Environmental Plan Reference 1 of 3 - Base Boston.pdf

Enclosure (1) to BASEBOSINST 5100.2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 – Asbestos Management Plan CHAPTER 2 – Hazard Communication Program CHAPTER 3 – Hearing Conservation Program CHAPTER 4 – Lead Management Program CHAPTER 5 – Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Program

CHAPTER 6 – Motor Vehicle Safety CHAPTER 7 – New Employee Safety and Health Orientation Program CHAPTER 8 – Occupational Medical Surveillance and Evaluation Program

CHAPTER 9 – Operational Risk Management CHAPTER 10 – Personal Protective Equipment CHAPTER 11 – Pre-Mishap Plan

CHAPTER 12 – Respiratory Protection Program CHAPTER 13 – Thermal Stress

CHAPTER 14 – Shore Special Purpose Motorized Weight Handling Equipment CHAPTER 15 – Shore Facility Confined Space Entry CHAPTER 16 – Employee Hazardous Report

CHAPTER 17 – Hot Work CHAPTER 18 – Bloodborne Pathogens

Appendix A Safety Reports and Documentation

Appendix B Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment……………………...148

CHAPTER 1 – Asbestos Management Plan

REFERENCES

a. OSHA Construction Industry Standard for Asbestos, 29 CFR 1926.1101

b. OSHA General Industry Standard for Asbestos, 29 CFR 1910.1001

c. EPA AHERA Regulations, 40 CFR 763

d. Asbestos Exposure Control Manual, COMDTINST M6260.16A

e. Marine Safety Manual, Vol. I, COMDTINST M16000.6

f. Coast Guard Medical Manual, Chapter 12, COMDTINST M6000.1(series)

A. GENERAL

Asbestos is a confirmed human carcinogen. Overexposure to airborne asbestos fibers can significantly increase the risk of lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma. Asbestosis is a chronic lung disease that impairs breathing and increases the risk of serious illness or death from respiratory infection. Mesothelioma is a cancer of the tissue that surrounds the lungs. Onset of these serious illnesses may occur after a latency period of 5 to 40 years following initial overexposure to airborne asbestos fibers. The risk of developing one of these illnesses is directly related to the duration and extent of exposure to asbestos fibers. Intact and undisturbed asbestos materials do not pose a health risk. When asbestos containing material (ACM) is in good condition and is properly managed, the risk of asbestos related disease is minimal. However, when ACM is damaged, cut, sanded or deteriorated it may release asbestos fibers into the air and become hazardous.

Reference (a) defines asbestos containing material (ACM) as any material containing more than one percent asbestos. ACM may be found in the following forms:

1. Surfacing Material- material that is sprayed, troweled-on, or otherwise applied to surfaces, such as acoustical plaster on ceilings and fireproofing materials on structural members, or other materials on surfaces for acoustical, fireproofing, and other purposes.

2. Thermal System Insulation (TSI)- material applied to pipes, fittings, boilers, breeching, tanks, ducts, or other structural components to prevent heat loss or gain.

3. Miscellaneous Material- interior building material on structural components, structural members or fixtures, such as floor and ceiling tiles, not including surfacing material or TSI.

Asbestos has been used in a variety of products including: thermal insulation for boilers, furnaces and piping; asbestos cement products; fireproofing asbestos cloth;

ceiling tiles; wall and floor materials; brake lining and various gasket materials.

According to reference (e), asbestos is primarily a concern in vessel engine rooms that predate 1972. Asbestos can also be present in Coast Guard shore facilities and government housing. Base Boston personnel should be aware of the possibility that older structures may contain materials made from asbestos when working on civil projects. It is also possible that a limited number of products containing asbestos, such as brake linings and gaskets may exist onboard Coast Guard vessels and on

Coast Guard equipment.

B. POLICY

The removal, repair, or disposal, of asbestos containing material by Coast Guard military and civilian personnel is prohibited. References (a-d) provide information on Coast Guard policy, occupational regulations, and occupational guidelines related to asbestos. Surfacing material and TSI found in buildings constructed no later than

1980 shall be presumed ACM (PACM), per reference (a). PACM and any other material suspected of containing asbestos shall be tested prior to removal or repair

1. In the event damaged asbestos-containing material that poses a potential health risk is discovered, the Base Safety Officer (BSO), Base Facility Engineer (FE), or

Health, Safety and Work-Life Service Center (HSWL SC) detached Safety and

Environmental Health Officer (SEHO) should be contacted.

2. The BSO, FE, or SEHO will provide assistance or guidance on asbestos-related issues.

3. Base personnel shall follow the Base Asbestos Management Plan. This plan includes Base-level roles and responsibilities, inventory plan, labeling and notification requirements, repair, removal and disposal, and emergency response to asbestos containing material release. Base personnel working in areas where asbestos is present or performing jobs where they could potentially encounter asbestos will receive initial and annual asbestos awareness training. The training will include asbestos hazards posed by facilities or by jobs; responsibilities of the

Asbestos Control Coordinator; Facility Engineer; and Housing Officer, as those responsibilities pertain to ACM; and who to contact with any questions that pertain to asbestos-containing materials. The training may be conducted as part of the initial and annual Hazard Communications training.

4. The BSO is the Base Boston Occupational Medical Surveillance and Evaluation

Program (OMSEP) Coordinator. The OMSEP coordinator will address concerns, enrollment, and management of the OMSEP program for the Base per reference

(f). Questions regarding enrollment may be referred to the detached SEHO.

C. RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Base Commanding Officer (CO)

a. Prohibit the removal, repair, or disposal of asbestos containing material

(ACM) by CG military and civilian personnel.

b. Notify the Detached SEHO to conduct identification testing when a potential asbestos hazard to personnel is suspected.

c. Implement an Asbestos Management Plan (AMP) in coordination with the

ACM. The CO will retain a copy of the ACM hazardous waste records.

d. Ensure that asbestos hazard awareness briefing is provided to individuals in

CG-owned housing units undergoing major asbestos abatement work and to

CG employees responsible for the maintenance of the units.

e. Designate in writing an Asbestos Control Coordinator (ACC) if ACM is identified on Base.

2. Asbestos Control Coordinator (ACC)

a. The Base Environmental Protection Specialist in the Facility Engineering

Department (FED) is assigned as the ACC.

b. Shall develop the Base’s AMP.

c. Shall maintain and update the inventory of identified ACM.

d. Shall notify maintenance workers, and contractors about the location and physical condition of ACM that they might disturb, and the need to avoid disturbing the ACM. Notification informs people of the potential hazards in the vicinity. Informed persons are less likely to unknowingly disturb ACM and cause the release of fibers into the air.

e. For building occupants and tenants, the ACC will implement an asbestos awareness program.

f. This program should be conducted by the ACC during routine all-hands Base training.

g. The program should inform members about how to avoid disturbing ACM and who to contact when they detect damaged ACM.

h. The ACC shall inform new members of this information during the check-in program before they begin work. Additional notification may also be in writing or by posting signs or labels.

3. Facility Engineer (FE)

a. Inform building occupants of asbestos hazards and to notify him/her of any damaged or deteriorated ACM or Presumed Asbestos Containing Material

(PACM).

b. Initiate sampling of suspected materials by contacting the Detached SEHO.

c. Ensure that identified or presumed ACM are labeled in accordance with this management plan.

d. Submit required Shore Station Maintenance Record (SSMR) and track those records for work to remove or encapsulate any damaged or deteriorated

ACM. Place in an emergency priority if the ACM material may pose a health risk to occupants or maintenance personnel.

4. Building Occupants and Tenants

a. Understand the asbestos hazards posed by their facilities as explained to them by the FE or by the Base’s ACC.

b. Abide by all warning labels of identified or presumed ACM.

c. Avoid removing, defacing, or obstructing labels; conducting unauthorized construction, maintenance, repair, removal or renovation of ACM or presumed ACM.

d. Report to the facility coordinator or the ACC of any damaged or suspected material that may contain asbestos.

5. Local Housing Officer

a. Notify tenants of the presence, location and hazards of asbestos in their living quarters to include their rights and responsibilities as outlined under this management plan.

b. Ensure that all ACM or presumed ACM in housing units are inspected annually for signs of damage or deterioration.

c. Shall report any damaged or deteriorated ACM or presumed ACM to the FE.

d. Update the ERA Asbestos and Lead Database when identified ACM or presumed ACM when items are abated or encapsulated in place. Contact

HSWL SC detached SEHO if assistance is needed.

D. PROCEDURES

1. Inventory

The Asbestos Management Plan contains an inventory of identified ACM, a material description, their current condition, the approximate square footage, the date sampled, and its location on base.

2. Label and Notify

a. Notification requirements for occupants:

(1) In regulated service and maintenance areas, such as boiler rooms, or areas known to contain ACM, place signs which state the following:

DANGER

CONTAINS ASBESTOS FIBERS

AVOID CREATING DUST

CANCER AND LUNG DISEASE HAZARD

(2) These signs will be placed adjacent to the ACM, to alert and remind contractors and maintenance staff. In areas with boilers or pipes, or other service areas where the potential for damage to ACM may occur, place prominent warning signs next to or on the ACM.

(3) The ACC will conduct information briefings to reinforce and clarify written notices and signs, and provide an opportunity to answer questions. All persons likely to disturb ACM are included in the notification program.

(4) At a minimum, notification will include the following:

(a) Location of ACM around or within the building and where it might be disturbed.

(b) Condition of the ACM and the appropriate response if that condition changes.

(c) Information regarding the health hazards of inhaling airborne asbestos and notice that the presence of ACM does not necessarily represent a health hazard.

(d) Warning not to disturb the ACM while performing routine work tasks.

(e) Directives for persons to report evidence of disturbance or damage of

ACM.

(f) Notification to report any dust or debris that might come from the

ACM, any change in the condition of the ACM, or any improper action by building personnel.

b. Notification requirements for contractors/maintenance:

(1) Either the ACC or the FE will notify contractors or outside maintenance personnel who will do work in the facility ONLY if the work may disturb identified or presumed ACM.

(2) All items listed in paragraph 2 above.

(3) The requirement to guard against disturbing ACM.

(4) The procedures required to report any damaged ACM to the ACC or FE immediately.

3. Repair, Removal and Disposal Operations

a. Prohibited Actions:

CG military and civilian personnel assigned to Base Boston are prohibited from removing, repairing or disposing of ACM unless authorized by HSWL SC.

b. Authorized HSWL Activities

(1) HSWL SC may authorize CG personnel to perform only the following minor ACM repair or removal work: removal of asbestos brake shoes in accordance with Appendix B and small-scale removal of non-friable ACM.

(2) Requests must be submitted in writing to HSWL SC prior to any work.

(3) State and EPA-certified training is required for anyone removing ACM.

