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H. S. Savage and R. G. McCormack, Arc Sprayed Coatings for Electromagnetic Pulse Protection, USA-CERL Technical Report M-89 /15, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., 1989. 

M. J. Rosenfield, Construction of Experimental Polyvinyl Chloride (PHC) Koofing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Champaign, Dl., 1984. 

M. C. Bek, Fisheries Handbook of Engineering Fequirements and Biological Criteria, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Pacific Division, Portiand, Ore., 1991. 

Rivers and Harbors Act, 1899 Passed in 1899, the Rivers and Harbor Act directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to regulate the dumping of debris in navigable waters and adjacent lands. 

In this book we will eoneentrate on governmental regulations as they relate to hazardous waste or other hazardous materials, how to eomply with speeifie requirements, and other best management praetiees (BMPs). We will foeus on eommereial (federal/state OSHA), DOE, and the Army Corps of Engineers operations. In addition to these requirements there may be other regulatory standards that have requirements pertinent to hazardous materials. 

Although you may not realize it, OSHA regulations are not legally enforeeable at DOE faeilities or Army Corps of Engineer sites. Therefore,... 

The DOE and private industry have learned many lessons from years of experienee in site remediation. This book will refer to seleeted lessons learned from the DOE, the Army Corps of Engineers, private industry, and personal experienee. After reading this book the reader should have a better understanding of how to interpret the hazardous waste requirements to make sure eomplianee is maintained at a high level for eaeh site-speeifie aetivity. Over and above eomplianee, the authors eneourage the development of health and safety programs to help build a sound and workable safety eulture that ean be utilized aeross all boundaries. 

For other CERCLA sites the proeess ean be very different from the typieal DOE site. The proeess may start with various phases of site assessments. The intermediate step may be a pilot study, followed by a pilot plant operation, or possibly a removal aetion or other alternative. The final steps may vary widely. However, just as in DOE sites, the appropriate rule or requirement depends on the site-speeifie faeility or operation, the assoeiated hazards, and the potential for worker exposure to the hazards. For the Army Corps of Engineers eleanup or oversight, the rules will most likely be even more stringent than for OSHA or DOE. 

Certain aetivities eondueted by DOE or the Army Corps of Engineers normally fall outside the seope of HAZWOPER. For these aetivities HAZWOPER eoneepts and prineiples should be used as a framework, and not as a rigid standard for their planning and eonduet. The following list summarizes some eonsiderations when determining the applieation of HAZWOPER as a framework for projeets not strietly regulated by the standard. 

HAZWOPER sites are subject to the same rules and requirements as other operations. This holds true whether the site is being managed by private industry, DOE, or the Army Corps of Engineers. Identifying and implementing a project team in the early phases of the project to address health and safety issues will help to achieve seamless integration and to reduce duplication. 

Health and safety planning and implementation emphasize jobs and tasks. Many DOE or Army Corps of Engineers sites have an established work control system (WCS) that is focused at the job and task level. Workers are familiar with the WCS and understand its content because each work-task package includes checklists and permits. This is a normal part of daily work. The WCS is a practical vehicle for managing and conducting these activities and supports the HASP by providing a mechanism to accomplish the following ... 

As identified under the DOE, there are three levels of SSHO qual-ifieations. These requirements are usually presented in job speeifieations and earefully outline baekground and experienee levels required. Under the general industry and the Army Corps of Engineers you may find some other variations. The following outline will deseribe the three basie types of professionals. 

Comply with requirements set forth by OSHA, DOE, the Army Corps of Engineers, or other agencies... 

HAZWOPER, related DOE, and the Army Corps of Engineers rules and requirements stipulate that employees involved in any of the following activities who have a reasonable possibility of exposure to hazardous substances or health hazards at specified levels (see 1910.120 [f [2]) should be included in a medical surveillance program ... 

Figure 7-60. Shock front velocity as a function of peak overpressure at sea ievel. By permission, Report HNDM-1110-1 -2, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1977, Huntsviiie, AL [49].

Suppressive Shield Structural Design and Analysis Handbook, U.S. /Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, Div. No. HNDM-1110-1-2, 1977. 

Wadkins, L. L., Corrosion and Protection of Steel Piping in Seawater, Technical Memorandum No 27, US Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Enquiry Centre, Washington DC, USA (1%9)... 

Cold Regions Res Eng Lab, US Army Corps of Engineers, Hanover, NH (May 1971)... 

Reilly, T.F. Jenkins, R.P. Murrmann, D.L. Legget R. Barrierra, Exploratory Analysis of Vapor Impurities from TNT, RDX Composition B , Special Rept 194, Cold Regions Res Eng Lab, US Army Corps of Engineers, Hanover, NH (Oct 1973) 59) J.J. Rocchio... 

USCOE] US Army Corps of Engineers and [USEPA] US Environmental Protection Agency. 2005. Environmental Residue-Effects Database (ERED). 

U.S. ACE, Yearly Average Cost Index for Utilities, in Civil Works Construction Cost Index System Manual, 110-2-1304, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC, 2007, p. 44, available at http // www.nww.usace.army.mil/cost, 2007. 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Construction Yearly Average Cost Index for Utilities (for conversion of USD costs in terms of 2008 USD). 

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