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6.5. INTEGRATION WITH OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE HASP

The area of temperature extreme disorders or conditions impacts other areas of the HASP.

Temperature extreme considerations should be integrated with other concerns, such as personnel

protective equipment (PPE) early in the planning phase of any operation, and proper contingency

planning should be undertaken. Integrated areas should include:

Monitoring,

Medical surveillance,

Emergency response,

Confined space entry,

Buddy systems,

Decontamination of personnel, and

Site characterization operations.

The potential hazards associated with temperature extreme conditions can cause problems for

even the best designed work plan, and the potential for worker injury or death is always present.

Changes in ambient air temperatures, humidity, wind, and precipitation, can change a typical

operation into an immediate health hazard to workers. It may require logistical requirements to

supplement normal operations, including requirements such as increased water supply, on-call

medical personnel, and the ability for injured-worker retrieval teams to enter exclusionary zones.

6.6. REFERENCES

1. 29 CFR 1910.120, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER).

2. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 85-115, Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual

for Hazardous Waste Site Activities, NIOSH/OSHA/USCG/EPA, 1985 (Four-Agency

Document).

3. EPA Publication No. 9285.1-03, Standard Operating Safety Guides, Chapter 8, Office of

Emergency and Remedial Response, USEPA, 1992.

4. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist (ACGIH), Threshold Limit

Values for Chemical and Physical Agents and Biological Indices, Current edition.

5. Ramsey, J.D. 1976. NIOSH, Standards Advisory Committee on Heat Stress - Recommended

Standard for Work in Hot Environments. Appendix C in Standards for Occupational

Exposure to Hot Environments, proceedings of symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

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