Site Security and Best Practices
Site security is necessary to prevent the exposure of unauthorized, unprotected people to site hazards, prevent theft, and avoid increased hazards from vandals or persons seeking to abandon other wastes on the site.
Site security is necessary to prevent the exposure of unauthorized, unprotected people to site hazards.
To maintain site security during working hours:
- Maintain security in the Support Zone and at Access Control Points.
- Establish an identification system to identify authorized persons and limitations to their approved activities.
- Assign responsibility for enforcing authority for entry and exit requirements.
- Erect a fence or other physical barrier around the site.
- If the site is not fenced, post signs around the perimeter and use guards to patrol the perimeter.
- Warning signs and fences help to prevent exposure of unauthorized and unprotected people to site hazards.
- Guards must be fully apprised of the hazards involved and trained in emergency procedures.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
2-1. Which is used to help prevent exposure of unauthorized and unprotected people to hazardous waste site hazards during normal work hours?
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