HSWL SC will advise Base personnel on the applicability of Federal, state, and local laws and regulations; work practices; PPE; and other measures necessary to perform the removal and disposal of ACM.

4. Emergency Response to ACM Release

Critical Actions:

a. It is critical that ACM not be “carried” into other spaces by pedestrian traffic or through the ventilation system.

b. Seal off the room or rooms where the ACM has been released due to damage or deterioration.

c. Tape off or shutdown the ventilation intake and exhaust air which enters/exits the affected areas.

d. Post signs keeping CG personnel or visitors out of the area.

e. Submit an emergency work order to repair, encapsulate, or abate the exposed

ACM. CG personnel are prohibited from doing any work that may expose them to the ACM.

f. Ensure that the Contracting Officer Representative informs the Base ACC that occupants may re-enter the area once the work is complete. Air clearance samples may need to be taken by a 3rd party contractor. Inquire through your detached SEHO for more information.

E. TRAINING

1. Asbestos training shall be mandatory for all personnel working in an environment where they may encounter ACM.

2. Asbestos training shall include asbestos recognition and hazard awareness training, as well as familiarization with this instruction.

3. Any employee who is not certified in asbestos work shall not perform asbestos work of any kind.

4. Support:

a. Contact the Base Boston Facilities Engineer at (617) 223-3277.

b. Contact the Base Boston Safety Officer at (617) 223-3488.

c. Contact your local Detached SEHO at (617) 223-3202.

d. If unavailable, contact HSWL SC at (757) 628-4392 for assistance and support.

e. ACC contact info: Mr. Keith Girouard, FED Environmental Division, (617)

223-3387.

CHAPTER 2 – Hazard Communication Program

a. OSHA, Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200

b. Hazard Communication for Workplace Materials, COMDTINST 6260.21B

c. Safety and Environmental Health Manual, COMDTINST M5100.47

A. GENERAL

The Base Boston Hazard Communication Program is based on references (a) and (b), which require that commands initiate and comply with a hazard communication program. References (a) through (c) direct that a Hazard Communication Program be in place at work sites where employees are exposed to substances, which are harmful, and/or life threatening. This written safety program covers all personnel using hazardous materials or who may be potentially exposed to hazardous materials.

B. POLICY

This program requires specific data collection, evaluation, training, and appointment of a Hazardous Materials Coordinator. This instruction applies to all Active Duty, Reserve, Civilian, and Auxiliary Coast Guard personnel while working onboard Base

Boston, as well as Base personnel working at remote job sites. Program guidelines include the following elements:

1. An inventory of the hazardous materials which a member would reasonably expect to encounter in the workplace or that are likely to be encountered by Base personnel while conducting normal operations;

2. Safety Data Sheets providing information regarding the hazards presented, protective measures to be taken, and emergency first aid procedures to be followed for each hazardous material;

3. Information labels on all hazardous material containers;

4. Specific training about how to use this information; and

5. Appointment of a Hazardous Materials Coordinator.

C. RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Base Commanding Officer (CO)

a. Ensure that the Hazards Communication Program, addressed in references (a) thru (c) is implemented.

b. Take necessary disciplinary actions to enforce the use of required control measures, including protective equipment, at both the worker and supervisor levels.

2. Base Safety Officer

a. Ensure that annual training in hazard communication is provided to all personnel as required.

b. Conduct an annual audit of the program and ensure updates are made as necessary.

c. Ensure that sufficient funds are available for the maintenance of the program and personnel training.

d. Conduct annual inspections of storage areas to ensure compliance.

e. Ensure each unit has a designation letter for their Hazmat Coordinator.

3. Supervisors

a. Ensure compliance with the provisions of this instruction within their respective shops.

b. Ensure that personnel receive the required hazard communication training.

c. Train personnel in the use of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and other aspects of hazardous communication.

4. HAZMAT Coordinators

a. HAZMAT Coordinators shall be designated at each site and detachment.

b. Shall implement the hazard communication program.

c. Be responsible for carrying out the program on a day to day basis.

d. Ensure that all inspections and records are kept as required by this program for Base Boston and detachments.

e. Provide technical assistance to Base Boston personnel.

f. Maintain a reference library, including reference materials that pertain to employee safety while handling hazardous materials.

g. Be responsible for compiling a hazardous material inventory list from all Base departments and Tenant Commands; Ensure they update it at least annually.

h. Maintain control on purchasing of hazardous material, AUL & Control logs.

i. Maintain a master list of all SDSs at their site.

j. Prepare and submit all applicable reports.

k. Review all purchase requests for hazardous materials.

l. Evaluate possible HAZMAT products not on AUL.

5. Detachment Supervisors

a. Be responsible for administering this program within their respective detachments.

b. Ensure all personnel in their divisions receive the hazard communication training as required.

D. PROCEDURES

1. All hazardous substances brought aboard Base Boston must be inventoried.

a. The Base Boston Hazardous Material Minimization Center (HAZMINCEN)

Manager (HMCM) is responsible for maintaining a listing of all hazardous substances brought aboard Base Boston for use by Base Boston and Tenant

Commands.

b. IPF S. Portland, IPD Weymouth, MAT Newport, MAT Kittery, and all ESD under Base Boston that are not located on Base Boston will coordinate with the Hazardous Material Coordinator (HMC) at their location.

c. A list of all known and anticipated hazardous materials to which the members of each Unit may be exposed, in the performance of their work activities, must be maintained. It shall contain the following information:

(1) unit name;

(2) product name;

(3) manufacturer’s name and address;

(4) FSN/NSN; and

(5) Use location for the hazardous materials in the work place.

