Attachment 5 Contractor and Visitor Handbook.pdf

PSNS&IMF P5100 (14) (Rev. 12- 06)

VISITOR AND CONTRACTOR HANDBOOK

PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD AND INTERMEDIATE

MAINTENANCE FACILITY

AT THE

BREMERTON NAVAL COMPLEX

VISITOR AND CONTRACTOR HANDBOOK

This handbook is designed to provide the basic safety, health and environmental requirements while in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) at

Bremerton naval complex (BNC) and Naval Base Kitsap (NBK). It is not possible in this booklet to specify all rules and regulations issued by OSHA, PSNS & IMF, and NAVBASE

Kitsap. Our intent is to assist you and ensure a safe and healthful workplace for all.

Prepared by: ________________________ _________________________

G. L. WATSON Date

Head, Safety Consulting Branch

Reviewed by: ________________________ _________________________

T. A. DAVIDSON Date

Head, Safety, and Health Division

Approved by: ________________________ _________________________

L. A. COLE Date

Director, Environment, Safety, and Health Office

ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, AND HEALTH OFFICE

PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD AND

INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY

Bremerton, Washington

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INTRODUCTION

The Occupational, Safety, and Health Division, Code 106.2, Waterfront Safety, Code 900S, and

Naval Base Kitsap (N45A4) provide occupational, safety, and health services, within Puget

Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) facilities at BNC and NAVBASE Kitsap. These groups have staff specialists who perform inspections, consulting, and general safety, health and environmental oversight. They are authorized to conduct inspections of contractor work sites to determine that nearby civilian and military personnel are provided a safe and healthful work environment. Unless an imminent danger situation exists, any contact with a contractor will be made through the respective Contracting

Officer's Representative (COR).

Each contractor will submit to the COR a document that meets the requirements of 29 CFR

1910.147 summarizing their lockout and tagout controls for review. The COR will present a summary of PSNS & IMF programs. To facilitate the sharing of programs, a meeting will follow with PSNS & IMF managers for each area where work is to be performed. PSNS & IMF has a fully implemented Energy Control Program.

WELCOME

REFERENCES

The following OSHA standards constitute federal laws applying to safety and health:

(a) 29 CFR 1915, Maritime Standards

(b) 29 CFR 1910, General Industry Standards

(c) 29 CFR 1926, Construction Standards

In general, the Maritime Standard governs, but there are specific exceptions where the other standards take precedence. For example, 29 CFR 1926 applies to new construction sites. In addition, contractors, sub contractors, and their employees are also subject to special requirements, specifications and standards as stipulated in their contract.

POLICY

It is Navy policy to provide a safe and healthful workplace for all personnel. Horseplay, drinking alcoholic beverages, and using illegal drugs is not permitted on government property.

Failure to follow this rule will result in removal of the person(s) involved from PSNS & IMF and

NBK.

Never attempt to go into the Controlled Industrial Area (CIA) without an escort, unless you have a special security badge, which allows you to do so.

The head of the sponsoring shop, code, or tenant activity will ensure that all visitors whose business requires them to enter posted hazardous work areas use the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Accidents incurred by contractors or visitors will be reported immediately. Visitors will make reports to the BNC Police Department and contractors to their contracting representative. If the representative is not available, reporting will be made to BNC Police Department.

Contractors are responsible to ensure that their employees and contract work areas continuously comply with applicable OSHA regulations, except in instances where appropriate DOD and

NAVY standards apply.

CONTRACTORS AND VISITORS

There are many potential hazards in any large industrial complex. Don’t be caught off guard.

Familiarize yourself with the location of exits, internal evacuation routes, alarm signals, and work that is going on around you. Stay alert to your surroundings at all times and remember that the primary cause of slips, trips, and falls is failure to pay close attention to where you step.

Report fire and medical emergencies immediately. For prompt medical treatment and ambulance, transport to local area hospitals; dial 911 from a BNC phone or from a cell phone, 476-3333.

All work requiring the obstruction or closing of streets and/or pedestrian walkways must be cleared in advance through the Government Representative assigned to the contract, who will obtain concurrence from the affected PSNS & IMF departments, such as Security and

Production.

