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SHIFF1 CONSTRUCTION•DEVELOPMENT 0 • All rigging must be removed from the hoist block. • Backfill excavations if feasible. • Fuel all vehicles and emergency equipment (such as generators). • Remove fence screening, signs, banners, etc. • Secure essential traffic control devices using anchors, sandbags and"tie downs." Remove the devices only if their absence will not create unsafe driving conditions. Collect and remove nonessential barricades. • Ensure fire protection systems are operational to the extent possible and that adequate fire • Extinguishers are available. • Construction equipment should be moved to a location as far as possible from trees, structures or electrical wires, which could fall on them during a storm. Equipment, with brakes set, should also be relocated to as high an elevation as possible to reduce the likelihood of water damage and improve future access to equipment. • In addition to monitoring the progress of the storm via the Internet, the use of lightning detection equipment can provide valuable information regarding the impending storm. It is considered prudent to take shelter in the interior of a building (taking shelter in construction field trailers should be a last resort) when lightning detectors indicate that lighting is within 8 miles of the site. Work should be immediately stopped in the event of lighting. • Protect incomplete underground utilities, processes and drainage piping from flotation and the infiltration of sand and silt. • Fill water coolers and place inside gang boxes for additional weight and for the water needs of recovery personnel. Water may not be available following a storm or municipal water may be contaminated. • Make de-watering arrangements for meter pits and other in-ground vaults that contain electronic equipment. • Inform employees and subcontractors about whom to contact regarding a resumption of site activities. 1350 NE 56T"Street Suite 100 I Fort Lauderdale,Florida 33334 I t:(954)524 2575 I f:(954)524 2576