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DocuSign Envelope ID:5FA4B1AC-B897-4C32-A1E4-4B4A8885A341 <br /> rROWDER CrowderGulf <br /> L&ULF RFP for Disaster DebrisClearance and Removal Services <br /> Orange County, NC <br /> PUBLIC SAFETY <br /> Public safety is important since the majority of work will be performed in the community.Emergency operations present <br /> potential hazards to children; problems in defining and keeping the public from work areas; traffic and road debris <br /> hazards; utility and structure hazards; and fire and other hazards. Requirements for work area delineation, traffic <br /> control devices, and the use of flag persons shall be considered. Public service announcements shall be used as <br /> needed to promote safety of the public exposed to C-G activities.Barriers and fencing shall be considered in restricting <br /> the public from operation sites. <br /> HEALTH HAZARD RECOGNITION <br /> Health hazards such as asbestos, lead paint, radiation, and hazardous chemicals shall be identified and controlled <br /> through the recommendations of a qualified ihdustrial hygienist(s)or certified Hazmat Contractor. Instrumentation, as <br /> required,shall be provided for the detection/measurement of health hazards. <br /> TREE MAINTENANCE AND REMOVAL <br /> Each location where tree maintenance or removal is done shall be under the direction of a qualified tree worker. <br /> Working near electrical equipment and systems: <br /> ■ Employees working in the proximity of electrical equipment or conductors shall consider all such equipment <br /> or conductors energized with potentially fatal voltage, never to be touched (directly or indirectly). <br /> ■ An inspection shall be made by a qualified tree worker to determine whether an electrical hazard exists before <br /> climbing, entering,or performing any work in,or on a tree. <br /> ■ Only a qualified line clearance tree trimmer or qualified line clearance tree trimmer trainee(under the direct <br /> supervision of qualified personnel)shall be assigned to the work if it is found that an electrical hazard exists. <br /> D There shall be a second qualified line clearance tree trimmer or line clearance tree trimmer trainee within <br /> normal voice communication during the clearing operations aloft under the following conditions: <br /> ➢ When the line clearance tree trimmer or line clearance tree trimmer trainee must approach any closer <br /> than 10 ft. (3 m)to any conductor or electrical apparatus energized in excess of 750 volts; <br /> ➢ When branches or limbs being removed cannot first be cut(with a pole pruner/pole saw)sufficiently clear <br /> of the equipment or conductors so as to avoid contact;or <br /> ➢ When roping is required to remove branches or limbs from such equipment or conductors.Line clearance <br /> tree trimmers and line clearance tree trimmer trainees shall maintain the distances from energized <br /> conductors. All other tree workers shall maintain a minimum distance of 10 ft (3 m) from energized <br /> conductors rated 50 kV phase-to-phase or less. For conductors rated over 50 kV phase-to-phase, the <br /> minimum distance shall be 10 ft plus 4'10 in. (3 m }1 1 cm) for each kV over 50 kV. During all tree <br /> working operations above a height of 12 ft.(3.6 m)that are not subject to the requirements of this section, <br /> there shall be a second worker in the vicinity, <br /> EQUIPMENT <br /> Equipment shall be inspected, maintained,repaired,and used in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. <br /> ■ Employees shall be instructed in the safe and proper use of all equipment provided to them. <br /> ■ Climbing ropes shall not be used to lower limbs or other parts of trees or to raise or lower equipment. <br /> ■ A handle shall be used for raising and lowering tools. <br /> ■ Tools used for cabling, bark tracing, cavity work, etc., shall be carried in a bag or belt designed to hold <br /> tools and not put in the pockets or stuck in the top of a boot. <br /> ■ When placing an employee in a tree with an aerial device, prior to leaving the basket for entry onto the <br /> tree,and before removing the safety line attached to the basket,the employee shall be safely secured to <br /> the tree. The procedure shall be reversed when entering the basket from the tree. <br /> TREE CLIMBING EQUIPMENT <br /> ■ Climber spurs shall be of the tree-climbing type and shall have gaffs of the type and length suitable for the <br /> tree being climbed. <br /> 29 <br />