Barricades, warning tape or danger tape will be used when necessary, maintained for the duration, and removed upon completion of project.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. Safety glasses, hard hats and safety-toed shoes are required for entry into dry docks, onboard submarines and ships, and in all posted areas when eye, head, and foot hazards are present. Personnel engaged in hazardous operations while working in shops, ships, barges, docks, material lay down areas, and piers will wear personal protective equipment appropriate to ensure protection from the hazards.

Hearing protection is required in noise hazardous areas. Rule of thumb: Earplugs, or hearing protection, should be used if you must raise your voice to be heard.

PPE is not required if you stay within the designated travel routes in shops, on sidewalks, on streets, on piers, or similar routes. However, PPE should be carried when in the CIA or where hazards may be encountered.

ASBESTOS. Contractors involved in asbestos projects will have trained and certified employees, per Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, the Federal Occupational

Safety and Health Administration, or the United States Environmental Protection Agency requirements. Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) defines an asbestos project as any activity involving the abatement, renovation, demolition, removal, salvage, clean-up, or disposal of asbestos-containing material, or any other action that disturbs or is likely to disturb any asbestos-containing material.

The contractor, when involved in the demolition of a structure or renovation of a facility or component, must have an asbestos survey from a certified Asbestos Hazard Emergency

Response Act Building Inspector for any suspect asbestos-containing materials. The

Government, as part of the contract, will provide this documentation. Per PSCAA Regulation III

Article 4 (Asbestos Control Standards), section 4.03: PSCAA requires notification from any activity involved in an asbestos project 10 days before starting work.

CONFINED SPACE. This means any space having a limited means of egress, which is subject to the accumulation of toxic or flammable contaminants or an oxygen-deficient atmosphere. A few examples of a confined space are: fuel tanks, boilers, voids, sewers, and utility tunnels.

PSNS & IMF cannot assume responsibility for ensuring that conditions are safe for entry and/or work in confined spaces for visitors or contractor personnel. It is the responsibility of contractors and visitors to ensure that their entry and/or work in, on or adjacent to confined spaces complies with reference (a) for shipboard, reference (b) for other locations within PSNS

& IMF, and reference (c) for construction sites.

HOUSEKEEPING. The work site must be kept clean. All debris, scrap material, tools, and equipment will be cleared from the work site as work progresses and when work is completed.

HEALTH AND SANITATION. DO NOT take hard hats, dirty coveralls, or tools into designated food and beverage consumption areas. Washing hands before eating, drinking, smoking, or applying cosmetics is recommended.

POWDER-ACTUATED TOOLS are controlled. Contractors will provide to the COR copies of all operator’s licenses and certification that the operator training was conducted by the tool manufacturer’s certified instructor. The maximum amount of powder cartridges allowed in

PSNS & IMF at any one time will not exceed five pounds net explosive weight (the weight of the explosive material contained in the cartridge). The contractor will prevent access of unauthorized personnel by keeping all powder cartridges and tools locked in containers when not in use. All requirements associated with powder-actuated tools, contained in 29 CFR

1926.302(e) and ANSI A10.3-1985 will be followed by contractor employees.

SCAFFOLDS will be built of sound material and properly supported on a firm footing. All scaffolds must meet the requirements of reference (a), (b), or (c). A scaffolding platform must be equipped with a standard 42-inch high handrail, a midrail, and a 4-inch toe board.

Scaffolding will be tied to adjacent walls. Scaffolding is not to exceed 30 feet horizontally and

26 feet vertically.

SECURITY FORCE. A United States Marine Corps Security Force is at PSNS & IMF to assist in providing security. These Marines are a handpicked group of highly skilled personnel specifically trained for the protection and security of special material, and under certain conditions, are authorized by the Commander, PSNS & IMF, to use deadly force in the performance of their duties.

Should you enter an area guarded by Marines, you are likely to be challenged. This procedure is used to determine the identity, and temperament and intent of any person in or near a Marine

Sentry's area of control. When a sentry is unable to determine the identity and/or authority for the presence of a person within their area, the person will be challenged and identified.

