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3. Safety glasses or chemical splash goggles; <br />4. Hard hat; and <br />5. Optional: gloves, escape mask, face shield. <br />9.2.2 Exposure Records <br />Each emergency worker is responsible for maintaining <br />his/her exposure record form and returning it to the <br />supervisor at the end of the emergency. All emergency <br />worker exposures will be made a part of his/her permanent <br />record, with a copy retained by the worker. <br />9.3 AUTHORIZATION OF EXPOSURE IN EXCESS OF PROTECTIVE <br />ACTION GUIDES <br />At his discretion, the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners <br />will, if necessary, authorize exposure of county emergency personnel to <br />exposure levels in excess of established recommended exposure limits <br />(RELs) after consulting with CHEMTREC. These situations would be <br />limited to lifesaving actions requiring search and removal of injured <br />persons or entry to protect conditions that would probably inure large <br />numbers of individuals and to less stressful circumstances where it is <br />desirable to enter a hazardous area to protect facilities, prevent further <br />release, or control fires. Authorized exposure will not exceed OSHA <br />Ceiling Concentrations (C) at any time. <br />9.4 DECONTAMINATION <br />Decontamination will be performed by trained Fire/Rescue Division <br />personnel in accordance with established standard operating procedures. <br />All workers must be decontaminated when leaving a contaminated area. <br />Since methods to be used change from one chemical to another, shippers <br />and medical authorities would be contacted to determine the most <br />appropriate way of decontamination. All equipment and clothing from a <br />contaminated area should be stored in a controlled area near the incident <br />site until decontamination or proper disposal. <br />Contaminated equipment, such as buckets, brushes, tools, etc., should be <br />placed in containers and labeled. Partially decontaminated clothing <br />should be placed in plastic bags pending further decontamination or <br />disposal. Respirators should be dismantled, washed, and disinfected after <br />each use. <br />Indian River County Emergency Plan for Hazardous Materials Page 65 <br />