

        The  responsibility for ensuring that all employees
     receive  the required  safety  training  is shared  jointly
     by  the Regional Administrator, Division Directors,
     Branch Chiefs  and Supervisors.  However, the day-to-day
     responsibility for insuring  that all  employees  have
     requested the  necessary  safety training must rest with
     the supervisor.  Approval of said  requests  is of course
     the responsibility of the appropriate Division
     Directorr who  is responsible to the Regional
     Administrator.  Each  supervisor shall keep  a log and
     tracking document to  insure  that all  employees  under
     her/his  supervision receive  the required training or
     refresher training for each  specific  safety
     category(ies)  to which they  are assigned.
     Additionally,  each supervisor up to the Section Chief
     level shall be required  to personally take  all  safety
     training for each SOP field  safety category to  which
     she/he has employees  assigned.

        The  Safety Officer will  keep a copy of  the  Safety
     training certificates for each employee in  her/his
     Employee Safety file, along  with copies of  the  log and
     tracking documents mentioned above.   The Safety Officer
     must perform an audit on each employee semi-annually to
     insure that the training profile of the individual  is
    .always appropriate for the duty required.   Deficiencies
     noted by the Safety Officer  will be reported to the
     Regional Administrator.

        C.   MEDICAL SERVICES

        The  Regional Administrator is  ultimately
     responsible for providing the EPA  Region IV Baseline
     Medical  Data Program  and Medical Monitoring Program as
     outlined in Appendices I and II.

        The  Regional Health  Unit will  provide the Baseline
     and Monitoring programs  and  will maintain medical files
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           V.  gJtC?CgDURES AND
               ft;  DEFINITIONS

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sampling); sampling of ^.eachate streams from hazardous
waste  sites 'iw''Other^fcifoiples collected within
hazardous wa9te sites where  it is improbable that
hazardous Conditions exist;  inspection of potential
hazardous waste disp$£a$ sites where uncontrolled
hazardous materials are not  in evidence; routine permit
related activities a,t controlled hazardous waste
generators, storers, treaters, disposers; and 311
hazardous waste sitf-

<3>  Cat
investigations, inspections, sampling and non-sampling
investigations conducted by  personnel in the vicinity
of, but off site frpinv a hazardous waste site or dumps
or facilities where hazardous materials may be
present.  Also included;are  sampling investigations in
areas  known to be free of hazardous materials.

(4)  Category IV involves contract or non-Region IV
personnel working for or with the agency in situations
where  EPA is generally in charge of the total episode.
These  entities will work under their own SOP dealing
with safety or if they have  no SOP they will be working
subject to this SOP to the extent that EPA has legal
authority.  Certain examples are Section 311
contractors in clean-up operations, Field Contract
Teams  such as FIT and TAT.  Other groups such as NEIC,
ERT, and Headquarter's contractors are also in this
category.

(5)  Category V includes Region iv employees engaged in
"damage Survey investigations" as assigned on a mission
basis  by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and
coordinated by EPA1s disaster coordinator (the Chief of
EEB).

(6)  Category VI involves legal investigation, permits
investigation, enforcement investigation, information
gathering and investigation of drinking water problems
where  there is little possibility of exposure of
personnel to tpxic or hazardous materials.

(7)  Category VII is referred to as the VIP category.
It involves persons who have a need to get within the
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  (9)  Site - geographical boundaries of a chemically
 contaminated or potentially contaminated area where
 visitations by EPA personnel are required for sampling,
 monitoring or directing the containment and removal of
 contaminated drums, soil and/or contaminated water.

  (10)  Scene - a geographical area where an emergency
 situation such as a spill or accidental discharge of
 oil or hazardous material has occurred.  The area of
 the scene could be limited to location of the accident,
 or expanded several miles to cover areas such as banks
 of a contaminated stream where pollutants are in
 movement.

  (11)  TAT - Technical Assistance Team; contractor group
 that provides support for EPA Emergency Spill Response
 operations.

  (12)  FIT -Field Investigation Team; contractor group
 that provides support for EPA hazardous waste site
 investigations.

     C.  SCENARIOS FOR SAFETY PROGRAM BY CATEGORY

     This part discusses the safety program for each
 category in a detailed manner, covering qualification
 of personnel, training, pre-entry planning and
 investigations required, recommended safety gear,
 on-site safety and decontamination procedures as
 needed.  While this SOP in general is directed toward
 employee initiative, this part provides for the
 flexibility of "on the job training" where
 circumstances allow.  When the employee and the
 on-scene project leader/OSC both agree that the
 particular employee may be taken on scene to a
 situation for which she/he is not qualified,
 concurrence of the qualified individual(s)  escorting
 this employee must also be obtained.  Responsibility
 for the safety of that person rests with the on-scene
 project leader/OSC.
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  supervisors, project l«ad«i;sj
  ea^loyees 'whose posit|pntt.-'i|rrii!
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 consist of parameters other than simple rules in a
 "cook book" type approach.

     Any safety program written for employees assigned
 to Category I must heavily rely on personal
 experience and an intensive ongoing training program.
 Common sense and a keen ability to analyze complex
 situations should be prerequisites for employees
 assigned to this category.   These employees are
 required to enforce and comply with the published
 rules, but more importantly, they are required to rely
 on their personal judgment and expertise on a
 pase-by-case basis to maintain a high level of safety
-consciousness at all times.

     The Category I employees,  by weight of their
 responsibility, must exercise precautions to prevent
 loss of life, injury, or health hazards to themselves
-and to the general public.   This responsibility
 transcends all others related to Category I.

 QUALIFICATIONS

 To be eligible to perform the duties of a Category I
 employee, the employee shall:

   .  be assigned to Field Health and Safety Category I
     by her/his first line supervisor;

   .  complete the EPA Baseline Medical  Data Program
     (Appendix I)  and participate in the EPA Medical
     Monitoring Program (Appendix II)  for this field
     health and safety category;
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   .  complete the training program for  this field healtf*
     and safety category and present a  certificate
     (Appendix III).

PRE-ARRIVAL PLANNING AND INVESTIGATION

     In planning a field investigation  or responding to
a  spill emergency,  it is the employee's responsiblity
to be aware of the purpose  of  the investigation,  such
as "Evaluation of the XYZ hazardous waste site  for
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     It is the employee's responsibility to know who has
 been designated as the project leader/OSC.  The project
 leader/OSC has overall responsiblity:

         for the health and welfare of team members
         for team actions
         to brief team personnel

 SITE ENTRANCE AND SPILL ATTENDANCE PLANNING

     While in the field, the project leader/OSC will be
 responsible for coordinating the activities of other
 team members.  After the project leader/OSC arrives
 on-scene, information as to the nature of the hazard
 may still be incomplete.  To assure public health and
 safety, the project leader/OSC must constantly
 reevaluate the hazard level as new information becomes
 available.  To this end, team members must report their
 activities to the project leader/OSC.