If a Marine challenges you, do exactly as instructed, even if you do not agree. To ensure your safety, don't walk away or ignore a sentry after being challenged. Do as the sentry directs and express your concerns after the fact. If you feel a sentry has mistreated you, or has incorrectly performed his duties, notify Code 1121.2 at 476-2841 or the Marine Watch Commander at

475-5840.

SMOKING. Smoking is allowed in designated areas only. Designated areas must be posted with a designated smoking area sign. Designated smoking areas (DSAs) must be a minimum distance of 10 feet from sidewalks, passageways, building doorways, open windows, intake ventilation air ducts, and eating areas. Each DSA must contain an adequate number of tobacco waste receptacles.

FIRE PROTECTION

Identification of Significant Fire Hazards. Shipboard fire hazards at PSNS & IMF include hot work, such as flame heating, welding, torch cutting, plasma arc cutting, brazing, carbon-arc cutting, stud welding, grinding, and any other operation that produces temperatures of 400 o F or higher. Operations not producing sparks or flame and non-explosive-proof equipment such as lights, fixtures, or motors are not fire hazards (i.e., not considered hot work) unless occurring in the presence of flammable liquids or in a flammable atmosphere.

High energy sparks or slag can be thrown or dropped at the work site or produce heat that can be transferred through the deck, bulkhead, or structure not visible to the hot worker. This may occur from flame cutting, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, plasma arc cutting, carbon arc cutting, and thermal spraying. In the case of the above “most hazardous” hot work operations, flammable resistant drapes/containments are used, combustible materials removed and other measures retaken to ensure protection. Fire watches, with fully charged fire extinguishers, are also required for the above processes. For all other hot work processes, an evaluation is required to determine whether a fire watch is required.

In buildings, the Fire Division approves specific areas for hot work via Hot Work/Hazardous

Permits. Current permissible areas include the Shipfitter Shop, Pipefitter Shop, Welding Shop, and Burn Slabs at Buildings 460 and 368. Fire hazards in these areas include oxy-fuel cutting, carbon-arc cutting, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, brazing and grinding.

PROCEDURES FOR RECOGNIZING AND REPORTING UNSAFE CONDITIONS

Reporting unsafe conditions: Contract employees should contact their direct supervisor and the designated safety representative.

ALARM AND EVACUATION PROCEDURES

Emergency Alarms: In office buildings and shop areas a fire alarm will be a loud continuous ringing.

Evacuation Routes: Primary and Secondary Escape routes are posted in common areas of all permanent buildings. It is each employee’s responsibility to review the routes and know the best way out in the event of an evacuation. Supervisors need to discuss primary and secondary escape routes as well as the official mustering location with their employees on a routine basis.

Alarm Response

Any person hearing an alarm in a building should take the following actions:

Pass the word (e.g., fire … fire…. fire) to warn others.

Evacuate the building as expeditiously as possible. Do not use the elevators.

Help any personnel who may be in need.

If time permits, close doors and windows to confine the fire and secure classified material. Do not endanger yourself or others in this effort.

All personnel will muster in a predetermined location to ensure that everyone has been evacuated and all are accounted for. Supervisors are responsible for communicating the predetermined mustering location to their employees.

Onboard Ships, different alarms are provided for reporting Fires and for Evacuation.

Any person hearing an alarm onboard a Ship should take the following actions:

Aboard a commissioned surface ship, ships force will provide an announcement via the

1MC system with specific directions; and personnel will be directed to clear the affected space. Normally, employees will not be ordered to evacuate a commissioned surface ship upon discovery of a fire or sounding of a fire alarm.

Aboard a submarine or non-commissioned ship, all personnel will exit by the nearest route, or as directed by the general announcing system or ship’s force security personnel.

Prior to exiting, welders will secure oxy-fuel torches at the torch, and if possible, at the cylinders. Personnel will leave tool bags, equipment, etc., and exit the ship.

All personnel will assist in clearing exit passageways of obstructions.

After evacuation, personnel will muster at the nearest Emergency Hold Area (nominally identified as the Northwest (or Northeast) corner of the Dry-Dock/Pier). Personnel muster results will be reported to the Shipyard Incident Commander (IC). If any personnel are not accounted for, information will be provided to the IC as to their last known whereabouts.

