APPENDIX_D(FA5270-14-T-0008).pdf

ATTCHMENT 1. PWS

APPENDIX D

RFQ: FA5270-14-T-008

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US Army Garrison Japan Okinawa Safety Office BLDG. 234, TORII STATION Phone: 644-5102

CONTRACTOR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Reference: OSHA Stds. 29CFR1910 and 29CFR1926, EM 385-1-1, AR 385-10

SECTION I

INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING

General

1. No person shall be required to work in surroundings or under working conditions, which are unsafe, dangerous to his/her health.

2. The employer shall be responsible for initiating and maintaining a safety and health program, which will comply with the Corps of Engineer’s Safety and Health Requirements.

3. Prior to commencement of work at a job site, an acceptable accident prevention program written by the prime contractor for the specific work and implementing in detail the pertinent requirements of this manual, will be reviewed by designated Government personnel. On contract operations, the contractor’s program will include work to be performed by subcontractors, and measures to be taken by the contractor to control hazards associated with materials, services, or equipment provided by suppliers.

4. The accident prevention program shall be provided for frequent and regular safety inspections of the work sites, materials, and equipment by competent persons.

5. Prior to start of a project or any major phase of work, a job hazards analysis developed by the prime contractor will be reviewed with designated government personnel. The analysis will identify and evaluate the hazards and outline the proposed methods and techniques of accomplishing each phase in a safe manner.

6. Each employee shall be provided initial indoctrination and such continued training to enable him/her to perform his/her work in a safe manner.

7. Indoctrination and training shall be based on the safety program of the contractor or government agency and shall include but not to be limited to:

a. General safety policy and pertinent provisions of EM 385-1-1 and AR 385-10.

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b. Requirements for employee and project safety.

c. Employee’s responsibilities for property and the safety of the others.

d. Employee’s responsibilities for reporting all accidents.

e. Medical facilities and required treatment.

f. Procedures for reporting or correcting unsafe conditions or practices.

g. Safe clearance procedures.

h. Job hazard analysis.

8. Regulatory scheduled safety meetings shall be held at least once a month for all supervisors on the project to review past activities, to plan ahead for new or changed operations, and establish safe working procedures for anticipated hazards.

9. At least one safety meeting shall be conducted weekly by field supervisors or foreman for all workers. An outline report of meeting giving date, time, attendance, subject discussed and who conducted it shall be maintained and copies furnished the designated authority on request.

10. All persons who may have to rescue or lifesaving equipment shall be familiarized with the location of the equipment and shall be trained in its proper use.

11. All persons required handling or using flammable liquids, gases, or toxic materials shall be instructed in the safe handling, storage, disposal, and use of these materials and specific requirements for protection.

12. Heavy equipment operators shall receive instructions and shall demonstrate proficiency in the operation of the equipment.

13. Employees required to work energized power and transmission lines shall be instructed and trained in the live-line bare-hand technique and its safety requirements before being permitted to use the technique on energized circuits.

SECTION II

ACCIDENT REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING

1. All accidents, which occur incident to an operation, project, or facility, will be investigated, reported and analyzed as prescribed by designated authority.

2. Accidents with any of the consequences listed below shall be immediately reported to the designated authority. These accidents will be investigated in depth to identify all causes and to recommend hazard control measures. Except for rescue and emergency measures, the accident scene shall be distributed until it has been released by the investigating official. The consequences requiring an in depth investigation are:

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a. Fatal injury.

b. Five or more persons admitted to a hospital.

c. Property damage in an amount specified by the designated authority.

Normally investigative officials, having expertise in areas related to the incident, will be selected from operating elements other than the elements involved. The format for investigation report will be as specified by the designated authority.

3. Injured persons are responsible for reporting all injuries as soon as possible to their employer or immediate supervisor. No supervisor shall decline to accept a report or injury from a subordinate.

SECTION III

SANITATION

1. An adequate supply of drinking water shall be supplied.

2. Toilet facilities shall be provided at each construction jobsite in the ratios shown:

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES MINIMUM OF FACILITIES

20 or less 1

20 or more 1-toilet seat and 1 urinal per 40 workers

200 or more 1-toilet seat and 1 urinal per 50 workers

Under temporary field conditions, provisions shall be made to assure not less than 1 toilet facility is available. This requirement shall not apply to crews having transportation readily available.

3. Washing facilities shall be provided as needed to maintain healthful and sanitary conditions.

Washing facilities for persons engaged in the application of paints, coatings, herbicides, insecticides, or in other operations where contaminants may be harmful, shall be at or near the work site and shall be adequate for removal of the harmful substance.

4. Each washing facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and provided with water, soaps, individual means of drying, and metal-covered receptacles for waste.

