Site safety plan

Exposure monitoring had not been eondueted at Site A. The deeision not to eonduet monitoring was appropriately doeumented in the site safety plan and was based on the nature of the eontami-nated material. The sediments were always saturated, and the likelihood of airborne eoneentrations of PCBs was extremely low. Area samples had been eolleeted at the waste pad where the material was air-dried prior to shipping. Sample results were below the deteetable limits. 

The site safety plan indieated, however, that noise monitoring was required, but neither area noise surveys nor personnel dosimetry had been eondueted. 

Medical station - Site safety map - Up-to-date site safety plans Providing access to up-to-date safety and health manuals and other reference materials Interfacing with the public government agencies, local politicians, medical personnel, the media, and other interested parties Monitoring work schedules and weather changes Maintaining site security Sanitary facilities First-aid administration... 

Emergency response and destruction site safety plans were described, including communications plans, responsibilities and terms of reference for emergency response personnel ... 

Implementation of a site control program to protect employees against hazardous materials contamination. At a minimum, the site safety plan must designate the location of the spill or release site, site work zones, site communications, safe work practices... 

Implementation of a site safety plan prior to beginning emergency response operations. Such plans must address ... 

Identification and recognition of hazards, site safety planning... 

Some government organizations require or apply system safety methods for construction projects. A project may require selective use of methods. Organizations apply system safety in some construction projects. Included are the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Defense and its service agencies, the Federal Aviation Administration and others. Some projects may simply require use of preliminary hazard analysis that leads to a site safety plan for a project. Complex facilities that integrate specialized equipment into the project may require failure mode and effects analysis or even fault tree analysis. 

Gallant, B. 2006. Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Manual. Hoboken, NJ Wiley-Interscience. Covers regulations, agencies, site safety plans, decontamination, and more. 

A pre-start meeting should be held by the principal contractor with each contractor to review their plan, and the overall site Safety Plan, in advance of commencement of work on site. The meeting can also be used to explain the principal contractor s role in safety, health and environmental management, together with any specific requirements related to the particular project. A follow-up meeting may be required. 

Provide written information and training on methods of identifying and minimising emissions, with initial emphasis on site safety plans... 

Site safety plans and contract documentation should Include the waste disposal procedures to be followed for foreseeable items of controlled waste. These are likely to include any of the materials listed above as hazards, together with any broken or surplus materials or substances. 

Is a site safety plan available on site or accessible to all employees ... 

Bill no. 14 in Bills of Quantities of this construction project states clearly the safety measure items that will be paid. It includes the site safety plan, weekly site walk, Site Safety Cycle, and other items. Since the main contractor receives a sum of money for providing the Site Safety Cycle, safety promotion and training to workers, contractors will have the motivation to provide safety measmes to workers. However, sub-contractors and sub-sub-contractors do not receive money for providing safety measures. They therefore have less incentive to provide safety measures to their employees. 

Eor example, the federal Oeeupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates asbestos, lead, and other hazardous substanees. It would be very diffieult to provide the reader with every regulatory ageney that may have jurisdietion over hazardous materials. It is not our intent to provide the reader with every detail. However, the information offered in this book ean aid the reader in general eompli-anee issues and assist in planning for safety. This, in the long run, will help to improve on-site safety performanee. 

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 ... 

Providing health and safety planning for site-specific projects, at the job and task levels. 

Developing a Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan... 

Besides lead, there may be a variety of other substances that a worker may be exposed to. Earlier in this chapter we mentioned the possibility of mobile laboratories. If your site does have a mobile lab, there are a variety of other regulations that should be considered. Of course, hazard communication comes into play. A typical laboratory can have volumes of material safety data sheets in its libraries. Besides hazard communication, you should determine whether a chemical hygiene plan is a requirement. In addition, we need to consider how the laboratory might affect the site emergency plan. 

Wlien the appropriate researeh has been eompleted, it is time to use the information to develop the site-speeifie safety plan. Keep in mind that this plan will provide the basis for proteetion of workers, visitors, and the publie. The plan defines health and safety hazards, eontrols, and requirements for individual aetivities at a speeifie worksite and provides doeumentation to help identify and eontrol health and safety hazards before fieldwork begins [1],... 

A properly written safety plan eontains worker health and safety program information, guidanee, and alternatives. The HASP should quiekly answer the two questions What hazards are present and What provisions have been made to make sure that all tasks will be performed safely [1] Subsequent ehapters will provide a detailed examination of a typieal HASP. The information presented will be generie and should be modified to fit any site-speeifie hazards. 

Development of a Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan 77 6.3.4 Project Personnel and Responsibilities... 

An outline of the medieal surveillanee program, as approved by the oeeupational health staff, should be ineorporated in, or appended to, the site-speeifie safety plan. Modifieations to the program should be based on the professional judgment of the oeeupational health physieian, in eonsultation with the health and safety professionals, and on the hazards of the speeifie worksite. 

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