More detailed information on each listed hazardous material can be obtained by reviewing its Safety Data Sheet (SDS).

2. The Base Boston Procurement & Contracting Department will ensure procurement of hazardous material is approved by the HMCM before material is ordered.

3. Periodic inspections of workspaces will be conducted on a bi-annual or intermittent basis. These inspections include those completed by the Pollution

Prevention Coordinator (PPC), Base Safety Officer, Executive Officer, and

Commanding Officer.

4. Disposal schedules will be published so those division officers can continually review their inventories to keep hazardous materials on hand to a minimum.

5. Whenever hazardous material is transferred from one container to another or when containers are received for use, they must be checked for appropriate labels.

The HMCM is responsible for certifying the containers are properly labeled or tagged, providing the following information:

a. Name of the material as given on the SDS.

b. Warning of the principle hazard(s) (e.g., health, fire, reactivity, etc.).

c. Effects of overexposure on the target body organs (e.g., eyes, skin, liver, kidney, etc.).

d. Name, address or location of the manufacturer, or a responsible party who can provide additional information.

e. NOTE: Clear spray bottles or containers used to draw hazardous material from a larger container for ready use MUST be labeled with the above information. Shop supervisors will be held accountable for this requirement.

6. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are an integral part of the Base Boston Hazard

Communication Program. They are required to be maintained: in the Master file in the Base Boston’s HAZMINCEN; at the work site where the material is handled; and at the site where the material is stored if other than the main

HAZMINCEN.

a. In the case of the work site, if the material is taken to a vessel for use at the site and the site is aboard Base Boston, it is not necessary to carry the SDS, but rather to retain it in an appropriate binder at the main work site or shop.

b. If the material is transported to a remote site from Base Boston, a copy of the applicable SDS should be transported along with the material so that they provide a READY reference for emergency care.

c. The HMCM should be contacted if an SDS is not available for a hazardous material.

7. Base Boston shall designate in writing a Hazardous Materials Coordinator for each Industrial Production Facility, Industrial Production Detachment, Electronic

Systems Support Unit and Detachments, and Maintenance Augmentation Team.

8. Locations of Hazardous Materials:

Hazardous Materials at Base Boston are stored in accordance with the above instruction.

E. TRAINING

1. Employee Training

a. Each member will receive information and training on the elements of the hazard communication program as required for their billet.

b. Personnel will receive this training from the Hazardous Materials Coordinator when first reporting to Base Boston. This initial training will also be repeated when there is a change in members' duty assignment(s) involving new hazards or when a new hazard(s) becomes associated with the same duties.

c. The BSO, Supervisors, or Training Officer shall provide annual refresher training for all personnel. The information and training shall cover:

(1) An overview of the elements of the Coast Guard Hazard Communication

Program.

(2) Location and availability of the written hazard communication instruction, inventory list(s), and Safety Data Sheets.

(3) Contents of the Safety Data Sheets with emphasis on:

(a) Work operations where materials are used;

(b) Hazards presented;

(c) Safe work practiced required;

(d) Protective measures to be taken;

(e) Emergency first aid procedures to be followed; and

(f) How to interpret labels.

2. Documentation

Initial training and refresher trainings shall be documented in both the Base training record and personnel training records.

3. Non-Routine Tasks

Supervisors shall ensure that their personnel are trained in the hazards of non-routine tasks, including the use of hazardous materials.

4. On-Site Contractors

The Base and Detachment Hazardous Materials Coordinators will provide SDS information to contractors whose employees perform work activities at Base

Boston facilities if the hazardous material is provided by the Coast Guard or

Coast Guard use of a hazardous material that may affect contractor personnel;

proper PPE shall be utilized at all times.

CHAPTER 3 – Hearing Conservation Program

a. Safety And Environmental Health Manual, COMDTINST M5100.47

b. Coast Guard Medical Manual, COMDTINST M6000.1(series)

c. OSHA Occupational Noise Exposure Standard, 29 CFR 1910.95

A. GENERAL

High or intense noise levels can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss in personnel who are exposed to such noises without utilizing adequate protective measures. Noise in excess of prescribed limits is commonly found ashore in maintenance shops, afloat in machinery and propulsion spaces and during certain evolutions such as aids to navigation, helicopter operations, and exercising of weapons. While the source of noise cannot always be removed or silenced, it is important that personnel be protected in order to reduce or eliminate hearing loss.

When required, personnel must also be medically monitored in order to ascertain hearing threshold shifts. Close coordination between the Executive Officer, Industrial

Manager (NEDH), Base Safety Officer (BSO), medical personnel, is required to implement the requirements of references (a) through (c).

Definitions:

1. DECIBEL (dB) is the unit of sound measurement. To approximate the human ear’s response to noise, linear dB measurements are weighted (A-weighting scale) and are reported as dBA.

a. The lowest sound that can be heard by a person with good hearing is given the value of 0dB.

b. Single hearing protection (plugs or muffs) is required for exposure to noise that is > 85 dBA.

c. Double protection (plugs and muffs) is required for exposure to noise that is

>104 dBA.

d. The MAXIMUM UNPROTECTED limit for IMPACT noise (loud noise of

<1-second duration) is 140dB.