Procedures for Notifying Fire Response Organizations of a Fire Emergency. The following provides instructions for shipboard response actions to smoke and fire detection.

Early discovery of fire is important to limiting injuries and loss of life and property.

However, the responsibility of personnel to report a fire immediately will not be accomplished at the risk of personal injury.

In buildings, personnel are required to immediately contact the Regional Dispatch Center

(RDC) by dialing 911 (or 476-3333 from a cellular telephone).

Aboard a submarine or non-commissioned ship, pull the fire alarm and notify CASCON using the handset at the nearest CASCON alarm station. Provide as much information as possible regarding location and description of the fire. Stay on line until dismissed by the

CASCON operator.

Aboard a commissioned surface ship, notify ship’s force personnel, who will contact the

Ship’s Quarterdeck using ship installed phones, or via messenger). If ships force personnel are not available, then call the Quarterdeck at 476-1621 or 476-1622 (using a cell phone or Shipyard installed phone, if available). Also contact RDC by dialing 911

(or 476-3333 from a cellular telephone), and give a verbal description of the emergency.

For responding to, and reporting shipboard incipient fires; three types of fires are considered:

1. The fire watch will extinguish small (incipient) fires. A smoldering cotton glove, hemp rope or absorbent are specific examples of this type of fire. Fire department notification is not required. However, the fire watch must positively ensure that the fire is out.

2. The fire watch will extinguish small (incipient) fires, but will call RDC (476-3393) to request a fire inspector for an investigation. Do not sound the alarm. Examples of this type of fire are a smoldering keel block or any other type of object, which it would be difficult to positively ensure the fire was completely out.

3. Fire watch attempts to extinguish the fire with their extinguisher (no more than one CO2 bottle), but is unsuccessful OR it is obvious that assistance is needed. Pull the fire alarm and notify CASCON. (submarine or non-commissioned surface ship), or notify the Quarterdeck via ships force or by calling 476-1621 or 476-1622 (commissioned surface ship). Also contact RDC by dialing 911 (or 476-3333 from a cellular telephone) and give a verbal description of the emergency. The fire department will respond.

Note: PSNS & IMF Code 106 Gas Free Engineer will authorize personnel to return to the boat following an emergency evacuation (e.g., fire or freon spill).

To report a fire in temporary office spaces or buildings, pull the fire alarm or call 911 (if calling from a PSNS & IMF phone). If calling from a cell phone dial 476-3333. Stay on the line and give the dispatcher the location and as much information as possible regarding the fire. Stay on line until dismissed by the dispatcher.

Procedures to Account for all Employees after an Evacuation

Shipboard: After evacuation, personnel will muster at the nearest Emergency Hold Area

(nominally identified as the Northwest (or Northeast) corner of the Dry-Dock/Pier). Personnel muster results will be reported to the IC. If any personnel are not accounted for, information will be provided to the IC as to their last known whereabouts.

Buildings: All personnel will muster in a predetermined location to ensure that everyone has been evacuated and all are accounted for. Supervisors are responsible for communicating the predetermined mustering location to their employees.

Fire Safety Plans

Contractors working at PSNS & IMF will have a fire safety plan consistent with the PSNS &

IMF fire safety plan and will comply with 29 CFR 1915, Subpart P (Fire Protection in Shipyard

Employment). Per Subpart P, contractors must either provide their fire safety plan to PSNS &

IMF, or advise PSNS & IMF of any unsafe condition or fire-related hazards associated with their work and what is being done to address the unsafe hazard/conditions.

Fire Safety Plan Points of Contact

PSN & IMF Emergency Management Technical Representative, Code 1124, Building

445-1 at 476-3373.

PSNS & IMF Gas Free Engineer and Hot Work Program Manager, Code 106.22, Building 427-1 at 476-7895 or 476-4361.

Additional information on PSNS & IMF fire protection and prevention and hot work requirements can be found in the following instructions:

PSNS & IMF Occupational Safety and Health Manual, PSNS&IMFINST P5100.66 B-II, Chapter 12, Hot Work Safety.

NAVSHIPYDPUGETINST 11320.1F, Fire Prevention and Protection Manual.

