Injury Illness Prevention Plan - Flipbook - Page 223
Health and Safety Program Manual
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Construction, Inc.
Issue Date: 10/16/23
Revision Date: 10/16/23
Hydrogen Sulfide Awareness
Reference: B-3
Personal Monitors
Personal monitors are also available in many types. They are also designed with the worker’s safety in mind.
Familiarize yourself with the equipment available at your current work assignment.
Plant Monitors
Plant monitors are available in many types and are designed with the worker’s safety in mind. Familiarize
yourself with the equipment available at your current work assignment.
In order to respond effectively in an emergency, every individual at the site should know their specific
responsibilities. Whether or not an individual has an assigned duty, each individual should know what to do in
the event of an emergency.
Evacuation
Follow these procedures in the event of a hydrogen sulfide release that requires evacuation:
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Hold your breath and quickly leave the area containing H2S. Do not inhale.
Move quickly to the upwind “Safe Breathing Area” to receive instructions.
Always be conscious of the wind and constantly monitor wind direction. Windsocks and
streamers show which direction the wind is blowing so that you can determine the proper safe
breathing area.
SCBA Escape
When in an area on client’s premises, which has required you to be trained to use or wear an escape respirator
such as a self-contained breathing apparatus respirator (SCBA), put on your SCBA and help anyone who appears
to be affected by the gas.
Before taking off your SCBA ensure that the air you will breathe is safe.
Always be conscious of the wind and constantly monitor wind direction. Windsocks and streamers show which
direction the wind is blowing so that you can determine the proper safe breathing area.
Emergency Rescue and First Aid
To prevent risk and injury to other workers, re-entry into an area of unknown concentration of H2S will require
the use of SCBA and backup workers.
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