2. THRESHOLD SHIFT is the change in hearing level as indicated by audiometric testing using the reference audiogram as a baseline for comparison with subsequent tests.

a. POSITIVE SHIFT indicates a potential LOSS of hearing.

b. NEGATIVE SHIFT indicates a potential GAIN in hearing.

c. SIGNIFICANT THRESHOLD SHIFT (STS) occurs when an audiogram reveals one or more of the following:

(1) An average of 10dB shift in either ear through the 2000-4000 Hz range.

(2) A 15dB shift in either ear at any frequency (2000-4000 Hz).

d. Reference (b) contains guidance for follow-on actions required following the identification of an STS.

B. POLICY

It is the policy of this command to prevent "noise-induced" hearing loss. All feasible measures shall be taken to control noise at its source of generation. The primary means of eliminating hazardous noise in the workplace will be by engineering controls where feasible. The use of administrative controls and hearing protection devices shall be secondary measures. Wearing of ear protection will be mandatory where engineering controls have not yet been installed or where engineering controls are not feasible.

1. Base Safety Officer

a. Ensure the hearing conservation program addressed in references a-c are implemented.

b. Take necessary disciplinary actions to enforce the use of hearing protection devices in "noise hazardous" areas.

c. Implement, maintain and coordinate the provisions of this instruction.

d. Evaluate program effectiveness and progress annually.

e. Ensure that supervisors are accountable for all levels of program compliance.

f. Upon medical recommendations, ensure personnel who have incurred a hearing loss are not further exposed to hazardous noise levels.

g. Ensure that annual training in hearing conservation is provided to all personnel working in hazardous noise areas.

h. Enroll members in the Occupational Medical Surveillance and Evaluation

Program (OMSEP).

i. Identify, assess, and designate all noise hazardous areas.

1.The area’s listed below are designated as noise Hazardous area’s:

Bldg 14/ Carpenter Shop/ Unit on/ under load/ 6 feet away a.Baleigh Sander: 92 b.Powermatic Band Saw: 80.1/ 88.4/ 88.4 c.Powermatic Table Saw: 88.6/ 96.2/ 91.4 d.Powermatic Joiner: 84./ 96.6/ 95.7 e.Powermatic Planer: 91 f.Dewalt mitre Box Saw: 94.1/102.3/ 94.7 g.Router: 90.7/ 97.8/ 88.3 h.Air Hose: 90.6 i.Festool Hand Sander: 90.7/ 92.6/ 90.6 j.Kalamazoo Drum Sander: 88

j. Provide earplugs as needed.

k. Seek the assistance of the HSWL Boston Medical Officer to implement all medical aspects of the hearing conservation program, including the scheduling and administration of audiograms for all personnel assigned to duty in designated hazardous noise environments. Audiograms shall be completed within 90 days of that assignment in accordance with reference (b), Chapter

12. For Base Boston personnel, this will primarily be for personnel who deploy as a member of a cutter’s engineering department for greater than 30 days per year.

2. HSWL Medical Officer

a. Assist the BSO in implementing the medical aspects of the Hearing

Conservation Program.

b. Ensure HSWL staff receive annual training on the Hearing Conservation

Program, conduct audiometric testing and fitting of hearing protection devices as required by reference (a), Chapter 6 and reference (b), Chapter 12.

c. Ensure all personnel enrolled by the BSO into the Hearing Conservation

Program are able to receive an audiogram within 90 days of that assignment, in accordance with reference (b), Chapter 12.

d. Review audiograms and notify the BSO upon detection of a hearing loss, so controls can be implemented. Arrange for follow-up audiometric testing for those personnel who demonstrate a significant threshold shift (STS) as per reference (b).

e. Ensure that results of hearing tests are recorded on DD-2215, Reference

Audiogram, or DD-2216, Hearing Conservation Data.

3. Department Heads

a. Support the program and ensure compliance with the provisions of this instruction within their respective departments.

b. Be responsible for implementing control measures to reduce ambient noise levels. Where noise abatement at the source is not feasible, supervisors will control noise through the use of enclosures, mufflers barriers, etc.

c. Post signs where hearing protection is required.

d. Ensure that hearing protection devices are worn by personnel working in hazardous noise environments; provide hearing protection as required.

e. Ensure that personnel keep scheduled medical appointments for audiometric testing.

f. Maintain all equipment in top operating condition.

g. Inform the Safety officer of any changes in operation of equipment.

4. Employees

a. Wear hearing protection devices in hazardous noise hazardous areas in accordance with current policy.

b. Inform supervisors on any change in equipment or operation that produces excessive noise levels.

1. Identify, assess, and designate hazardous noise environments.

2. Maintain a listing of all high noise areas, high noise power equipment and associated Sound Level Surveys.

3. Obtain Sound Level Surveys in accordance with References (a) and (b). HSWL

SC Detached SEHO maintains sound level measuring capability. Contact the detached SEHO to arrange for a sound level survey. Sound level survey data will be the basis for initiating noise abatement and control measures. These surveys will also be necessary to determine the effectiveness of engineering controls. A survey file will be maintained at Base Boston. A repeat sound level survey will be required if there has been a major design change, i.e., space, machinery or equipment.

4. Post “Hearing Protection Required” warning signs at accesses to spaces or by machinery that exceeds the maximum allowable limits (indicate decibel level and required protection level on the sign). All noise hazardous spaces, equipment and portable powered hand tools must be labeled as outlined in reference (a), Chapter

4. Noise hazardous stickers for spaces are available from the Safety Officer.

5. After a sound level survey has established that an unacceptable noise hazard exists, the supervisor in charge of the area shall take appropriate steps to reduce the ambient noise levels. Such controls should include: enclosures, barriers, vibration insulation, dissipative, mufflers and acoustical insulation.

