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Health and Safety Plan liquid. Do not smoke or drink because both act to constrict blood vessels and will inhibit circulation in the area. If the frostbitten area blisters do not break them; see a doctor soon to check for infection. 5.10 Routine Decontamination "Decontamination" is a procedure for removing, or "doffing," the personal protective equipment in a specified order to prevent the spread of contaminants. During breaks and at lunch it is important that sorters remove the equipment so as not to inhale or consume contaminants on the gear. 6. Recyclable Materials Handling Procedures 6.1 Presorting Sorters categorizing the material samples and conducting the sorting will be wearing a level of protective clothing and respiratory equipment which will not allow them to work with an unexarnined sample of recyclable materials. The Site Supervisor or another adequately-trained staff member will presort the sample, looking for hazardous, household hazardous, or infectious waste before it may be shoveled onto the sort table. If unsorted recyclable material samples are brought into the sorting building, sorters will stay near the sort tables and not sort the materials until told that it is ready. 6.2 Sorting Materials Sorting and categorizing materials requires that it be picked up with the hands. Nitrile gloves with optional cotton liners will be provided to protect the skin from dirt and potential hazards, but they will not protect against sharp materials, which will certainly be in the samples. To avoid being cut or receiving a puncture wound, items will be picked from the surface of the piled recyclable materials. Moving the materials to the containers used for categorizing and weighing the recyclable materials will be done with care. Sorters will station themselves at a single position near a table and sort for the family of materials identified on the barrels nearest their location. Sorters will be trained to avoid grabbing handfuls of like materials and will not run around the table to the barrels behind other workers. One could easily trip, be knocked down, hit with an item, or at the very least startle a fellow worker by being behind them when unexpected. Materials in other categories will be passed to fellow workers nearer those barrels. Throwing or tossing the recyclable materials will not be allowed. Prior to initiating the sorting event, the Site Supervisor will provide each sorter with a list of the various material categories and their definitions. The Site Supervisor will review the materials to be sorted and address any questions about the various categories. Roseville _ Health & Safety Plan R. W. Beck 5