     Team members should obtain the following
 information from the project leader/OSC:

          Identification of other associates to assure
          operation under the "buddy system"

          Each team member's duties and responsibilities

          The overall objective of the field visit
          and the objective of each member's duties

          Procedures for reporting to the team
          leader/OSC who will report to the office at
          least once a day

          Established level of protection

          Established ground zero

 SAFETY ON-SITE

     No employee shall orally ingest any food, beverage
 or medication,  chew gum, or use tobacco in any form
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       within the contaninated zones Of (the site or in a
       wotKing area dur:
           Field personnel will not en
       alone; the buddy
       be familiar with
               system  will be
       for Category i.
              vin$i *»»*J» -''•*~!f*i»
                hone nunJber of
                spital),
                service
                  •••.:. .•^T'a^v'&i
                eparation of tt
                                           respiratory tract
  a written memo of an
       i* memo shall
    r  ,. pnohe, the
  £ i|5losfst emergency
      act for the
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                                              MANUAL
                                             FIELD HEALTH
                                              AND SAFETY
     All team members shall be familiar with the
 physical characteristics of investigations, including:

   . wind direction in relation to the ground zero area

   . accessibility to associates, equipment, vehicles,
     communication systems

   . hot zone

   . site access  (avenues of ingress and egress)

   . topography of the area

   . nearest surface water

   . location of on-scene emergency contingency plan

     The U. S. EPA Safety Manual for Hazardous Waste
           _     	:V
Site .Investigations will
entry procedures.
                          beused asa guidefor site
     The field team should be especially vigilant when
 entering hazardous waste sites or spill scenes.
 Employees should make use of all their senses to alert
 them to potentially dangerous situations in which they
 should not become involved, i.e. presence of strong and
 irritating or nauseating odors, dead or decaying
 vegetation or wildlife, discolored soil or pools of
 spilled materials, etc.  The field team should use
 available field instrumentation, such as pH meters,
 explosivity meters, oxygen meters, etc., to test for
 any unsuspected hazard if this has not been done
 previously at a particular site.  Guidance for these
 types of procedures and measurements is given in the
 U.S. EPA Safety  Manual for Hazardous Waste Site
 Investigations.  The discovery of any condition that
 would suggest the existence of a situation more
 hazardous than anticipated, should result in the
 evacuation of the field team and a re-evaluation of the
 hazard and the level of protection required.

     In the event that any member of the party
 experiences any adverse effects or symptoms of exposure
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       on scene,
 the  site and
    In the event
overcome, incapac
on «jcretie« the renain
protective equip*ent
retari;«ve the affected
site, the affected
  .  When  it  is  de
chemical  exposure
those chemicals w
to the nearest  ap
case*where
persefis involved
decontaminate
spreading of cont
                 termined
                   all
                  11 proceed
                  ropriate »ed^ca
            personal
                  shall make every
              the nselves
   ; When on-site
the_field team mu
s«aples other  tha
colUfiOted.  Bmplo
sballl use samplin
exposure to chemi
BPls Safety Manual
         itions  vi
collection, hand!

PERSONNEL PROTECT
   . The duties of
entrance into a h
risk of acute exp<
protection may be
shall determine t
required prior to
protection are e.x

    Level A is de
    skin and eye
   iimmediately d
    Pressure-dema
    and totally e
                       per
                    person
                                              MANUAL
                                           FIELD HEALTH
                                            AHD
                 tfhe  entire paxty
                   appropriate
                  :hat any member
                  .tated, or tta
                  ampling  invesft i
                  t
                  i those
                  ee« fengajged  in
                  i proceduar«s  tha
                  :ale ox Other t
                  for Hazardjwas
                  llt>e-- us«d
                  ng, and

                  ON
                     immediately leave-
                     aid.

                if  the party is
                 ically injured, while,
                    imrae^iately don
                        efforts to
                           from th*,
                       left unattended,

                          was due to
                     party exposed to
                         ,  in a group,
                 facility.  In those
                      occurred, all
                       able effort to
                      be minimal
                 tians  are conducted,
                   ^caution. -No
                      ssary should be
                         operations
                           possible
                             The u. S.
                    Site       >
                          the
                          samples.
                                                          *•- --> ; t'4.
Category I fieid p%sonnel  require
zardous sijte or spi|ll  s i tuation where
sure 'exls*is aiuMor respiratory
requ ired. ' The | r<>^*ct leader/OSC
e appropriate l«(vel;tof protection
                       levels of ,
                          in Table 4.
                             site..
                  lained below and
                  igned to ptovi
                  rotectioh $$•'
                  ngeroos to
                  d self contained
                      - '• _• n *-«^'', ,&. ••l±' !**£••'
                     mm  r espiratory
                     onraent  "  :"-
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                                            FIELD HEALTH
                                             AND SAFETY
     Level B is designed to provide maximum respiratory
     protection and very high level eye and skin
     protection.

     Level C is designed to provide low level
     respiratory protection and very high level eye and
     skin protection.

     Level D is designed to provide emergency escape
     respiratory protection and minimum eye and skin
     protection .  Level D is the minimum level of
     protection allowed in the performance of Category I
     duties.

     In determining the level of protection required,
 the project leader/OSC will use the criteria itemized
 in Table 1.  Additional safety equipment such as
 headgear may be required if the situation demands it.

     In addition, field personnel engaged in sampling
 operations or making field or engineering measurements
 shall weari have on their person, or have immediate
 access to the following equipment during Category I
 field operations:

          head protection (hard hat)

          steel-toed safety boots or steel-toed rubber
          boots

          a fully stocked industrial size first aid kit

     *    an eyewash kit

          at least 3 gallons of potable water in a
          pressurized container to permit
          decontamination in the event of accidental
          skin or eye contact with chemicals during
          operations
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field in

meter,

ionizatidn
          litmis-
\
                    trumentatien *

                      osi0n JMRtpr
                      meter, - etc*
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                                            MANUAL
                                          FIELD HEALTH
                                           AND SAFETY
                         TABLE 1
                   LEVELS OF PROTECTION
LEVEL
A.I.

  2.
B.I

  2
  3
C.I
  3
  4
         PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

      Self-contained breathing
      apparatus
      Fully encapsulated suit
      Self-contained breathing
      apparatus
      Rubber splash suit and hood
      Surgical rubber gloves
      and/or neoprene arm
      length gloves
      Rubber foot covers
      and/or steel toed
      rubber boots

      Mask w/air-purifying
      chemical canister for
      specific chemicals
      Splash suit or
      coveralls
      Protective gloves
      Rubber foot covers
      and/or steel toed
      rubber boot
      Safety glasses with
      side shields, goggles,
      or full face shield
CRITERIA

1.  Unknown hazardous
    materials
2.  IDLH atmosphere
3.  Oxygen-deficient
    atmosphere •
4.  Chemical which
    can be absorbed
    percutaneously
5.  Vapor which can
    injure skin

1.  Oxygen-deficient,
    nauseating or
    irritating
    atmosphere where
    the exact type of
    chemical present
    is unknown.
1.  Where the
    hazardous
    materials being
    sampled are known

2.  Where there is
    danger of
    splashing of
    materials during
    sampling

3.  Where airborne
    agents possess
    properties that
    warn of exposure

4.  Atmosphere with at
    least 19.5% oxygen
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                                            MANUAL
                                          FIELD HEALTH
                                           AND SAFETY
SITE DEPARTURE AND DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES
                                           X
    Disposable clothing and foot covers should be
buried or properly disposed of at the facility or site
being investigated.  Disposable sampling equipment
should be disposed of in a similar manner.  Where this
is not possible, disposable clothing and sampling
equipment should be placed in an appropriate container
for proper disposal at an approved hazardous waste site.

    Non-disposable sampling equipment and protective
clothing should be cleaned in a "clean" area set up
on-site.  Personnel should use standard SAD cleaning
procedures (refer to Region IV Water Surveillance
Branch Standard Operating Procedures and Quality
Assurance Manual, August 29, 1980) for sampling
equipment and detergent and water for protective
clothing.  Where there is any question regarding the
adequacy of these procedures, non-disposable equipment
will be placed in appropriate containers after being
cleaned as described above, returned and securely
stored pending completion of laboratory analysis of the
samples collected.  After the exact nature of the
material sampled is known, appropriate decontamination
procedures can be used to clean the equipment, or the
equipment can be disposed of at an approved hazardous
waste site*
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 CATEGORY II*
. Safe conduct of
.which include activities that
          to .has.
     This Section provides a basi
                 field operat
                                              MANUAL
                     ..........
                 rdoua water4als
 I.A. (hereafter iref«?rred to
   terials)  under controlled
   '.,.."	 for  ehcovnfce
 _  fcc .filterials in the
 accident  or othur cicc
 ^'J  employee.