NAVSHIPYDPUGETINST 11320.2B, Fire Prevention and Protection for Radioactive

Material Storage Areas and Radiological Controlled Areas, Nuclear Ships and

Submarines.

CRANES

Contractors and visitors to PSNS & IMF at BNC and NAVBASE Kitsap may encounter cranes of various size, type, and purpose. Cranes that may be encountered range from air and electrically powered hoists found mounted inside shops and buildings, bridge cranes found in the overheads of the large shops, mobile cranes, floating cranes and large portal cranes which operate on rail systems throughout the shipyard. PSNS & IMF cranes are to be operated only by trained and qualified personnel.

A Crane Team directs all Navy-owned mobile, bridge, floating, and portal cranes at PSNS & IMF. A

Rigger in Charge, identified by a blue reflective vest and a yellow hard hat with 740 on both sides, leads these crane teams. Additionally, portal cranes are assigned a crane walker, identified by the same yellow Code 740 hard hat and an orange reflective vest. This Crane Team ensures that all crane operations are conducted safely, and that the crane, load, and personnel within the crane’s operating envelope are safe. Any instruction given by a Code 740 Crane Team member regarding the crane or the operating envelope around it will be adhered to immediately.

Bicycles will not be ridden underneath or between the gantries of a portal crane. The rider will dismount the bicycle and push it through this area. Pedestrians are restricted from walking between the crane’s travel trucks or wheels, and the lifelines that surround the dry docks. These areas represent pinch points and are extremely hazardous. If your work requires that you must be in this area, coordinate this with the Crane Team to ensure that your safety is not jeopardized.

Yellow lines painted on each side of each rail identify crane tracks and locomotive tracks. Vehicles will at no time, park on the crane or locomotive rails or within the yellow lines encompassing the rails. This creates a collision hazard and can cause delays to crane and locomotive movement throughout the BNC.

It is PSNS & IMF policy to minimize vehicular traffic on piers and dry dock areas. During crane operations no vehicles will be allowed in the pier and dry dock areas; exceptions being emergency vehicles responding to an emergency, at which time Code 740 will safely stop crane operations.

Others requiring track closures or vehicular access to these areas will contact the Naval Base

Excavation Coordinator, N444.53 at 476-9455, and the PSNS & IMF Code 740 Crane Resource

Manager, at 476-6053.

LIFTING OF PERSONNEL using cranes or material hoists will only be performed after:

(1) Meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.550 (g)

(2) Obtaining approval from the COR for each lift.

SHIPBOARD WORK

Safety of a ship and ship’s personnel is the responsibility of the ship’s commanding officer. No work will be accomplished on a Navy ship without notifying Ship’s Force. Navy tagout procedures will be followed for all work on Navy ships. Red danger tags (form NAVSHIPS 9890/8) are used to identify components, which are positioned to establish work or test isolation boundaries. A red danger tag prohibits operation of equipment that could jeopardize safety of personnel or endanger equipment, systems, or components. Tagout Record Sheets (form NAVSEA 9210/9) are used to identify the work and the associated tags used to isolate the work. Tagout Record Sheets also document the concurrences required to hang and remove tags. The safety of personnel and protection of ship’s equipment depend on the integrity of the tagout system. Everyone is responsible to maintain safe work conditions shipboard.

The following guidelines will be adhered to while conducting business on a Navy ship:

1. Only Ship’s Force is authorized to operate ship’s components. If you need a valve, breaker, switch, etc., operated contact the applicable Ship’s Duty Officer or your assigned PSNS & IMF or Ship’s

Force representative/escort.

2. A red-tagged component will never be operated, worked on, or removed.

3. Contact the applicable Ship’s Duty Officer or your assigned PSNS & IMF or Ship’s Force representative/escort for assistance if your work involves red-tagged components or you need a red-tagged component repositioned to perform work.

4. If you suspect a red-tagged component is not in the correct position, do not attempt to physically verify or change the position. Contact Ship’s Force immediately and guard the area as required to maintain personnel safety.

5. Work on a ship requires complete and adequate tagout isolation for a safe work area. Before beginning work, ensure isolation has been established and concur on the ship’s Tagout Record

Sheet that the isolation is adequate for the work being done.

