Opening of Bids - Martin Luther King Jr. Center Demolition Proj No. 121-066 - C & E Excavating, Inc.

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Personal Protective Equipment Policy Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition if necessary because of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact. Personal Protective Equipment Training Employees expected to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be trained as follows: • Exposures and how to identify them • Types of PPE to wear as protection from each exposure • When to wear them • How to wear PPE properly • How to care for, clean and properly store PPE. An employer shall verify that each affected employee has received and understood the required training through a written certification that contains all of the following information: The name of each employee trained. • The date of training. • The subject of certification. Personal Protective Equipment Use Head Protection Approved hard hats must be worn if employees could be struck by falling objects, are in danger of striking their heads on fixed objects, or there is a shock hazard from working near exposed electrical conductors. Do not drill holes in the hard hat for ventilation; it destroys the integrity to protect you from blows to the head. Hard hats shall comply with ANSI Z89.1-1986, Class A or B. Class B is required for exposure to high voltage shocks, above 600 volts. Where there is risk of injury from hair entanglements in moving parts of machinery, combustibles, or toxic contaminants, employees shall confine their hair with nets, or other suitable restrictive devices to eliminate the hazard. 31