     A Category ti eHf>loyee
   ld Health  and  Safety
  fect,  unleiss he is
leader and  then- only to
  tivities  wher^TField
       |>rocedur4s,  equiptt*«t.
t0
             he;
exception,  no s
ordered  or  pern
w|uM;e or spill i
     following condi t iOns
          Of  ex:sting;

         immedictely
         atmospt eres

         where c gents that,
         percutcneousiy
/his,*
fety
tted v
         where 0
         skin
ther. harpful
  present, or
              aze
*This descripticn of
to supplant or  replace
Toxics" inspectors  to
afc facilities and
investigations.  The
requizements of  item I (B),
in all cases of  esticide
                p
           u J
                c  framework for the
                 and  investigations
                .^gfsent  a  risk of
                as defined in Section
                  4es«gctated haxftcdou^
                     is,  with the
                     concentrations of
                       at  failure,
                       the control of
<||hter into an
 twaste site where
  rocedures are in
  &&C :or project
    specific
    itj: Category II
tjtaining are adequate
     single preceding
        shall fc>e
        a hazardous
  investigation where
    -e^ist or are
                                   life or health
                                   absorbed
                                     whicn can injure
                                       is not intended
                                   s'of *?>e»ticide« and
                                    t ion* and
                                    U8e/«iis-use
                                     '
                            .
                     ll have been «et
                    field inapections
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                                                         MANUAL
                                                       FIELD HEALTH
                                                        AND SAFETY
v-
         where any of the designated hazardous
         materials are known to be present in an
         uncontrolled condition*

    Category II safety procedures, required safety
equipment, and training are designed to:

         permit employees to safely complete their
         assigned responsibilities in the presence of
         designated hazardous materials under
         controlled conditions,

         permit the employees to safely escape from
         situations that have become uncontrolled
         creating a dangerous situation,

         provide the employee with comprehensive first
         aid training and equipment and basic rescue
         procedures in the event of an emergency
         situation during field operations,

         teach the employee.

QUALIFICATIONS

    In order to be eligible to perform the duties of a
Category II employee, the employee shall:

         be assigned to Field Health and Safety
         Category II by her/his first line supervisor,

         complete the EPA Baseline Medical Data Program
         (Appendix I) and participate in the EPA
         Medical Monitoring Program (Appendix II) for
         this field health and safety category,

         complete the training program for this field
         health and safety catetory and present a
         certificate (Appendix ill).

PRE-ARRIVAL PLANNING AND INVESTIGATION

    All Category II projects must be  screened to insure
that employees participating in the projects are not
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*•"' >f-- : -.
knowingly exposed
   ...... and Safety
     screening
            first
        leader
          tg insor
                          prpce-S-S
                           shall
                 *t*d with  t
     In planning a
     project leade
   iaiMMre of the p
         :e the was
      irles," "con-
               was
      *ion of Co
            a.. proj

the  formal w: ittei
          must al
         project,
               is
determination."

    Prior to init
          i«iU g«t
the facility, ind
ecene  to be inves
Othfr  EPA operati
       and local
thii| information
      Le which wil
            for de
            of pro
       of informat
                    nature o
                    types of
                    foraatio
                    investig
            jt :(io~z3*ild|
                              to the
                              Category
                              rpoe* and
                                      .....
                              any ISSfi,
                             ect . is  l
                              stry*
                              igated.
                              g
                           aencies
                              athering e
                              ection
                              on that
                    the
                   raw
                    of inte
                                                          MAHUAi
                                     ssoc iated  «ith Field
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                                         or study,  it is
                                         ^ponsibility to
                                            study,  i.e. ,
                                              of ABC-:.' •':
                                                      of
                                          a
                                          info ration is
                                            be found on
                                         ,tudy plan ,  or in
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                                                       haaard
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                                                or
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                                         as other federal.
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                                              MANUAL
                                            FIELD HEALTH
                                             AND SAFETY
          the nature and type of industrial waste
          treatment processes utilized and the types of
:          chemicals used (if applicable),

     .    type of contributing industries and the nature
          of wastes discharged by these industries to
          municipal sewage systems (pretreatment
          investigations),

          physical description of the facility, spill or
          hazardous waste site,

          the nature of materials stored or disposed of
          on the
          site and the manner in which they were
          disposed of or stored (in the case of
          hazardous waste sites),

          the nature and kind of products spilled and
          the extent of subsequent cleanup effort (in
          the case of spill scenes),

          the previous history of the facility,
          treatment system
          or spill scene including all previous
          investigative efforts and enforcement history.

     Category II employees should have under normal
 circumstances, sufficient lead time  to complete a full
 hazard assessment before field operations are
 initiated.  Similarly, specific safety procedures and
 levels of protection can be specified for the field
 operation well in advance of the commencement of field
 activities (pending final field verification of actual
 on-site conditions).  During field operations the
 project leader or senior staff member- present shall be
 responsible for the overall safety of field team
 members.

     The buddy system will be used for Category II field
 operations; however, it is waived for routine pesticide
 inspections performed under controlled conditions.
 Where two people constitute a field  team, both members
 of the team must be assigned to Field Health and Safety
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: I
                   IV
     jsocy I  or il
o«  training if a
Personnel assignejd
Categories  III,
peradssion  of the
   ;field teajn on-
      '  in case '-of
    tirity; not
or haVe received
member is not an
  to Field Healti
   V, VI, or VII
 project leader,
site, but
               pernitted
       ENTRY AND SPILL
               assessment
    A hazard
and determination
for a Category II
entering  a facility
sejine, or commencing
potentially
lightly.  The
verify, upon
con«id«rations
              hazardous-
Other available
    have- been
             are valid
           represeft tat ives
   . if an
industry,  the
f irst aid  s t a t ion s
upon entering the
determine  if  there
u»«d by  the
or evacuation pl
existence  of  speci
                availa
              facility
    The project
and Phone numbers
rescu* squad and
cowRencing  field
t««» should be supplied
entering a  work a
should carefully
on entry and
emergency.
               prepare
      r se
 of the 1
 field st
    hazardous
    field operat
     situation
     leader and
    at the faci
       in the
      The
                pro ject
               arrival
                  involved
                  people abouit
                overlooked.
            invest i gat ion
       is to be
  sbility of fac
                  ans
          	
   used byvthe
 al rescue or
                  leader should  det
                    for the
                   law
                    per at ionsi
rea or
observe/
    escape
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                                                MANUAL
                                              FIELD
                                               AND SAFETY
                  equivalent experience
                  EPA  employee.
                  and Safety
                  »•£, with the
                  accompany a
                        equipped to
                              ift anfc
                      safe ty procedures
                 protection required
                      ie  made prior to
                          or spill
                        Entrance into a
                      not be taken
                      team should     ;
I                        site, that all
                      ning hazard
                      should question
                          t on site* or
                     tial hazards that
                      ted at  an    ^
                      aedieal and
                   lined  iBttBediately   ;
                      team  should also
                      special
                      ty  and the
                         teams. :

                 rmtne the  location
                          facility
                          before
                          of the field
                            n prior to
                       or : field  site  •
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                                              MANUAL
                                            FIELD HEALTH
                                             AND SAFETY
 SAFETY ON-SITE

     All  field personnel shall have a written memo of an
 on-scene emergency contingency plan.  This memo shall
 contain  the location of the nearest telephone, the
 location and the phone number of the closest emergency
 facility (i.e., hospital), and the contact for the
 closest  emergency service which can provide
 transportation to a medical facility.  The project
 leader/OSC is responsible for preparation of this memo.