6. Prior to disabling or removal of ship’s installed equipment such as hydraulic linkages, gearbox assemblies, counterweights, and pulley systems that safely control heavy equipment movement (i.e.

hatches, elevators, jet blast defectors), appropriate alternative means will be employed to prevent movement. Physical barriers will be erected, if appropriate, and danger tape/signs will be posted warning of the hazards associated with the equipment not being in its normal configuration.

7. Disconnecting, disabling, or removal of any temporary cable, rigging, or other support structures that secure heavy equipment against inadvertent movement shipboard is not authorized without the prior approval of Ships Force and the applicable installing code/shop. A pre-approved alternative means must be employed to mitigate the potential hazard to personnel prior to removal/disconnect of the securing attachment.

8. If, during shipboard work, you observe heavy equipment that has not been properly secured and/or posted with warning signs, creating a potential safety hazard, either at your assigned worksite or elsewhere, immediately notify your supervisor and Ship’s Force to assess the situation so appropriate measures can be taken to mitigate the hazard.

Any questions concerning these policies and procedures will be directed to Ship’s Force.

Familiarize yourself with the location of exits, gangways, internal evacuation routes, and alarm signals.

Be alert to work that is going on around you.

TRAFFIC SAFETY

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. There will be NO vehicle or bicycle travel within the CIA between the 1602 and 1609 whistles. Bicycles will be dismounted and walked. Only bus and emergency vehicle travel is allowed between whistles.

MOTOR VEHICLES will be operated as per Washington State Law. Motor vehicles will yield the right of way to trains, cranes, and material-handling equipment at all times. Within the CIA, all contractor vehicles will be identified with the company name.

SPEED LIMITS and warning signs will be observed at all times as per Motor Vehicle

Management and Regulation:

(a) 5 mph on all piers, wharves, dry dock access routes, and other hazardous areas, such as building or ground construction sites, track repair areas, and heavy pedestrian movement within and outside the CIA.

(b) 10 mph on other streets within the CIA, unless otherwise posted.

(c) 20 mph on Farragut Avenue only, unless otherwise posted due to construction, obstruction, or detours.

(d) 20 mph in the community and non-industrial areas outside the CIA, unless otherwise posted.

(e) 7 mph is the maximum speed limit for forklifts at all times.

BICYCLES when ridden are considered motor vehicles and must obey all vehicle traffic laws.

This includes stopping at stop signs and occupied pedestrian crosswalks, etc. However, when a bicycle is walked, pedestrian rules apply.

To prevent bicycle wheels from being caught in crane or train tracks, cross tracks at a 90-degree angle.

Bicycles are not to be ridden over caissons; riders will dismount and walk their bicycles.

VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAM (VPP)

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is a Star site in the

Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program

(VPP) at the Bremerton facility.

OSHA’s VPP goal is to be partners with management and labor for a safer, healthier work environment. Only companies that demonstrate commitment to workplace safety and health beyond the requirements of the OSHA standards can participate in the VPP.

Becoming a VPP participant shows employees and the community that PSNS & IMF is a leader in safety and health and, as most successful companies know, commitment to safety and health is good business.

The VPP helps participant companies revitalize safety and health programs, further reduces compensation insurance costs and builds a cooperative relationship with OSHA. A VPP company must have an effective, ongoing, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) program.

A strong OSH program shows commitment to the prevention of occupational illness and injury beyond satisfying the requirements of OSHA standards. It is the central element that qualifies a company for participation in the Voluntary Protection Programs.

Companies in the VPP must demonstrate that the collective bargaining agent(s) representing their employees, if any, has (have) no objection to the company’s participation. It is important under all Voluntary Protection Programs that both employers and employees recognize that they retain their rights and responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and

Health Act.

