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7.1.3 Site Work Zones 0 <br />A work zone will be established to encompass the immediate work area and, if possible, a <br />minimum of 25 feet around the work area. If the work area is located in an area with traffic or <br />other vehicles, then orange traffic cones or yellow caution tape will be placed around the <br />perimeter of the area. Only project personnel with the appropriate level of training and proper <br />PPE who are involved with the work activities will be allowed inside the work zone. Examples of <br />work zones at the site include roof repairs to underground workings, trenches for laying or <br />excavating pipe, mine shafts, radioactive. waste rock, tailings, or soils, and unexploded ordinknice <br />sites. Before the end of each day, the site will be secured by removing equipment, obstacles, <br />covering or fencing-off excavations, or anything that might constitute a nuisance or safety <br />hazard. <br />Where decontamination is required, a decontamination zone will be established immediately <br />outside of the work zone. The decontamination zone will serve as the work area for <br />decontaminating personnel, vehicles, and sampling and other equipment used within the work <br />zone. <br />• <br />7.1.4 Buddy System <br />The "buddy system" will be implemented when a task to be performed or the area where a task is <br />performed involves significant hazards or risks to personnel safety and health. The buddy <br />system requires that two or more persons work together as a team to perform a task. The <br />buddies or partners must be in close proximity to one another and able to readily communicate <br />with each other so that a partner could render immediate assistance should it become necessary. <br />Personnel should also observe their partner(s) for signs of overexposure to hazardous materials <br />and environmental stresses such as heat and cold stress. <br />7.1.5 Onsite Communications <br />Onsite communications will be maintained with the use of two-way radios on the surface and, if <br />necessary, when working underground, an independent phone system between workers <br />underground and surface personnel. The use of radios should not be used to replace the buddy <br />system when the task being performed involves significant hazards or risks to personnel safely <br />1 ]