     The  field team should be especially.vigilant when
 entering hazardous waste sites or spill scenes.
 Employees should make use of all their senses to alert
 them  to  potentially dangerous situations in which they
 should not become involved, i.e., presence of strong and
 irritating or nauseating odors, dead or decaying
 vegetation or wildlife, discolored soil or pools of
 spilled  materials, etc.  If available, the field team
 should use field instrumentation such as pH meters,
 litmus paper, radiation meters, oxygen meters,
 explosion meters, etc., to test for any unsuspected
 hazard if this has not been previously done at that
 particular site.  Guidance for these types of
 procedures and measurements are given in the U.S. EPA
 Safety Manual for Hazardous Waste Site Investigations.
 The presence of any condition that would suggest the
 existence of a situation more hazardous than
 anticipated and/or planned for should result in the
 evacuation of the field team and a re-evaluation of the
 hazard and the level of protection required.

     No employee shall orally ingest any food, beverage,
 or medication, chew gum, or use tobacco within the
 contaminated zones of the site or in a working area
 during Category II operations.

     Employees engaged in Category II sampling
 operations shall use sampling procedures that minimize
 possible exposure to chemicals or other toxic agents.
 When on-site sampling investigations are conducted,
 only the required number of samples should be
 collected.  Category II employees shall not collect
 samples  from closed barrels, drums, or other closed
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vessels  located
irtvestigat ions.
With all samplin
of containers
shall also excer
      *.  The
sh ipped utilizing
r-eguJLations,
      Stte  Irtves
         operations
           team
indication of  the
Jwflieators of  ad
                 >n si tie unless £
                  Field team otemb<
                   procedures use<
                   pr esierva t i vea
                  is«? extreme c«u
                       shall be
               sables
                 ti
                  rob«;r6 shall
                            £
                 /er£;e effects
          changes
          coordin
          changes
          excessi
          changes
         coordin ition
    Jlield team
fallowing
                mjembers w.
                    of
           sysjpto as
          headaches
          dizzinejes
          vision
          cramps
         ••irritation of eyes, ski
    In the event
experiences any
while on scene
.will immediately
appropriate medical  a-id.
                or
    In the  event
.overcome, incapacitated;
during field
immediately don
person.  If this
i«a»diately
             sammon
                  th;it any »«»t>«r
                 adverse effects
                 r in -a
                  that  any member
                     ...     - -•
             operation
                 protective
                 efforts to
                 is -wsj*
                   outs
nducting pesticides
rs shall be  familiar
 and the proper  types
o be used.   Personnel
ion in preserving any
        labeled  and
and'DOT rules and
        fQJT
                                         :#*v*:
                                      each other for
                                    exposure. • •     "
                                      discoloration
                                     ta r y r espouse*, •••.
                                        patterns
                                         other of the
                                                  tract
of the field  team
r symptoms of exposure
^-£4tifee:.entire tea* - v
  proceed to seek
of the field team  is
ed trau»atically
       member(s)
    (if necessary)  and
   the affected
   team member shall
    , preferably in
                                                                    '•; ;•<•;«
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                                             MANUAL
                                           FIELD HEALTH
                                            AND SAFETY
the form of a rescue or fire rescue unit.  Once removed
from the site, a casualty should not be left unattended.

    If it is determined that the casualty was due to
chemicals, all members of the field team will proceed
expeditiously, in a group, to the nearest appropriate
medical facility.  In those cases where personal
contamination has occurred, all persons involved shall
make every reasonable effort to decontaminate
themselves so there will be minimal spreading of
contaminants.

    After obtaining the necessary aid or treatment, a
team member, or other responsible party solicited by a
team member, shall immediately notify the team's first
line supervisor(s) or other appropriate agency
personnel of the nature and extent of the problem.

PERSONNEL PROTECTION

    The duties of employees assigned to Category II
involve field investigations and operations that
require personnel to enter facilities or hazardous
waste sites that contain (or may contain) the
designated hazardous materials under controlled
conditions.  Included in this category are
environmental and source sampling activities involving
the collection of water, soil, sediment and spillage
samples at hazardous waste sites where it has been
demonstrated that IDLH conditions and agents that can
be absorbed percutaneously are not present.  The
project leader or senior staff member shall determine
the appropriate level of protection required during the
preplanning phase of the study and verify these
protective levels before entering the facility work
area or site.  The protective levels are explained
below and are itemized in Table 2.

         Level A is designed to provide the maximum
         protection during Field Health and Safety
         Category II activities and consists of maximum
         respiratory protection and very high level eye
         and skin protection.
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Level 3
during
low lev
level
energen
tfce
      eye
    eve it
Level c
those ^p
prelimi
                is designed to
               irsonfiei
escape
                wry
    I«
       will use
          field
  rrations or
      «e*r, have
       to  the fo
Operations:
a fully

an
           eyewash
skin or
operations
field
meter,
ionizat
litmus
                is designed
                ategory II
                ! respiratory
                  and skin
                y source of air
                  of «
                             the project
                           in Table 2.
        on tiieir
       .lowing
head pr 3te<:tiort
steel-t*>ed safety
boots
s tocked ;'•; indoc tr

   kit
at leas
pressur
decontamination
                 3 gallons of
                zed container
                "    "  -"'
                eye contact
              ins
               ion
               paper

                     protection
               tions and cpnsiats
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LEVEL
  B
                                            MANUAL
                                          FIELD HEALTH
                                           AND SAFETY
                         TABLE 2

                  Levels of Protection
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

1.  Self-contained
    breathing apparatus
2.  Rubber splash suit
    and hood
3.  Surgical rubber
    gloves and/or
    neoprene arm
    length gloves
4.  Rubber foot covers
    and/or steel toed
    rubber boots
    Mask w/air-
    purifying chemical
    canister for
    specific chemicals
    Splash suit or
    coveralls
    Protective gloves
    Rubber foot covers
    and/or steel toed
    boots
    5 minute escape
    capsule or
    equivalent
    Safety glasses
CRITERIA
         3,
         4,
         6.
         1.
         2,
         3,
    Coveralls
    Foot covers
    5 minute escape
    capsule or
    equivalent
    Safety glasses
                                  3.
                                  4.
    Oxygen-deficient,
    nauseating or
    irritating
    atmosphere where
    the exact type
    of chemical
    present is unknown

    Where there is
    danger of
    splashing of
    materials during
    sampling

    Where the
    hazardous
    materials being
    sampled are known

    Where there is
    danger of
    splashing of
    material during
    sampling

    Where airborne
    agents possess
    properties that
    warn of exposure

    Atmosphere with at
    least 19.5% oxygen
Minimum protection
permitted for
Category II
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:- .*•;"
   ^,
         SITE DEPARTURE All D D ECQNTAMIMATTO J PROCEDURES
    Disposable cl
othing and < foot
   _ _ '  ™  .  «Ji '.' ' ._!_ . -'.'
y
    Bis
       .«; properly
      investigated
      ' be dispo sejd
is not possible,
e«p»ipjMint should
for proper  disposal at an
                            e
                          te
                    Personnel
    Non-disposabl
         should
on^site.
            (refei
       Standard
          Manual.
eg«ipfl»nt and  det
clothing.  Where
adequacy of these
will be placed ir
c&eaned as.descri
stored pending
saj^>le« col lee tec
Mfttecial sampled
procedures can be
e<99ip»ent can  be
waste site.
                           e sampling-equip »ut
                           A f 1 AAMAA . I i!»---fe.- * >i^:«aii
   cleaned  in
     should us*
  to Region
Operating *i
  August 23,
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                         complet
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is known, apptr^c
 used; to-.c^eajfe'/qbj
disposed of
             (10*-23'-80>
                                                  should be
                  ^mpoiws-j.;. -,:Wlfcere this;
                     and sampling     .,
                       rriate container
                     tiardowB waste site*
                      and protective
                        area set up
                      rd SAD cleaning
                   E|>Suryeillance
                  *s and Quality
                       saiapling
                  f OJt protect £ ve
                   i|n regarding the
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                                             MANUAL
                                           FIELD HEALTH
                                            AND SAFETY
CATEGORY III

