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3.5 Training Requirements. <br />Implementation of the field inspection portion of this WMCP relies heavily on mining <br />workers, who because they will be on site daily in the area, are the ones most likely to <br />fast encounter and identify any signs of environmental contamination. Therefore, all on- <br />sitepersonnel will be required to attend a "tailgate" meeting held with MEI at the mining <br />site prior to their initial commencement of work. During the meeting, MEI will review <br />the critical elements of this WMCP, instruct the miners on how to recognize <br />environmental contamination in the field, and describe the appropriate response actions to <br />be taken. Each worker will sign the form included in Appendix B documenting that they <br />attended the tailgate training prior to the commencement of work at the site. A copy of <br />the WMCP will be retained at the mining site at all times, for reference and direct access <br />to pertinent telephone numbers and contact information. A summary of information to be <br />given in the tailgate meetings is shown in Appendix C. <br />4.0 Waste Characterization. <br />MEI will perform all field characterization duties. MEI`s Standard Quality Assurance <br />/Quality Control Plan ("QA Plan's outlines proposed sampling protocols (see Appendix <br />E). In the event waste is encountered, MEI will determine if the waste is hazazdous, based <br />on the following definition: <br />Hazardous waste will be any material listed as hazardous or which possesses one of the <br />four characteristics of a hazardous waste (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity). <br />Solid waste suspected of containing asbestos will be quarantined and left in place until <br />adequate characterization and disposal options can be determined. <br />4.1 Analytical Procedures. <br />Constituents of concern in the gravel mining area include a variety of hydrocarbon <br />compounds (e.g. BTEX and other volatile organic compounds), semi-volatile organic <br />compounds, MTBE and RCRA metals. <br />All samples will be collected and handled (properly labeled, packaged and submitted for <br />laboratory analysis in accordance with MEPs QA Plan. Samples will be analyzed, as <br />necessary, for TPH by US Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") Method 8015M; <br />for BTEX by EPA Method 8021B; for SVOC's by EPA Method 8270; for PAH's by <br />EPA Method 8310, and for RCRA metals by EPA Method 6010B/7000 series. <br />4.2 Soil and Groundwater Sampling. <br />Tn the evettt contamination is encountered or suspected in soils, MEI will evaluate such <br />media for potential environmental impact (using visuaUolfactory observations, PID <br /> <br />in <br />