Field Activities Requirement
Off-site Personnel Positions
In addition to instruction, general site workers must engage in three days of actual field activities under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.
Some general site workers who may be exposed to unique hazards or who may occasionally supervise others should receive additional training in the following subject areas:
- site surveillance
- Site Safety Plan development
- use and decontamination of fully encapsulating personal protective clothing and equipment
- use of instruments to measure explosivity, radioactivity, etc. Safe use of specialized equipment
- topics specific to identified site activities
On-site management and supervisors, such as Project Team Leaders, who are responsible for directing others, should receive the same training as the general site workers for whom they are responsible, as well as additional training to enhance their ability to provide guidance and make informed decisions. This additional training should include:
- management of hazardous waste site cleanup operations.
- management of the site work zones.
- how to communicate with the press and local community.
Health and safety staff with specific responsibilities for health and safety guidance on-site should be familiar with the training provided to general site workers and their supervisors and should receive advanced training in health and safety issues, policies, and techniques.
Visitors to the site (including elected and appointed officials, reporters, senior-level management, and other interested parties) must also receive a briefing on safety. These visitors should not be permitted in the Exclusion Zone unless they have been fit- tested, and medically approved for respirator use. All other visitors should not enter the Exclusion Zone; rather, they should observe site conditions from the clean area, e.g., using binoculars.
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5-4. In addition to instruction, general site workers must engage in ___ days of actual field activities under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.
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