    This Section provides a basic framework for the
safe conduct of reconnaissance investigations,
inspections, sampling and non-sampling investigations
conducted by personnel in the vicinity of but off-site
from, a facility or site where hazardous materials may
be present, as well as sampling and investigations in
areas known to be free of hazardous materials.
                                 /
    Category III personnel may be working in proximity
to a site where hazardous materials are present;
however, by definition, they will not enter into the
site boundary nor engage in operations where accidents
or equipment malfunctions could result in an acute
exposure to toxic materials.  Examples of such
activities include compliance sampling inspections,
ambient air quality monitoring, and other field
activities where hazardous materials are not involved*

QUALIFICATIONS

    To be eligible to perform the duties of a Category
III employee* the employee shall:

   .     be assigned to Field Health and Safety
         Category III by her/his first line supervisor;

         complete the EPA Baseline Medical Data Program
         (Appendix I) and participate in the EPA
         Medical Monitoring Program (Appendix II) for
         this field health and safety category;

         complete the training program for this field
         health and safety category and present a
         certificate (Appendix III).

PRE-ARRIVAL PLANNING AND INVESTIGATION

    This phase of the field safety procedure involves
identification of those tasks which are to be completed
in the field and gathering of all available information
pertaining to the site to be investigated.  In planning
a field investigation within this safety category, it
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. i , . - . ' ' • '
* is the employee
purpose of the
that it does no
abatement of th
wti 11 normally b
*
.'/ .- |*j.," •_.

MANUAL
' ''••«'iBL&':KBKfi!Et'i'-;':t^
•'-.'. .-:.««>?»*»**»»
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' - • -• - '""''fl'ff
e;j:e4i>9n*^W^;'r'to. be aware of the,. ' :: ''^;-':^ -:'k: '• ^M
field investigation and to ascertain •••.?•. X.v-7;*' ;; "M
t exceed the scope of this Category. A .-. •:.*•••?• •&•.?; vaj
e purjiiosfc *t;^^ii0d--i»vei|t.igatio.ii :;; vi^X^^vt^iU^
B' ihcl^e^ui»-'^i'e«ployee'«:';tr*ve^^
   le«6.

     Planning specific
 to arrival  at t
 the Category n
 exceeding  the 1
 is anticipated
 p^oxinity  to a
 contingency pla
 required for su
.gathered during
 to be consider*

     ;UI  nature
          the wo
          ihclud

              typ4 of
          .   typo
          .   chenicals and
     (2)   Physic
    It is recog
a|*d lead time a
the amount of i
site.   Furtherme re,
the work site m«iy prove
these  factors.
                                     rid  objectives
                                                insure
                                              without
                                                 Since
                                       sonnel may be
                                         ar4a» the: • need
                                          the
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                                         ing.


                                           disposed  of
                                       liquids, etc*)
                                   tiee'of these chemicals
                icpt location:
             siz
             topbgraphy
ized
lowed  for a
formation
SlTg-ENTRY AND C N-SITE PROC
    Although Category III jb
Significant potential fot e:
id hatarful conce n tr atidn*^
                                    »• 5 •* '•rii1' '• •   '-   -.'•:'' *  « •'• - • J- *1 ,•
                                         scene way limit
                                         iQr;;  t0, a«rlfli^S
                                         confchai*sance '-«.. v .-_yj
                                                  ;.:.^r.:i-">^
                                         do not include any
                                          toicic substances :
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                                              MANUAL
                                            FIELD HEALTH
                                             AND SAFETY
 field work, an inherent low level of risk of exposure
 to hazards which, although they can be minimized,
 cannot always be anticipated.  While in the field, the
 project leader/OSC will be responsible for coordinating
 the activities of other team members so as to minimize
 this exposure.

     At a minimum, the team leader should consider the
 following in planning field work, and should be aware
 that she/he will be responsible for all that the team
 does or fails to do:

 (1)  After the project leader/OSC arrives on-scene,
 information on the nature of the hazard may still be
 meager.  To assure public health and safety the project
 leader/OSC must constantly re-evaluate the hazard level
 as new information becomes available.  To this end,
 team members must report their activities to the
 project leader/OSC.

 (2)  Team members should obtain the following
 information from the project leader/OSC; an organized,
 although informal, briefing is encouraged.

          Identification of other associates to assure
          operation under the "buddy system."

          Delineation of work area boundaries, which
          shall not be crossed toward a higher hazard
          area.

          The overall objective of the field visit and
          the objectives each member's duties are aimed
          at attaining.

          Procedures for reporting to the project
          leader/OSC who will report to the office at
          least once a day.

          Monitoring or warning techniques which will
          indicate changing conditions that could
          redefine the site boundary, such as:

                    Meteorological changes
TM
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            personnel
(3)  field
The buddy system
faailiar with  th
C»tegory III.
any indication o
Indicators of  ad
 will be
e EPA
   buddies
                Tie
     .     change
          lack of
          changes
          excessi
          changes

 (4)  Buddies wil
 effects of toxic

     .     headach
     .     dizzine
   ,  .     blurred
   .  .     cramps
          irritat
                 in  complexion,
 (5)   All field
 written memo of
 plan.  This memo
 nearest telephon
 the  closest
 the  contact for
 provide
,proj ect 1eader/O
 this memo.
                    Communication
                    on  the  sit-e/:Q
                    environment
                    Catastrophic
                    etc.)
                                  with personnel working
                                   in a Category I  or  II
                                  i*..':-
                                  ncidents
*r a work site  alone.
   Buddies will be
h and Safety SOP
                  in demeanr
                 ve '
                  in speech
                   inform e*cli ot
                  exposure* *;I'::K:;;'::^
                 SS
                  s     ; '; • ••  : •-.>:: •'•'":•',
                  vision./ ;; .... ;,.>; ^

                 Ion of eye&r sfci
                personnel shall
                 the on-scene e»e
                  shall contain/
                  , the locaition
            emergency
                 :he closest
                 C  is  re
      All team meifibers shall be  familiar with th*
 of  investigation
  1 (10-23-80)
                                               M ittiiiirti''
                                              • PM » *M*mt^np(<.
                    diecoloration
               pj ipi liar y r esponse, - etc .•'
                    of non- visual
                     respiratory tract
                    ready  access to a . -
                       contingency
                   location of the    .
                 nid 'the phone  nuifiber of
                      , hpspitalj* aiid
                      service  which can
                     facility.   The

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                                                         MANUAL
                                                       FIELD HEALTH
                                                        AND SAFETY
fe.
                 .     wind direction in relation to nearby potential
                      hazardous waste sites
                 *     accessibility to associates,  equipment,
                      vehicles, communication systems
                      site access - avenues of ingress and egress
                      topography of the area
                      nearest surface water
                      availability of on-scene emergency contingency
                      plan

             (7)   In the event that conditions are  discovered  in the
             course of conducting a Category III activity that would
             indicate a Category I or Category II hazard exists, the
             team shall withdraw until personnel cleared to work
             under  Category I or II conditions can  confirm the
             hazard and define the levels of protection required.

             SAFETY ON-SITE

                 In the event that any member of the party
             experiences any adverse effects or symptoms of exposure
             while  on scene, the entire party will  immediately leave
             the  site, and seek appropriate medical aid.

                 In the event that any member of the party is
             overcome, incapacitated, or traumatically injured while
             on scene, the remaining members will immediately  don
             protective equipment, if available, and make reasonable
             efforts to retrieve the affected person.   Once removed
             from the site, the affected person should not be  left
             unattended.