There are three programs in the VPP: Demonstration, Merit, and Star. The Demonstration

Program provides the opportunity for companies and/or worksites to demonstrate the effectiveness of alternative methods of achieving safety and health program excellence that could be substituted for current Star requirements. The Merit Program is aimed at employers in any industry who do not yet meet the qualifications for the Star Program but who have implemented a safety and health program and who want to work toward Star Program participation. The Star Program recognizes leaders in occupational safety and health that are successfully protecting workers from death, injury, and illness by implementing comprehensive and effective safety and health programs. Star participants willingly share their experience and expertise, and they encourage others to work toward comparable success. All three of the Programs have four key elements in common:

1. Management leadership and employee involvement

2. Worksite analysis

3. Hazard prevention and control

4. Safety and health training

Within the VPP requirements, PSNS & IMF is required to include a provision for removing contractor or contractor’s employees for safety and health violations. All contractors performing work at PSNS & IMF are encouraged to develop and operate effective safety and health management systems that include provisions for timely identification, correction, tracking, and control of hazards in their work areas.

Contractors should take note that PSNS & IMF employees can and do report contractor safety violations to the appropriate channels (e.g. ROICC office, SUPSHIP, etc.) for investigation and evaluation. Remember also that all employees in VPP participant companies retain their right to file a complaint with the OSHA compliance office.

Superintendents, supervisors, and employees must be aware of and understand their obligations to your company’s safety and health system by:

1. Being aware of the hazards that they may encounter while on the work site.

2. Being able to recognize conditions and the signs and symptoms of workplace-related illnesses and injuries.

3. Being able to implement hazard controls where needed, including safe work procedures.

4. Knowing, understanding and following your company’s emergency procedures.

ENVIRONMENTAL. Contractors must follow all applicable Federal, State and local environmental laws and regulations as well as certain station specific environmental requirements and procedures. These station specific procedures are necessary for PSNS & IMF and NBK to demonstrate compliance with environmental regulations and permits. The station specific procedures should be included in your contract. If it doesn’t, contact your Contracting

Officer Representative and ask them to contact the cognizant environmental office. For NBK at

Bremerton projects, call 360-476-6691 and for PSNS&IMF projects call 360-476-0136.

The following list identifies the key elements of the local station specific procedures that all contractor employees must be aware of. PSNS & IMF has also prepared two guidebooks to assist in better understanding environmental requirements. These guides are titled “Contractor’s

Guide to Environmental Compliance”, PSNS & IMF 5090 (4) and “Contractor’s Guide to

Hazardous Waste Compliance”, PSNS & IMF 5090 (5). Contact your Contracting Officer

Representative for a copy of these guides.

All Hazardous Material (HM) must be pre-approved by PSNS & IMF Code 106.3 prior to being brought on base for use. MSDSs must be provided for all contractor materials.

MSDSs for PSNS & IMF HM (for OSHA HAZCOM purposes) are available from PSNS

& IMF Code 106.3. All quantities of HM stored, used, and emitted or released to the environment must be reported monthly to PSNS & IMF Code 106.3.

All waste generated by your project must be designated by PSNS & IMF Code 106.3 before disposal. You will be directed to the proper disposal method through this designation process. Any material that is not incorporated into the project and that is no longer useable is a waste. Waste may not be transported off base without PSNS & IMF direction. Manifests for transporting Hazardous Waste to off-site disposal facility will be prepared by PSNS & IMF Code 106.3.

No materials may be disposed of, or allowed to enter, sanitary sewer or storm drains with out prior PSNS & IMF Code 106.3 approval. No material may be allowed to enter

Sinclair Inlet.

Any equipment that emits pollutants to the air (engines, blast equipment, dust collectors, etc.) must be identified to PSNS & IMF Code 106.3 prior to use on base. Maintenance records demonstrating equipment is in good working order must be kept and copies provided to PSNS & IMF Code 106.3.

PSNS &IMF Code 106.3 will coordinate any environmental regulatory agency inspection of a contractor work site. All communication with regulatory agencies regarding environmental issues will be initiated by PSNS & IMF.

PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD AND

INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT

BREMERTON NAVAL COMPLEX

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS

CELL PHONE PSNS & IMF

AMBULANCE 476-3333/2222 911

FIRE 476-3333/2222 911

POLICE/SECURITY 476-3333/2222 911

TO REPORT

UNCONTROLLED SPILLS 476-3333/2222 911

EMERGENCY SERVICE

(PUBLIC WORKS HELP DESK) 476-2431 6-2431

HAZARD HOTLINE

(ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, AND HEALTH OFFICE) 476-8100 6-8100