The Buddy System
Most activities in contaminated or otherwise hazardous areas should be conducted with a buddy who can:
- Provide his or her partner with assistance.
- Observe his or her partner for signs of chemical or heat exposure.
- Periodically check the integrity of his or her partner's protective clothing.
- Notify the Command Post Supervisor or others if emergency help is needed.
Most activities in contaminated or otherwise hazardous areas should be conducted with a buddy.
The Access Control Point for personnel entrance to the Exclusion Zone is a convenient location for enforcing the buddy system for two reasons:
- enforcement is the responsibility of the Project Team Leader, who is stationed in the CRZ, and
- all personnel who enter the contaminated area must pass through the control point.
The buddy system alone may not be sufficient to ensure that help will be provided in an emergency. At all times, workers in the Exclusion Zone should be in line-of-sight contact or communications contact with the Command Post Supervisor or backup person in the Support Zone.
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