                 When it is determined that the problem was due to
             chemicals, all members of the party exposed to those
             chemicals will proceed expeditiously,  in a group,  to
             the  nearest appropriate medical facility.   In those
             cases  where personal contamination has occurred,  all
             persons involved shall make every reasonable effort to
             decontaminate themselves so there will be  minimal
             spreading of contaminants.
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t*~  "f
3 f

If  -
         t?
           PERSONNEL PROTE
    Personnel w
not enter areas
eye and skin pr
respiratory pro
               In determin
          leader will use
          D and, in some '
          protective meas
          sfeoes^ safety g
          personnel engag
          field or  engine
          their persons,
                the criteria itemized in Table 1, Level
                ases, may be without any specific
                res beyond  fielmwtirrk clothing, safety
                asses: and/or •;a'^!wir-d;;"hat.-' F4eld'  •.-''••""•
                d in sailing ^pfftr^tions or making
                ring .ijtf '  ' - '  " """"  *"  :  ""  	 '
                r have
          equipment during  Categjo*^ III  sampling
                    head p

                    eye; pr<
                    glasse
                    full f

                    steel-
                    boots
                    at  lea
                    pressu
                    decent
                    skin o
                    sampling
                    field i
                    meter,
                    ioniza

                    litmus
                TIQN
where;protection
tection and emerjency escape
ection is reqiiir ed.
                ng the level of
                                                        MANUAL
                                                      PIBLD «OtfiTH
                                                       AND
                           rking in a Category III operation will
                 greater  than minimum
                 lafety,  the  project
                otection  (hard Wat>
tection consi«J
 with side sh
ce shields
                  ^f-.aj3pr=oyed JMMBety;'
                          goggles or
                oed safety: boots' or  steel-toed rubber
         a fully stocked industrial size first aid kit


         an eyeWash kit

                t 3 gallons of: p/ptaible  water  in a
                a   Mr : -. .  *'..!•• •. '••' ff- Si .".'•• itri* •'. ' • -•  - '
                mination  in :t
                 eye cdnitact
                  operations
                nstrunentation
                      of accidental
                            during
                ion meter,"

                paper
              (iO-23-SOy
                    Lger counter,  oxygen
                                                    :^m
                                                                   .
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                                              MANUAL
                                           FIELD HEALTH
                                            AND SAFETY
 SITE DEPARTURE AND DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES

     All sampling equipment (disposable and
 non-disposable) and protective clothing should be
 placed in appropriate containers for proper disposal
 and/or cleaning as outlined in the SAD cleaning
 procedures (refer to Region IV Water Surveillance
 Branch Standard Operating Procedures and Quality
 Assurance Manual, August 29,  1980).
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***  •
           CATEGORY IV

               This Sectioh
           required for cop
           ttoiek-ijtf for or
           Region IV is
geaerftlly
                    field
                     group
           Contractors are
               Entities
           •ucfc as other
           private contrac
           responsible for
               In situati
           Agency end wher
              that same
                   that tti
           tbe apfrropr late
           extent of EPA'E
          -proxi»ity to ax
                                                       FIELD
                                                                                -••M
  addresses the
 tract or non-l
with the
       '-ii*>
 s »r^ cJ
:orH:r act
  such aif '3J88CC, ,1
 also included
that have their
 fjederalr flt-'^kte.i
   ors  tTAIf or
   their
   s where EPA I*
    another
ap ration ^
   y are., under Bf*
   category Bdp or
           fei^Kfc
   as
                    i£ety Peocedures
                    Ion XV .per*o«n*l ' .
                       ttuatio*s where EPA
                        the  total -episode.
                          tare hired
                          FIT ^nd f»
                        and .Headquarter * s
                        s section.

                            programs,
                          l  agencies and
                       shall utilize and be
                      ^iead  pr "in charge"
                             "ual involved
                        .„   ,. am, it is
                        col  and »ust follow
                             , to the
                              .close
                                                                            r    i
            1  (10-23-80)
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I*
                                                       MANUAL
                                                     FIELD HEALTH
                                                      AND SAFETY
           CATEGORY V

               This Section is intended to provide a basic
           framework for the safe conduct of those Region IV
           employees who will be involved in the preliminary
           surveys and preparation of damage survey reports during
           the aftermath of natural disasters (i.e., hurricanes,
           tornadoes, floods, etc.).  This Section specifically
           addresses safety and precautionary procedures for the
           designated personnel of Category V.  Category V has
           been defined as follows:

               Employees in this category are those who are called
               on to support other mission assignments from other
               government entities.  Examples are:  Category F
               Disaster for the Federal Emergency Management
               Agency (FEMA).

               This Section also provides guidance to engineers
           and other technical staff whose positions are in
           Category V due to the nature of their job requirements
           and the specialized missions of their representative
           programs.

               Safety hazards or risks associated with Category V
           can in general be anticipated and therefore be avoided
           or minimized.  For example, those individuals
           responding to situations of natural disaster will be
           able to anticipate their areas of involvement and the
           types of situation they will encounter.  Physical
           hazards should not come front exposure to hazardous or
           toxic chemicals but from simple misfortunes such as
           falls, slips, or impact from falling objects.
           Consequently, the safety program consists of very basic
           training and the liberal use of common sense.

           QUALIFICATIONS

               To be eligible to perform the duties of a Category
           V employee, the employee shall

                    be assigned to this field health and safety
                    category by her/his first line supervisor;
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           coroplet
           (Append
           categor
completf the  traj
Categor:
III).
      A designatio
 dieaatcr will be
 designated disas
 of  current situa
 daaage,  work are
       a brief ref
      ENTRANCE
      Category V
 hazardous condit
 event that condi
 their field inve
 Category I, II o
 employees will
 Category I, II,
 hazard and
      en;
  determine
 SAFBTY ON-SITE

      In the event
 discretion conce
 to. prevail.  Emp
 event of physica
 their ability to
 complications sh<
 PERSONNEL PROTECTION
     The duties o
 require  the entr
 -Extend ive damage
 well  after the
 to> confused cond
,.TM
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          the  EPA BaseU
        xl)  for thifK £
        ; and
               •' i;?i;'.;:-^-f';i--f"
        i of  the geogra
             « ... : v-~.~,i'..  A*J*T
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        lop
  iployees
  ons';whi
  ions ere
            tMali
   III hazard eki
iiunecliateXy.
        of ' physical
        ning
          impairn»ent
        functipnVisr
        uld -it  not >be
   Field Health
  nc*; into
  and
      Of
      onset
                                            a.   MANUAL
                                              FIELD

                                                                         i
                    .Medical Data
                   eld-health--'and
                                    K-!^"*^>^ ^K .-' £ ^ *u. ' •^a-J .A. 1 J IH'^.'f .-A.^WA.' i'' _' ..<•'-^' " F*rv^v.w~*£'
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        .s.,  1  area (s)  of
        t;j -5&pon arrival at the
     M  ifviprovide a briefing
        ryiestimate of
.,..,	  - tjask;  objectives, and
procfldi r*« to  be -followed.
        • %lert  ami look for  -
       ie«€ter  area.   In the
            in the course of
             indicate that a
            the^Category V
            ron^the area until
            an • assess the
        jprotectitfn required*
                  dent,  personal
                    pedical aid will have v ',
                          a task in the
                     l$ay  severely reduce
                     a»ay  lead to further   -
                     i: with promptly.
                  ,tK>t*c< ntinue
     *$&Safety  Category V
           saster areas.
           evail.   Although
           ftermath will lead
           Jtivity and ability
                                                                      -

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                                              MANUAL
                                            FIELD HEALTH
                                             AND SAFETY
 to travel, and an emotionally involved public.   Safety
 and protective gear will not be required unless so
 designated by FEMA and will be provided by that agency.