5. An adequate number of waste receptacles shall be provided in the food service areas. They shall be emptied at least daily and maintained in a sanitary condition. They shall be provided with solid tight-fitting covers.

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6. No food or beverages shall be consumed or stored in a toilet room or in any exposed to a toxic material.

SECTION IV

MEDICAL AND FIRST AID REQUIREMENTS

1. Prior to start of work, arrangements shall be made for medical facilities, ambulance service, and medical personnel to be available for prompt attention to the injured and consultation on occupational health.

2. Communication and transportation to effectively care for injured workers shall be provided.

3. First Aid Kit

a. In all places where less than 100 workers are employed on any shift and where neither a first aid station nor infirmary is available, 16 unit first aid kits or kits approved by licensed physician shall be provided in the ratio of one for each 25 persons or less ( see 01.C. 15 ). The containers shall be weatherproof and each type of item therein shall be maintained sterile, and shall be easily accessible to all workers.

b. The contents of first aid kits shall be checked by the employer before being sent out on each job and at least weekly when work is in process to insure that expanded items are replaced.

SECTION V

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE APPAREL, AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT

1. Personal protective devices shall be used as required.

2. Items of personal issue shall be inspected regularly and maintained in serviceable and sanitary condition and, before being reissued to another person or returned to storage, shall be cleaned, disinfected, inspected, and repaired.

3. Protective footwear, such as rubber boots, protective covers, safety boots, etc., shall be worn by all persons who are engaged in work which requires such protection.

4. Person working on electrical distribution systems shall be provided with linemen’s belt, insulating gloves, insulating hoods, insulating blankets, insulating line hose, and hot line tools as necessary, which shall be tested and maintained in safe condition, as stipulated by the National Electrical Safety Code. Minimum dielectric test intervals shall be 3 months for equipment in use and 6 months for equipment in storage.

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5. Miner’s lights and flashlights used around explosives and in atmospheres likely to contain explosive vapor, dusts, or gases shall be approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) or NIOSH.

6. Electric welding, gas welding and cutting, brazing, pressure and fusion welding, and operations where protections from radiant energy with moderate reduction of visible light is necessary shall require goggles, face mask, shields, or helmets, suitable to the type of work, providing protection from all angles of direct exposure, and lenses of appropriate shade (App. A).

All eye and face protection must comply with ANSI Z 87.1.

7. Electric arc welding and cutting and hydrogen welding and similar operations, where protection from injurious radiant energy with a large reduction in visible radiant energy is necessary shall require helmets or shields of insulating material not readily flammable, and designed to protect the head from direct rays and fitted with secure glasses of appropriate shade (App. A).

8. Person handling rough, sharp-edged, abrasive materials or where the work subjects the hands to lacerations, punctures, burns, or bruises shall use hand protection.

9. All persons exposed to operations, which subject the eye s, or face to dust or flying particles shall use the eye and/ or face protection.

10. Babbiting, soldering, pouring of lead, casting of hot metals, handling of hot tar, oils, liquids, and molten substances, shall required eye protection such as goggles having safety lenses and screens for side protection, or face masks, shields, and helmets giving equal protection. Lens mountings shall be designed to retain in possession all parts of a cracked lens.

11. Operations which require handling of harmful materials such as acids, caustics, oils, liquids, and creosoted materials, and operations where protection from gasses, fumes, and liquids in necessary shall require the wearing of goggles with cups of soft pliable rubber or suitable face masks of hoods which cover the head and neck, and other protective clothing appropriate to the hazards involved.

12. Drop lines, lanyards and life lines independently attached or attended, shall be used when performing such works as following:

a. Work on stored material in hoppers, bins, silos, tanks, or other confined spaces.

b. Work on hazardous slopes, structural steel, poles; erection or dismantling of safety net;

tying reinforcing bars; and work from Boatswains’ Chairs, swinging scaffolds, or other unguarded locations at elevations greater than 6 feet.

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c. Work on skips and platforms used in shafts by crews when the skip or cage does not block the opening to within 1 foot (30.5 cm) of the side of the shaft, unless cages are provided.

See 22.A.18.

13. Lifelines, drop lines, safety belts, and lanyards shall be used only for employee safeguarding.

Any lifeline, safety belt, or fiber lanyard actually subjected to impact loading shall be immediately removed from service, and shall not be used again for employee safeguarding.

14. Defective safety belts, harnesses, lanyards, lifelines, and drop lines shall be replaced.

15. Safety belts, harnesses, lanyards, drop line, and lifelines shall be inspected before use each day to determine that they are in safe working condition.

16. Electrical worker’s rubber insulting protective equipment shall be visually inspected prior to use.

17. Only tools and equipment intended for live-line barehanded work shall be used on transmission lines. They shall be kept dry, clean and visually inspected before use each day. If any hazardous defects are found, the item shall be removed from service.