Administrative controls, i.e., limiting the amount of time an individual spends in the area or posting "noise hazardous" areas may also be necessary. The use of hearing protection devices (earplugs) should be the last.

6. When engineering and administrative controls are not feasible, or while they are being implemented, personnel shall be required to wear hearing protection devices. Coast Guard policy requires that hearing protection devices (plugs or muffs) be worn in any area 85 dBA or above. Double hearing protection (plugs and muffs) must be worn in any area with an ambient noise level above 104 dBA.

7. Hearing protective devices shall be worn by all personnel when they must enter or work in an area where the operations generate noise levels of:

a. Equal to or greater than 85 dBA continuous sound pressure level.

b. 140 dBA peak sound pressure level or greater.

8. A combination of insert type and circumaural type hearing protective devices

(double protection) shall be worn in all areas where noise levels exceed 104 dBA sound level.

9. The personal hearing protective device(s) worn by an individual shall reduce effective sound levels to less than 85 dBA or 140 dBA peak.

10. In cases where hearing protective devices do not provide sufficient attenuation to reduce the individual's effective exposure level below 85 dB (A), administrative control of exposure time will be necessary. The Shop Supervisor shall use the following table to control daily exposure to noise for work under their cognizance.

Combination of noise exposure level/duration that no worker shall equal or exceed without proper hearing protection devices.

Exposure

(dBA)

Duration Exposure

(dBA)

Duration

Hours Minutes Seconds Hours Minutes Seconds

80 25 24 - 104 - 5 57

81 20 10 - 105 - 4 43

82 16 - - 106 - 3 45

83 12 42 - 107 - 2 59

84 10 5 - 108 - 2 22

85 8 - - 109 - 1 53

86 6 21 - 110 - 1 29

87 5 2 - 111 - 1 11

88 4 - - 112 - - 56

89 3 10 - 113 - - 45

90 2 31 - 114 - - 35

91 2 - - 115 - - 28

92 1 35 - 116 - - 22

93 1 16 - 117 - - 18

94 1 - - 118 - - 14

95 - 47 37 119 - - 11

96 - 37 48 120 - - 9

97 - 30 - 121 - - 7

98 - 23 49 122 - - 6

99 - 18 59 123 - - 4

100 - 15 - 124-125 - - 3

101 - 11 54 126 - - 2

102 - 9 27 127-129 - - 1

103 - 7 30 130-140 - - < 1

(NIOSH, Occupational Noise Exposure, Publication No. 98-126, 1998)

11. Ensure Occupational Medical Surveillance and Evaluation Program (OMSEP) is being fully administered at the local level.

a. The following Base billets/jobs meet the requirements for enrollment into the

OMSEP for noise based on the criteria in reference (b):

(1) Painter/Blaster

(2) Welders

(3) Shipfitters

(4) Machinists

12. The Unit Safety Coordinator will be the OMSEP Coordinator at each IPF/IPD and detachment in accordance with reference (b).

13. Ensure Medical Treatment Facilities, in coordination with the OMSEP

Coordinator:

a. Enrolls for monitoring, persons exposed to hazardous noise environment as described in reference (b).

b. Completes reference audiograms.

c. Administers annual audiograms to all personnel enrolled in the OMSEP

Hearing Conservation Program, in accordance with reference (b).

d. Coast Guard personnel who show a significant threshold shift on their audiogram shall receive follow-up audiometric testing as outlined in reference

(b), Chapter 12. All audiograms will be preceded by at least 14 hours without exposure to noise greater than 80 dBA. Audiograms performed at Military

Entrance Processing Stations will not be used as reference audiograms.

14. Review new processes and procedures and develop engineering methods or administrative controls to abate noise where ever possible (i.e., actively seek low noise power tools, acoustical insulation in control booths, limit time in high noise areas). The use of hearing protection devices (earplugs) should be the last resort.

15. Require personnel to wear properly fitted hearing protection when engineering and administrative controls are not feasible, or while they are being implemented.

Coast Guard policy requires that hearing protection devices (plugs or muffs) be worn in any area 85 dBA or above. Double hearing protection (plugs and muffs) must be worn in any area with an ambient noise level above 104 dBA.

16. Make available the proper equipment for all personnel.

17. Ensure equipment is clean and in good condition.

18. Provide initial and annual instruction on the proper insertion and manner of wear for earplugs.

E. TRAINING

1. The Safety Officer will ensure all newly assigned personnel will be made aware of the requirements outlined within this instruction.

2. All Base Boston and Detachment personnel in the Hearing Conservation Program shall receive annual training in the Hearing Conservation Program with this training documented in training records.

3. All personnel exposed to hazardous noise shall receive a minimum of one hour of initial Hearing Conservation Training and appropriate refresher training annually thereafter. Documentation of such training (i.e., attendance logs) shall be made part of each command's training records. The following are the minimum requirements of hearing conservation program training:

a. Proper use, care, selection, wearing, and maintenance of hearing protective devices.

b. Identification of hazardous noise sources at the command and safe work practices to be used to minimize exposure to hazardous noise.

c. Description of audiometric testing which will include explanation of audiometric test results and the procedures involved in testing.

