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SAFETY <br /> A. Safety Issues, Practices and Protocols <br /> By its very nature, working on the Amazon Creek attempting to repair a breach in the <br /> levee may be very hazardous. The risk to employees is increased significantly if <br /> repair operations are conducted at night, during high water flow, during cold or icy <br /> weather, and /or during a significant storm event with heavy rain or wind. Therefore, <br /> all safety practices and protocols listed below will be strictly adhered to. <br /> • At no time will any employee inspect, patrol, or work on the levee by themselves <br /> when one or more of the conditions listed above are occurring. A minimum of two <br /> employees will be together at all times on the same side of the levee, within <br /> visual and voice contact of each other, and no further than 100' apart. <br /> • At a minimum, all employees will wear or carry the necessary personal protective <br /> equipment (PPE) and other equipment as listed in this document for use during a <br /> high water event. <br /> • First priority must be given to proper traffic control on roads leading to and <br /> adjoining gated access to the levee, and where employee /equipment staging <br /> areas are located. Proper traffic control guidelines as outlined in the latest <br /> edition of the Oregon Temporary Traffic Control Handbook (currently May 2006) <br /> will be followed. If flaggers are needed, only those employees with current <br /> flagger certification cards may be utilized in that capacity. <br /> • A flood safe, employee "pullback" area will be established where all employees <br /> can quickly evacuate to and regroup. This area will be established by the <br /> designated safety officer and the incident commander. <br /> • Upon entering off road levee areas, all employees will continually check and <br /> monitor the stability of the levee surface under foot. The levee will be continually <br /> monitored for any water bubbling to the surface of the levee, or water <br /> spouting /flowing from the "dry" side of the levee. When observed, surface <br /> instability and water erosion will be reported to the emergency command center <br /> immediately. <br /> • Upon entering off road levee areas, all employees will continually check for <br /> overhead and underfoot hazards such as large broken tree limbs, leaning trees, <br /> dangling or downed electrical wires, etc. Such hazards will be reported to the <br /> emergency command center immediately. <br /> • Before any equipment or vehicles are permitted onto off road levee areas, the <br /> levee will first be assessed by experienced staff for safe vehicle /equipment <br /> access and transport. <br /> • If the integrity of the levee is assessed to be safe for vehicle /equipment transport, <br /> the vehicles and equipment must be preceded by an employee on foot to "guide" <br /> the vehicles and equipment along the top of the levee, and followed by another <br /> employee on foot to assess the effect of the vehicles /equipment on the levee. <br /> Vehicles /equipment will travel at a rate of speed that will maintain a distance of at <br /> least 20' from the employee acting as a guide. <br /> Emergency Response Plan for Amazon Creek 7 September, 2008 <br /> P:\Cdocs\AP WARefDocs \E mergencyMgmt <br />