18. Overhead protection shall be provided where the public or workers are subject to injury from falling objects.

19. Persons shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical or radiation agents.

20. Face and eye protection equipment shall be kept clean and in good repair. Defective equipment shall not be used.

21. Employees shall wear clothing suitable for the weather and work conditions. The minimum shall be short sleeve shirt, long trousers, and leather or other protective work shoes or boots.

Canvas, tennis or deck shoes are not acceptable.

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

22. Respirators shall not be substituted for engineering or environmental control methods without approval of the designated authority. Respiratory protection approved by NIOSH or MSHA shall be provided all employees subject to harmful concentration of dusts, gases, fumes, mists, toxic materials, or atmospheres deficient in oxygen.

23. No person shall be permitted in atmospheres containing less than 19.5% oxygen unless provided with a source of air meeting requirements of 07. B. 05.

PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR

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24. All protective headgear shall meet the requirements of ANSI Z89.1, Class A or ANSI Z89. 2, Class B.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE APPAREL, AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT

25. Protective headgear worn near electric lines, and equipment shall be Class B (ANSI Z89.2).

26. All points of entry to a hardhat area shall have hard hat caution sign posted.

27. Hardhat areas shall be general areas such as construction, alternation, demolition, dredging, quarry, building, or similar related field activities rather than specific portion of a building or project.

28. All persons working on or visiting non-administrative activities (i.e. construction, operations, and maintenance) shall be provided with and required to wear protective headgear.

SECTION VI

RAMPS, RUNWAYS, PLATFORMS, SCAFFOLDS AND TOWERS

All temporary trestles, ramps, scaffolds, and similar load-bearing structures shall be designated, constructed, and maintained in accordance with US Army Corps of Engineers Manual, EM 1110-1-2101 unless an alternate requirements is specifically approved by the designated authority. If these structures, including such accessories as braces, brackets, trusses, screw legs, and ladders, are damaged or weakened from any cause they shall be repaired or replaced immediately. All load-carrying timber members of scaffolds framing shall be minimum of 1500 fiber (Stress Grade) construction grade lumber. All planking shall be Scaffolds Grades, or equivalent, as recognized by approved grading rules for the species of wood used.

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SUBJECT: Notice to Contractors on Fire Prevention 請負業者への火災予防に関する通知

1. References: EM 385-1-1 National Fire Codes

2. The following fire prevention regulation will be observed by the contractor and contractor employees while working on the project in 505th QM BN Tank Farm Areas and Okinawa Army installations concerned.

請負業者とその従業員は、在沖米国陸軍石油貯蔵所或は関係ある在沖米国陸軍施設内で

の工事期間中、次の火災予防規則を遵守すること。

3. The responsibility for adhering to fire prevention practices will be contractor’s and his employees. These procedures include, but are not limited to the following:

請負業者とその従業員は、火災予防の実施に関してそれを厳守する責任を負う。これら

の火災予防法は下記の記述のみにはとどまらない。

a. Smoking: Smoking in the area is not authorized except at the designated smoking area approved by the DES Fire Marshal. A designated smoking area in the construction job site may be approved by the Okinawa Army Fire Chief after a survey of the area is made by a representative of the Okinawa Army Fire Department. A request for survey with a detailed plan and a sketch of designated smoking area must be submitted to the Okinawa Army Fire Chief through the construction inspector.

在沖米国陸軍消防総監が認可した喫煙所以外の区域では禁煙、工事現場内の指定喫煙所

については在沖米国陸軍消防係官が調査を行った後、消防長が許可する事ができる。調

査要請書に詳細な計画書と見取図を添付して、検査官を通して在沖米国陸軍消防長に提

出し、許可を得ること。

b. Hot Works: Any type of hot works (welding, cutting and open flame work) must be approved by the Okinawa Army Fire Chief and will require a fire truck standby. Such request for the hot works should be made to the Okinawa Army Fire Department, Tel: 644-4471 and should be coordinated 24 hours in advance by the construction inspector.

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火気取扱作業については（溶接、切断、裸火）、如何なるものでも在沖米国陸軍消防長

の許可と消防車の立会いを必要とする。火気取扱作業許可の申請は 24 時間前に在沖米

国陸軍消防本部、電話 644-4471 に行なうこと。

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c. A Fire truck standby is required for a hot work to be accomplished outside of US Forces Installations for the following conditions:

米軍施設外での火気取扱作業に際しては、次の条件の場合、消防車の立会いを必要とす

る。

(1) Within 50 feet of exposed existing POL pipe lines.

露出した既設送油管から 50 フィート以内。

(2) Inside and within 100 feet from the outside wall of valve and air vent boxes.

