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-5- B(b). Uuring warm weather conditions, any protective suits required to be worn will be the "breathable" type (e.g:, Kimberly Clark "K1eenGuard"). An ample supply of water, and shaded rest areas, will be made available. Workers will dress down and take a 5-10 minute break at least once every hour. Site supervisors will continuously monitor all workers f or signs of over-heating (symptoms discussed in Medical Surveillance section). IV. Protective Equipment. All employees engaged in work activities where contact with fixtures, or debris potentially contaminated by wood treating products will wear chemical protective gloves. Suitable work boots, with puncture-resistant soles, will be worn by all persons in the work area. Appropriate eye and/or face protection will be worn during a'l1 torch cutting operations. Hard hats will be worn at all times while within the work area. Suitable hearing protection equipment will be worn by all workers potentially exposed to noise levels in excess of current OSHA standards (85 dB; 8 hr Time-Weighted Average). Applicable ~ermissible Exposure Limits (PELs) are not anticipated to be exceeded during any of the demolition operations. However, as a precaution. the following respiratory equipment will be utilized: (1) Workers engaged torch cutting operations will wear disposable respirators approved for protection against dusts. mists, and welding fumes. (2) If dusty conditions result during demolition operations te.g., tearing out of concrete; jack hammering of concrete), potentially exposed workers will wear nuisance dust masks. V. Training: Because this project does not involves the cleanup of materials classified as hazardous wastes, employees working on this project are not required by regulation to have completed a certified 40 hr Hazardous Waste Worker training ~ program. However, project contract specifications do reguire that all site workers have completed a 40 hr hazardous waste worker training program.