 SITE DEPARTURE AND DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES

     Unless a Category V employee was inadvertently
 exposed to a hazardous material (as discussed in the
 Site Entrance Section above), the employee shall at
 her/his earliest convenience shower and wash the
 clothing worn in detergent and water.   If unexpectedly
 exposed to a hazardous material, the employee shall
 utilize the procedures to be followed subsequent to an
 exposure as outlined in Category 1, "Safety On-Site."
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is
B
iU'"
                    VI
    Personnel who are  assigned U> Category VI are
wbose normal duties  involve  s^lilpffissi^ility of
           '   • n  '  -t  i *"  • ' ' -^ ' '•  «• --'• i- • ^-"-J-"- ' - -  -  • . A "  .•-' :  ' . .
          accidental or
            Included ain
exposure,
materials.
involved in legajl and ;teeh»
arid enforcement
              occur during
          toxic/hazardous
defined circumst ances
          exposure of Category yi  per
          .will occur only
                                                        MANUAl
                                                       FIELD HEft&Tff
                                                            '

                 investigationfi^
    investigations of drinking w
                                                toxic
                                                 are those
                                               6tig«t ions,
                                             f0rination gathering,
                                                problems.
                                                                     -A'-1.
              Accidental  exposure .. tcxj tpxieYhiafardous materials
                        ..
                  in vesfcigatioias Performed for purposes
     as permit  issuances*  ^forcfeme^t actions, and
information gath
easily regulateo
                           ering*
                            because it is u
          unexpected.  Hoever/ intended ecpoture to
                situations
                                       toxi
          will have been  identified and as
          personnel will  a
          I-III person whc
          correct safety  i
                 ways be
                 will be respon
                recautioiis-i are
                                      exposure cannot be
                                 ifoireseeable and
                                 M?i|ie only under
                                 i/h|i2ardous problem
                when the-
          minimal; these  personnel 'will
          investigate unkr
          with toxic/hazai

          QUALIFICATIONS
                own situations
                dous emergenc
                                         and Category VI
                                      by a Category
                                   If for assuring the
                                   eh.   Deliberate
                                      such Situations
                                      of harm is
                                      expected to
                                    be trained to deal

jo be eligil
VI employee, the
. be ass:
Categoi
and
. complet
health
certif:
..:' . ' ••


de to perform th
employee shall:
gned to Fileld He
y VI by het^ii^s
e the! training p
and safety categ
cat e (Appendix I

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                                            FIELD HEALTH
                                             AND SAFETY
  PRE-ARglVAL PLANNING AND INVESTIGATION

      This phase of the field safety procedure  involves
  the identification of the tasks  to be  completed  in  the
  field and the gathering of available information
  pertaining to the site to be investigated.  The
  employee should be fully cognizant of  the objective of
  her/his site inspection and the  known  facts of the
  toxic/hazardous situation which  has been identified at
  that site.

      The employee should review all existing information
  on the site prior to her/his inspection and should  be
  advised by the project leader/OSC  as to necessary
  safety precautions prior to entering the site.   The
  project leader/OSC is responsible  for  determining the
  appropriate safety precautions and informing  Category
  VI employees of her/his determinations.  It is the
  responsibility of the Category VI  employees to
  implement the necessary precautions.

  SITE ENTRANCE AND PLANNING

      Category VI personnel shall  not enter any
  toxic/hazardous site without being accompanied by
  personnel in Categories I-V or without their  entry
  being coordinated by the project leader/OSC.  The buddy
  system will be utilized if there is a  hazardous
  situation.

  SAFETY ON-SITE

      The project leader/OSC is responsible for the
  safety and protection of Category  VI employees while
  on-site.   Category VI employees  shall  follow  the
  directions of the project leader/OSC.

  PERSONNEL PROTECTION

      The duties of Category VI  personnel require
  encountering a toxic/hazardous situation only after the
  situation has been identified and  investigated by other
  lower-category personnel,  unless such  situations are
  encountered  on an accidental,  chance basis.   If
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 Category VI perfsonnel t  in the
 nornal duties,
 they should lea|ve
    their first
                  discover a toxi
                     immediately
                  line supervisors
 ;    All other
-Ca-t«fory Vi
          leader;
 ?. deter mi n ing  th«
;;i;|»--e|ttsef ing.  thy

   ITE DEPARTURE
entries  into
rsonnel,  wll
/OSC w|K» vl
      Category VJ
     the project
  1  (-23-80)

                 pifforraance of their
                  •haia rdou a s i tuation,
                 ahd report the discovery
iWjty/bjtp&tdQv*  si.tes py
      i.isj|i:na'tfed.- by' '-the. v
      it^oiisible  for ' -
 :i^|i^f.;p4>t«ction prior
                AND
                 personnel
                leader /0SC,
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                  .'i'olli-pW.-%he.' directions

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                                              MAMtML
                                            FIELD) HEALTH
                                             AND SAFETY
 CATEGORY VII

     Category VII consists of all Regional personnel who
 have no field functions  (those EPA employees not
 assigned to Categories I, II, III, IV, V or VI), ViPs,
 the press, Washington executives/ politicians and high
 level Regional management personnel.

     The personnel in Category VII may have a need to
 get within the vicinity of a hazardous area, but not
 necessarily have a need or a duty to actually enter the
 area or site.

     The project leader/OSC is authorized to take Category
 VII employees and VIPs on-scene only when the employee
 or guest is willing.  The project leader/OSC is
 responsible for the safety of such persons.

 QUALIFICATIONS

     The employee shall be assigned to Field Health and
 Safety Category VII by her/his first line supervisor.

 PRE-ARRIVAL PLANNING

     The project leader/OSC will brief the Category VII
 persons on the type and extent of the hazards present,
 as well as the emergency procedures and contingency
 plans she/he has implemented.  The project leader/OSC
 fnust specifically outline the areas in which Category
 VII individuals are not allowed and any other
 restrictions or limitations she/he feels are necessary.

 SITE ENTRANCE AND SPILL ATTENDANCE

     Individuals in Category VII should not be allowed
 entrance onto a hazardous site or spill.  While in the
 vicinity of a hazardous site or spill they will be
 under the direct supervision of the project leader/OSC.
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       OH-SITB
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Safety of all
   the vicinit
                 leader/OSC' i;s, r
               Category VII
                 of  a
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             • '•
    Since
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ar* not normal

SITE DEPARTURE
    Category V
0f ,the project
                                              MAHIIAL
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                                             AND SAFETY
          PROTICTIQN
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               AND
                                 spons ibl e for .the
                                /14uals while they are
                                                 '
    are not allowed in
 ^. 	!and eguipiient
•;.> '"'f? . ' •  • "
                                    PROQEDURES
               I personnel will! iollow the directions
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                                            FIELD HEALTH
                                             AND SAFETY
            INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL BASELINE AND
                    MONITORING PROGRAMS
                    (Appendices I and II)
  Persons  in  the  employ of EPA Region IV, who  in  the
  performance of  their duties must encounter situations
  or materials which are  a threat to life, health or well
  being, should undergo examinations to determine,  to the
  greatest extent possible,  the degree to which such
  activity alters their health status. .In. order  that
  this  kind of determination be made, a baseline  health
  profile  must be established.  This can be achieved by a
  system of examination and  certification, establishing
  for managers and  supervisors a means of measuring
  changes  in  health status.  Cause and effect
  relationships or  correlations among activities  and
  health status changes can  provide information for
  managers and supervisors to allow utmost protection of
  the safety  of the staff and the accomplishment  of
  organizational  mission  with minimum casualties.

