Material Awaiting Destruction.

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(c) provided, use, and maintain personal protective equipment when appropriate for

rendering first aid or other medical assistance to prevent contact with blood or other potentially

infectious materials.

4-4. Material Awaiting Destruction. Material awaiting destruction will be stored in an

explosives storage magazine that meets the criteria of ATFP 5400.7 and sited in accordance with

DoD 6055.9-STD.

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Emergency Equipment.

a. Before the start of OB/OD operations an Emergency Response Plan, which complies

with 29 CFR 1910.120(l), 29 CFR 1926.65(l) will be developed and implemented. The

Emergency Response Plan will address, at a minimum, the following areas:

(1) pre-emergency planning and procedures for reporting incidents to appropriate

government agencies for potential chemical exposures, personal injuries, fires/explosions,

environmental spills and releases, and discovery of radioactive materials;

(2) personnel roles, lines of authority, and communications;

(3) posted instructions and list of emergency contacts, including the following:

physician/nearby medical facility, fire and police departments, ambulance service,

Federal/state/local environmental agencies, CO, or approving authority for in-house activities;

(4) emergency recognition and prevention;

(5) site topography, layout, and prevailing weather conditions;

(6) criteria and procedures for site evacuation (emergency alerting procedures/employee

alarm system, emergency personal protective equipment (PPE), safe distances, place of refuge,

evacuation routes, site security, and control);

(7) specific procedures for decontamination and medical treatment of injured personnel;

(8) route maps to nearest pre-notified medical facility;

(9) criteria for initiating community alert program, contacts, and responsibilities; and

(10) critique of emergency responses and follow-up.

b. Local fire/police/rescue authorities having jurisdiction and nearby medical facilities that

will be utilized for emergency treatment of injured personnel will be contacted before the start of

OB/OD operations in order to notify them of upcoming site activities and potential emergency

situations, to ascertain their response capabilities, and to obtain a response commitment.

c. The following items, as appropriate, will be immediately available for on-site use during

the conduct of OB/OD operations:

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