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shield or goggles in addition to safety glasses. Everyone in the area who may be endangered by <br />flying particles must also wear protective equipment. <br />5. Respirators, appropriate for the respiratory hazard, must be worn when you are exposed to <br />airborne dust, mists, vapors or fumes. <br />6. When performing work at a height above 6 feet, a full body harness with shock-absorbing lanyard <br />must be worn. Be sure to attach lanyards as high as possible to lessen the fall distance should a <br />fall occur. <br />7. Hearing protection must be worn when noise levels exceed 90 decibels. If you must shout to be <br />heard, noise levels are very likely in excess of 90 decibels. Many areas of the mine are posted <br />with "Hearing Protection Required" signs. Watch for these signs and always wear hearing <br />protection in these areas. Hearing protection must also be worn when operating power tools that <br />produce high noise levels. <br />8. You may be required to wear additional personal protective equipment such as hoods, aprons or <br />gloves depending on the nature of the work you are performing. <br />9. If you are servicing, repairing or maintaining equipment and may be injured if the equipment <br />should accidentally start, you must perform lockout procedures. Proper lockout is vitally important <br />because of the tremendous potential for personal injury. Proper lockout is performed by: <br />a. Gain permission to lockout the equipment. <br />b. Locate the site Isolation Officer to ensure lockout is properly performed. <br />c. Deenergize or shut down the equipment using normal shut down procedures. <br />d. Locate the appropriate lockout device such as a breaker or switch. <br />e. Apply your lock and a lockout tag to the device.. Be sure to fill out the tag completely. <br />f. Attempt to start the equipment to ensure proper lockout has been accomplished. <br />g. Always remove locks and tags when the job has been completed. <br />h. NEVER REMOVE LOCKS OR TAGS PLACED BY OTHERS -THIS IS A VERY <br />SERIOUS VIOLATION OF SAFETY REGULATIONS. <br />10. No one, other than persons QUALIFIED by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) <br />may perform electrical work or lockout of electrical circuits. You may work on voltages less than <br />32 volts alternating current (AC) andlor 110 volts direct current (DC) battery supplied circuits <br />without this qualification. <br />11. Work performed in confined spaces may be especially hazardous. For this reason, special <br />procedures must be followed when working in areas that: <br />a. Are not designed or intended for continuous human occupancy, <br />b. May have poor natural ventilation that could cause accumulations of harmful, flammable <br />or toxic atmospheres, <br />c. Have limited means to enter and exit which could inhibit safe escape in the event of an <br />emergency, <br />d. Contain hazards that could cause people to be injured due to falling material, moving <br />machinery, inundation by liquids, solids or gases or present other undue hazards. <br />Prior to work being performed in Confined Spaces, an evaluation of the job and hazards must be <br />completed. Obtain and complete a "Confined Space Entry Permit" prior to entering a confined <br />space. <br />12. In order to minimize the chance of introducing additional hazards into the work place when <br />equipment, procedures, tools or facilities are changed or modified, an evaluation of the change <br />