  The medical baseline  program and the medical
  monitoring  program should  afford each supervisor  a
  statement or certificate of the results of each
  physical examination and a statement by the  responsible
  medical  official  of his/her evaluation of physiological
  condition or changes observed in each case.  The
  certification should remain in the records of each
  employee and should be  a condition of continued
  employment  in any position which requires its inclusion
  in such  a medical monitoring program.
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APPENDIX  I
                      "         • ;    ' '     .  ':

               BASELINE »ffiblCAt j ft3?A PROGRAM
PRE-EXAMINATION


    MANDATORY  C


      .   Basic


         Heart


         Chest


         Pulmon
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                 taiius  and functions  (EKG)
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                    AC*
                    Heavy metals  -
                                       counts,  protein
                                          activity  .
                                   Sr (complete trace
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tBlood  series niay need
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                function /-: full  BnBj»e profile
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                                       FIELD HEALTH
                                        AND SAFETY
     Renal function - BUN, Creatinine,
               Creatine/Creatinine ratio,
               Lipoprotein count and differential
               Uric acid
     Urinalysis
     Audiometry - audio spectrum response of ear
     Eye - physical condition, visual acuity
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3-EXAMINATIO
Basic phy
Heart sta
Chest X-r
Pulmonary
Blood - S
,. Liver fun
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Audionetr

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                                              MANUAL
                                            FIELD HEALTH
                                             AND SAFETY
 APPENDIX II
         MEDICAL  EXAMINATION  - MONITORING PROGRAM
 MEDICAL EXAMINATION:  CLASS A
      MANDATORY CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT
      Basic physical exam
      Heart status and function (EKG)
      Chest X-ray (Roentgenogram posterior-anterior)
      Pulmonary function - forced vital capacity,  forced
                    expiratory volume  at 1 second and
                    reserved volume
      Blood - full SMAC Series {SMA 32)*
                    Hemoglobin - cell  counts,  protein
                         level
                    Acetylcholinesterase activity
                    Heavy metals - Pb,  Cd,  Hg,  As,  Cr,
                         and Sr (complete trace metals)
      Liver function - full enzyme profile
 *Blood series may need further tailoring to be done  on
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•"
 Renal  functj
            Urinalysis
            Audiometry
            Sy* - phys
       Monitoring exam4
             /with re
exposure.  For }
low or field woifk
monitoring
than* 12 monthsJ
       MPOIGAL EXAMINA
        j    Heart states and function -
                  X-ra;
                    SMXC
Pulmonary
Blood -
Liver func
Urinalysis
Renal func
Audionetry

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                ion. • -> *BUN,
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                                             FIELD  HEALTH
                                              AND SAFETY
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      No medical requirement above general agency health

 policy
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                                            FIELD HEALTH
                                             AND SAFETY
 APPENDIX III
                          TRAINING
      Training  is a necessary tool in implementing this
 Field Health and Safety SOP.  The complexities of the
 topics of interests, the variety of courses offered,
 and the different needs of employees in each category
 for specific training have necessitated formulation of
 some ground rules as the corner stone for a
 comprehensive  training program to commence as soon as
 this SOP becomes effective, or shortly thereafter.

      To streamline the process, fifteen topics of
 interest with  37 subtopics have been selected at the
 present time from four existing or proposeo sources of
 training, which include EPA's in-house resources as
 well as courses of instruction available to Regional
 employees through outside contractors and vendors.

      Regional  employees will receive training according
 to their job requirements and classification, and their
 first line supervisors will recommend courses for their
 future needs and professional development.  A series of
 core topics  (Table 1) have been designated for each
 category; it will be mandatory that employees receive
 training in these and repeat them at various :
 intervals.  Other available topics identified as
 "desirable" should be taken by employees based on the
 recommendations of their supervisors.  For example,
 under this plan, a Category l-a employee must be
 trained in 11(c), Safety-Related Field Instrumentation
 and Environmental Monitoring.  An example  of a
 non-core topic for Category. I-a employees  is 12(b).
 Field Sampling Techniques related to water, which
 should be taken by individuals only on the basis of
 need and supervisor  recommendation.  It should be noted
 that a non-core topic for a certain category may indeed
 be designated  a core topic for employees of another
 category.
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the need arises
                                             MANUAL
                                           FIELD HEALTH
                                           : AND SAFETY
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                            introduced.  Along
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                           id possible utilization.
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this line, the (Training cowmitt
outside vendors
educational institutions, to su
topics of interest for review a
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                                                                      ss&sm *
  List Of training
  employees  and/or
  Table 1 for  titles
             TABLE 2

 course;  available (or. propo ed
 contractors, and topics covered
   of each topic).
  TRAINING COURSE

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  Training Course,
Hazardous Materials
 Basic Level
  (Proposed) EPA Re
  Materials Traininc
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  EPA Headquarters
  Waste Site  Field
  Ecology and
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        Hazardous Haste
                                  to be  offered) Co EPARegion IV
                                   under each course (refer to
                                      TOPICS OFFERED   ,

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                                      la-h, 2a-b, 3, 4a-b, 5b,
                                      7a-d, 9b, lOa-b, -lla-c. T2a-b,
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                                           AKffi SAFETY
APPENDIX IV - Nemo establishing a Task Force to


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                                                     FIELD  HEALTH

                                                      AND SAFETY
                                     ,L PROTECTION ACfQ

                                Atltr t». 6Borg1«
          UIIITEDSTA!



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EPA Field Safety Procedures


Regional Ami Inlstrator


All Employees
The high agehcy priorities given hazardous Matte sites and other
emergencies concerning hazardous or tbklc cmmfcaU has significant
tapllcatlonsfTln the areas of personnelj safety In the field.

                                     all kinds of situations Involving
                                     ttrfotnlng a spectrum of duties.
                                       that wt Identify what you as
                                         •f the job that you hold
                                    _ _  for employee protection
                                    Met these objectives. I am
                                    Irst step toward developMfit of
                                     5.O.P.).
                                                                                             •ft
                                                                                                 (1
Ma have mmdrous employees Involved
exposure to hazardous chemicals wMl
             1 aa Regional Amilnti
             are require* to do
            form a safety program
             t of assigned dtttles.
             following actions M
a Safety'Standard Operating Procedure
and that w
In perfor
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(1)  Effecti ve this data. I m directing that no employee of this
           11 office In any situation] or at any tine, place himself.
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, or others 1n close proxMty to chemicals of any kind
ny be hazardous or tcxte unless. that employee has successfully
*d and been certified by fcfion IV'$ Hazardous Hatarlala
9 Course, or has taken tnTfcttonel Hazardous Materials
t Course. By way of further explanation, the definition
tlmlt)' means Slitting over [hazardous waste sites, attending .
iplsoles, entering pesticide warafwuses where any fora of
il or spillage Is known t» exist, or responding to permit
ons t*er« t|M discharge ii known to contain a chemical
ilflcaitt ajuant1«».* EMOSftlena to the above oust be
id by me or Nr. Wttle. .:'[ '-! v •'.-'=
king A1 Smith to chair a
begin the 1maod1ate devaloi
lion IV. I «« directing «
re with A1 Smith and u pi
undartaklng.

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keslgnated Task Force that
Unt of a Safety S. 0. P.
* following Individuals
icing the highest priority

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                                                                           FIELD  HEALTH
                                                                            AND SAFETY
                                             .2-
                      Tne following persons are designated to serve.  Messrs. Doug Lair,
                      Mayne Nathls. George Moeln. Howard Zeller, Mark McClanahan,
                      Kent Mill lam, Ralph Jennings, Calvin Johnson, Ms. Sara Turnlpseed,
                     • and a Miter of the Safety ConnUtee designated by Mr. Larry Hyde.
                      I u asking Al to contact these Individuals within the next few
                      days to give them our conceptual thoughts on the Safety S.O.P.
                      I urge each Division Director to ensure that these people are
                      given the MM needed for speedy completion of this task.

                  He Intend to complete this task by June 1st and have a S.O.P. available
                  so that each of you my be fully advised as to your duties, operational
                  level of activity, and safety program. Since roughly ISO people In
                  Region IV have taken the Hazardous Materials Training Course. I am
                  confident that we can Met our Regional objectives.
                  MDCCCA M»
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