CHAPTER 4 – Lead Management Program

a. OSHA, Lead General Industry Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1025

b. OSHA, Lead in Construction Standard, 29 CFR 1926.62

c. Asbestos, Lead and Radon in Coast Guard Housing, COMDTINST 6260.1A

d. EPA, Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention in Certain Residential Structures, 40 CFR Part 745

e. Environmental Engineering, Fifth Edition, 2003: Salvato, Nemerow and Agardy

f. Medical Manual, COMDTINST M6000.1(series)

g. Safety and Environmental Health Manual, COMDTINST M5100.47

A. GENERAL

1. Lead is a blue-gray metal occurring naturally in the earth’s crust. It has been spread significantly throughout the environment by burning fossil fuels, mining and manufacturing processes and leaded gasoline use in automobiles. Lead is added to paint for pigment durability, stabilization and drying capabilities to produce bright colors and reduce marine growth and mildew.

2. Sources of lead exposure include various forms of paint (dust, fumes, chips), batteries, radiators, water (point-source or lead contaminated pipes and fittings), inadequately ventilated firing ranges, ceramics, glazed earthenware pottery, colored newsprint, certain types of hobbies (lead solder stained glass processes, lead ammunition, and fishing weights), and soil located near freeways and highways.

3. Two primary routes of lead exposure include inhalation and ingestion. Inhalation of lead-based paint dust and fumes is a concern during paint removal processes such as sanding and open-flame burning or torching. Ingestion exposure may also occur when personnel consume food without washing their hands after having worked with or around lead containing material.

4. Lead can affect almost every organ and system in the human body by accumulating in bones, blood, and tissue. Although lead toxicity most significantly impacts the nervous system in both adults and children, children less than 6 years old may absorb half of what they ingest or inhale, whereas adults excrete almost 95 percent of any lead exposure. Other adverse health effects resulting from lead exposure include: anemia, blindness, elevated blood pressure, mental retardation, chronic kidney disease, muscular paralysis, fatigue, behavioral changes, miscarriages, reduced sperm production, and birth defects.

B. POLICY

1. Base Boston policy is to avoid lead exposure. References (a-e) provide information on Coast Guard policy, occupational regulations, and occupational guidelines related to lead. Lead is primarily a concern in vessel paints, specifically anti fouling paints. Lead can also be present, however, in Coast Guard shore facilities and government housing.

2. All Base Boston entities that operate or maintain Coast Guard controlled housing constructed prior to 1981 must have lead assessed by a state-certified lead inspector/lead management planner for possible risks. Any risks identified at lead action levels, listed in reference (c), will require the creation of a lead management program and should receive appropriate corrective actions. State and local requirements for lead that is more stringent than the requirements of reference (c) shall be given precedence. Annually, Area or Local Housing Officers must report any changes in the condition of the Coast Guard owned housing lead-based paint, to the Owned Housing Maintenance Coordinator, upon completion of visual follow-up re-assessments. The Area Housing Officer shall ensure implementation and tracking of an occupant disclosure system, timely control measures, effectiveness of controls, and track current status of risk.

3. Federal law requires the Coast Guard, as an employer, to maintain a safe and healthful working environment for its employees. Special training, control measures, initial exposure determination (air sampling or other objective assessment), and OSHA Written Compliance Program are required for lead work, per references (a) and (b).

4. Lead samples must only be analyzed by laboratories accredited by EPA National

Lead Laboratory Accreditation Programs (NLLAP).

a. Ensure work areas are inspected for lead.

b. Where there is any reason to believe lead is present, coordinate with the

HSWL SC detached SEHO to perform an exposure assessment, per references

(a) and (b). Until an exposure assessment is performed and it is documented that the tasks do not expose workers to levels exceeding established occupational exposure limits, the protective measures of references (a) and (b) must be implemented.

c. Ensure personnel are trained in lead hazard awareness and mitigation.

d. Ensure members meeting the enrollment criteria for lead per chapter 12 of reference (f) are entered into the Occupational Medical Surveillance and

Evaluation Program and required examinations are properly conducted and documented.

e. Conduct and document respirator fit testing and training for employees wearing respirators in lead hazard areas.

2. Supervisors

a. Notify the Safety Officer prior to the start of work in areas that could contain lead.

b. Supply to the Safety Officer the names of employees who are assigned to projects where there is a potential for lead exposure.

c. Ensure no food is brought into work areas containing potential lead exposure to prevent contamination and possible ingestion of lead.

3. All employees

a. Ensure proper PPE is used in all areas of potential lead exposure.

b. Thoroughly wash hands and face when leaving any work area with potential lead exposure.

c. Shower to remove any lead contamination after completing work in potential lead exposure areas.

d. Report any health problems to their supervisors immediately.

1. A written compliance program is required prior to the start of any work involving lead. The program must include the following elements:

a. A description of each activity in which lead is emitted, including equipment used, material involved, controls in place, crew size, employee job responsibilities, operating procedures, and maintenance practices.

b. Means used to achieve compliance and engineering plans and studies used to determine the engineering controls selected where they are required.

c. Information on the technology considered to meet the PEL.

d. Air monitoring data that document the source of lead emissions.

e. Detailed schedule for implementing the program.

f. Work practices.

g. Administrative control schedule, if applicable.

h. Arrangements made to inform other employees on-site of potential lead exposure.

2. A hazard determination will be conducted at the start of work, to include an exposure assessment. Initial air monitoring will be conducted where workers are expected to have the highest exposure levels. If initial determination shows employees are not exposed above the action level, monitoring can be discontinued. The BSO will maintain accurate records of all exposure assessments.

