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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Please read it carefully and make sure to take any means necessary to keep yourself and your colleagues as safe as possible.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Your GAPS<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 14, 2018 02:03 PM<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are investigating a possible workplace lead exposure incident in the Meson Hall. We’re taking this seriously and have brought in both WorkSafeBC and an outside contractor, ACM Environmental
 (ACM), to work with our own Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) experts to evaluate the situation and recommend a response. A preliminary summary of the situation can be in this memo saved on Docushare,
</span><a href="https://documents.triumf.ca/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-157282" id="LPlnk646336" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">https://documents.triumf.ca/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-157282</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. 
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<p class="x_MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As a precaution, and to ensure safety while we are evaluating our protective measures, our first response is to have employees and visitors follow two directives in addition to existing
 personal protective equipment (PPE) and procedural requirements. We continue to work with WorkSafeBC and ACM to determine appropriate and effective long-term solutions.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Effective immediately, all employees and visitors are to follow these two new interim directives in addition to existing PPE and procedural requirements:</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">* When handling lead, wear a fit-tested half-mask respirator
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with a P100 cartridge</a>.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">* </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#010101">When working around surface dust in the Meson Hall, wear lab coats and gloves, and if the work will cause dust to be
 airborne, wear a respirator.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To arrange fit-testing for a half-mask respirator, contact the Radiation Protection Group (RPG) at
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 For assistance regarding Meson Hall work, contact facility coordinators for the area or RPG surveyors.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As students and employees, you have a right to know about workplace hazards. For more information on this situation, please see this memo,
</span><a href="https://documents.triumf.ca/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-157282" id="LPlnk750355" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">https://documents.triumf.ca/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-157282</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
 It describes the background of the situation and the steps we are taking to address it. Moreover, it includes links to useful information regarding workplace lead exposure.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:black" lang="EN-US">Jonathan A. Bagger</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:black" lang="EN-US">
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