バルブボックス及びエアーベントボックス内、又はこれからの外壁から 100 フィ

ート以内。

d. Any type of hot work will not approved during pumping operations in the respective valve boxes or air vent boxes through which fuel is pumped from and/or to the POL pumping stations.

This also applies within 100 feet from the outside wall of respective valve or air vent boxes.

石油貯蔵所地域内ポンプ室から該当するバルブ或はエアーベントボックスを通過して送

油している場合は、その期間中該当するバルブボックス、又はエアーベントボックス内

での火気取扱作業は行なってはならない。尚、そのバルブ、又はエアーベントボックス

の 100 フィート以内での火気取扱作業も同様である。

e. Open Fires and Burning of Rubbish: No person shall kindle or maintain any open fires or rubbish fires or authorized any such fire to be kindled or maintained in the area or near the outside area, without prior coordination with the Okinawa Army Fire Department.

何人といえども在沖米国陸軍消防本部に事前の連絡なしに該当地域内又は地域外の近辺

で火を燃やしたり、ごみを燃やしたりしてはならない。

f. Heat Producing Appliances: Use of heat producing appliances (LGP cooking ranges, coffee pots, hot plates, kerosene space heaters and etc.) requires a prior inspection and approval by the Okinawa Army Fire Department.

熱を発生する器具（ＬＰＧレンジ、コーヒーポット、電熱器、灯油ヒーター等）の使用

は在沖米国陸軍消防本部による事前の検査と許可が必要である。

g. Handling Readily Combustible Materials: Combustible materials such as shavings rubbish, rags, and other combustible waste materials will not be stored overnight inside buildings. All waste materials will be polished up at the close of each working day and stored in metal covered receptacles.

かんな屑、ごみ、ぼろ切れ等の可燃物は建物内に翌日まで保管してはならない。その様

な廃物は毎日作業終了の際に、掃除して蓋の付いた金属容器に入れておくこと。

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h. Fire Extinguishers: The contractor will provide dry chemical type fire extinguishers on each vehicle, construction equipment to be used at the job site. Proper type fire extinguishers are also installed at the job site.

工事現場で使用する各々の車輌、建設機械には消火器を取り付けること。工事現場にも

適当な消火器を設置しなければならない。

i. Daily Fire Safety Check: A contractor safety officer will conduct a daily fire safety check of the job site before the close of business of the day. A record of the check will be maintained 業者側安全管理者は、その日の作業終了の際に工事現場の火災予防チェックを行ない、

その記録を保管しておくこと。

j. Pumping Operation: Whenever a pumping operations is being performed at the pumping station in the respective tank farm, any type of hot work will not be accomplished. A close coordination must be maintained with the pumping station personnel for the schedule.

石油貯蔵所内のポンプ室でポンプを運転している間は、その貯蔵所地域内での火気取扱

いはどの様なものでも、それを行ってはならない。ポンプの運転スケジュールに関して

はポンプ室係員と緊密な連絡を保っておくこと。

k. Fire Prevention Class and Extinguisher Demonstration: Contractor employees will attend the fire prevention class and extinguisher demonstration conducted by the Okinawa Army Fire Department prior to commencing the project. A schedule should be coordinated with the construction inspector. A request should be made by the construction inspector.

業者従業員は工事開始前に在沖米国陸軍消防本部が行う火災予防講習及び消火器取扱い

訓練を受けること。そのスケジュールは工事検査官と打ち合わせを行なうこと。要請は

工事検査官が行なうこと。

l. Summary: Continual awareness of fire hazards and enforcement of fire prevention practices will be required of all contractor personnel during all phases of construction. The contractor is invited to call 644-4471 or 4217 on any matters concerning fire safety. All contractor employees will be familiar with fire reporting procedures while on project job site.

The fire reporting number is 911. Fire inspections will visit the job site during the course of construction or alterations. Violations of good fire safety practices as outlined above will be reported to the contracting officer for corrective action.

全請負業者従業員は火災の危険性を意識し、火災予防の実施を求めます。請負業者従業

員は火災予防に関して、電話 644-4471 又は 644-4217 に連絡下さる様お勧めします。す

べての請負業者従業員は工事期間中火災報告の方法について熟知していなければなりま

せん。火災通報の電話番号は 911 番です。火災予防検査官は工事期間中現場の検査を行

います。上記火災予防施行の違反者は是正処置をとってもらうよう契約担当官に報告し

ます。

4. Fire Prevention Remarks: 火災予防備考

Contract Number: ______________________

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Contractor’s Name: _______________________

Date Work Starts: ________________________

Date Work Completed: ________________________

Description of Work: ________________________

Signature of Contractor Representative Date

Signature of Okinawa Army Fire Department Representative Date