3. Appropriate engineering and work practice controls, including local ventilation, will be installed in all spaces where lead materials may be present.

4. Appropriate respirators will be used by all employees in the area at all times.

5. Employees working in an area with lead materials must be provided with clean full-body protective clothing, such as coveralls, at least daily, unless monitoring data shows that this is not required.

Coveralls contaminated with lead must be placed in a covered container labeled as follows:

Caution: Clothing contaminated with lead. Do not remove dust by blowing or shaking. Dispose of lead contaminated wash water in accordance with applicable local, state or federal regulations

a. If disposable coveralls are used, they must be disposed of in accordance with Base Boston Hazardous Waste procedures.

b. Protective clothing, including unprotected work shoes cannot be worn off the job site.

c. If clothing is to be laundered, the launder must be informed by the Shop, in writing, of the potentially harmful effects of lead. Employees must be prohibited from laundering their protective clothing.

d. Sufficient spare protective clothing must be on site to replace clothing that becomes damaged.

e. Any equipment/clothing that cannot be sufficiently cleaned must either be disposed of, as above, or stored to be used only for lead work. Each item will be stored in sealed labeled bags, boxes or drums.

6. The following warning signs must be posted in or immediately near work areas where airborne lead is present:

WARNING

LEAD WORK POISON AREA

NO SMOKING, EATING, OR DRINKING

7. Surface where lead dust has accumulated will not be cleaned with compressed air.

8. Eating, drinking, and smoking is not allowed in areas where airborne lead is present.

9. All lead-containing debris and contaminated PPE will be properly disposed of as

Hazardous Waste through cooperation with the Base Hazardous Waste

Coordinator.

E. TRAINING

1. Employees who may be exposed to airborne lead will be trained on the following before initial assignment:

a. The nature of the operations which could result in exposure to lead.

b. Adverse health effects associated with excessive exposure to lead.

c. Purpose, selection, fitting, and use of respirators.

d. Contents of the written compliance plan and the OSHA standard.

e. Purpose and description of the medical surveillance program and the medical removal protection program.

f. Engineering and work practice controls associated with the job assignment.

g. Right to access exposure and medical records.

2. Contact the HSWL detached Safety and Environmental Health Officer (SEHO) or

HSWL SC for assistance or additional information.

CHAPTER 5 – Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Program

a. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, General Industry Standard (29 CFR 1910.147)

b. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, General Industry Standard (29 CFR 1910.331-.335)

A. GENERAL

References (a) and (b) require the Coast Guard to establish a program that includes procedures for the control of hazardous energy. This instruction establishes the minimum requirements for the lockout of energy isolating devices whenever maintenance or servicing is done on machines or equipment. It shall be used to ensure that the machine or equipment is stopped, isolated from all potentially hazardous energy sources and locked out before employees perform any servicing or maintenance where unexpected energizing or start-up of the machine or equipment or release of stored energy could cause injury. Injuries to workers, most often those involved in maintenance tasks, occur frequently due to kinetic or potential energy being released during repairs or maintenance. Often, the workers had locked and tagged out an electrical or other power source, but the tags had been removed or ignored, or other sources of energy were part of the system but not recognized as such and not locked and tagged.

B. POLICY

All Base Boston supervisors shall ensure compliance with this instruction through the proper use of lockout/tagout devices by all Active Duty, Reserve, Civilian and

Auxiliary Coast Guard members while serving at Base Boston sites and detachments. Contractors must be informed of the Base’s lockout program and must incorporate lockout in her/his procedures. The contractor is not required to follow the

Base’s program, however their plan must be approved by Base Safety Officer.

Important: The scope of reference (a) is not the same as the scope of reference

(b). Reference (a) is concerned with controlling hazardous energy where the worker is potentially exposed to mechanical energy, e.g., moving tool parts, rotating shafts, equipment subject to falling due to gravity. Personnel must be trained sufficiently to recognize hazards and implement the requirements of this program. Reference (b) must be followed where there is a potential exposure to electrical energy. This includes operations as simple as testing an exposed circuit to see if it is energized. Reference (b) requires special training. Status as an electrician or EM is not sufficient, unless the electrician or EM has had the specific, documented training required to be considered a “qualified person,” under the provisions of reference

(b). The training required by an electrician or EM to become a qualified person is not extensive or difficult. The knowledge that must be acquired is detailed in 1910.332

(reference (b)).

On shore, tagout alone is not acceptable, unless energy control devices (switches, valves, etc.) will not accept lockout devices. Energy control devices on equipment for which this is true shall be replaced with energy control devices that can be locked out, whenever the equipment or control devices are replaced. Pending replacement, additional precautions beyond tagging out the device, as described in reference (a), must be employed.

1. Safety Officer

a. Ensure that an independent review of the Base’s lockout/tagout program is conducted annually and documented. This review is to determine that the program is effective and still applicable for installed equipment and processes.

b. Ensure all contractors and temporarily assigned personnel are made aware of the lockout/tagout requirements.

2. General Foreman/Detachment Supervisor

a. Identify all hazardous energy sources to which Base personnel or contractor personnel might be exposed.

b. In conjunction with an electrician or EM, identify all electrical energy sources to which Base or contractor personnel might be exposed.

ONLY “QUALIFIED” PERSONNEL, AS DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE

(b), ARE PERMITTED TO WORK WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL

EXPOSURE TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY. This restriction even applies to

“routine” operations such as fuse or breaker replacement.

c. Develop procedures to de-energize or otherwise positively control these sources when Base Boston or…