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Cities of Dublin and Pleasanton | Disaster Debris Management Plan | 2022 154 Attachment F: Health and Safety Strategy The following attachment provides a basic health and safety strategy. It is not meant to replace site safety plans, tailgate safety briefs or scheduled safety reviews. Purpose The purpose of this health and safety strategy is to supplement existing safety guidelines from the Cities, with regards to debris removal activities. These are recommended baseline safety provisions. Ultimately, health and safety are the responsibility of the contracted parties involved in debris removal activities. This document will outline some of the general steps necessary to provide a safe work environment for monitoring firm and debris removal contractors’ employees. In addition, this document will identify some representative work hazards and the appropriate measures to reduce risk of injury. 1. Dissemination of Information The monitoring firm and debris removal contractors’ project managers will be provided with this document and will be expected to disseminate the information and guidelines to their respective personnel. A copy of the document should be available for consultation. In addition, elements of the document will be reviewed from periodically during the project to increase worker awareness. 2. Compliance The monitoring firm and debris removal contractors’ project managers are responsible for health and safety compliance of their respective personnel and subcontractors. Any crews or individuals that are not compliant shall be suspended from debris removal activities until the situation is remedied. Frequent offenders of safety policies and procedures will be dismissed from the project entirely. 3. Job Hazard Assessment Though debris removal activities are fairly similar among incidents, assessing the particular hazards of each disaster is an important part of maintaining health and safety for the debris removal workers. At a minimum, the following areas of focus should be considered as part of job hazard assessment:  Disaster Debris – Disasters that result in property damage typically generate large quantities of debris which must be collected and transported for disposal. The type of debris varies depending on the characteristics of the region (e.g., terrain, climate, dwelling and building types, population, etc.) and the debris-generating event (e.g. type, event strength, duration, etc.). In addition, the disaster debris produces a host of uneven surfaces, which must be negotiated.  Debris Removal – Often the removal of disaster debris involves working with splintered, sharp edges of vegetative or construction material debris. Many disasters involve heavy rains or flooding. Consequently, disaster debris is damp and heavier than usual. As weights increase, so does the risk of injury.