Attachment_31_Safety_Control_Operations.pdf

Training Operations and Support Services – COBRATF

Attachment 31

COBRATF Safety Control Operations

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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

Organization: Center for Domestic Preparedness Date: December 9, 2013

Title: Safety Control Operations

CDP-COBRATF-SC SOP 001.0

I. Purpose

To provide guidance to Safety Control Operators to ensure safe operations and accountability of all individuals entering and exiting the training building.

II. Supersession

This SOP supersedes:

SOP 13.1.11, Safety Control Operations, Effective 04/08/2013

III. Authority

COBRATF Standards Document

IV. References

A. COBRATF Physical Security Plan

B. CDP COBRATF Air Monitoring Plan

C. CDP COBRATF SOP 1.3, Qualitative Fit Test and Confidence Check Procedures

D. CDP COBRATF SOP 1.8, PPE Donning and Doffing Procedures

E. CDP COBRATF SOP 1.12, Toxic Agent Area Setup and Cleaning Procedures

F. CDP COBRATF SOP 3.1, Respiratory Protection and M40A1 APR Issue

G. CDP COBRATF SOP 16.1, Emergency Response Procedures for Lab Neat Agent

Operations

H. CDP COBRATF PCE SOP 001, Protective Clothing and Equipment Operations

V. Definitions

A. AD – Assistant Director

B. APR – Air Purifying Respirator

C. APER – Air Purifying Escape Respirator

D. CERP – Contractor/Employee Reliability Program

E. ECR – Entry Control Roster

F. MINICAMS – Miniature Continuous Air Monitoring System

G. IAW – In Accordance With

H. PIV – Personnel Identification Verification

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I. QLFT – Qualitative Fit Test

J. VIP – Very Important Person

VI. Responsible Office

Safety Control

VII. Standard Operating Procedures

NOTE: All Safety Control Operators are trained IAW SCF 001 and are CERP certified.

A. Access to the Training Building/Safety Control is required. Personnel accessing the

Training Building does so with an authorized PIV access card allowing entry through door

101. In some instances, an intrusion detection system security code may also have to be entered.

B. Opening Safety Control

1. Open daily staff log, SCF 002, by noting the date and time that Safety Control is opened.

2. Complete specified steps on SCF 003 and attach completed checklist to daily staff log.

C. Manning of Safety Control

1. During normal business hours, a minimum of one Safety Control Operator is on duty at all times inside Safety Control.

2. The maximum number of personnel allowed in Safety Control will not exceed four stationed personnel at any one given time.

3. A Safety Control Operator conducts and facilitates key control and tracks the process on SCF 004. Personnel issued keys are responsible for the security of the keys at all times. A Safety Control Operator inventories keys at the beginning and end of each shift utilizing SCF 005.

D. Entry/Exit to the Training Building

1. The Safety Control Operator has full authority to adjudicate whom or what enters the training building based on established access control and safety procedures to ensure a disciplined process is followed.

2. Primary entry/exit points are doors 111 and 112. Entry through any other door requires permission from Safety Control, with the exception of doors 161 and 153.

3. The Safety Control Operator monitors the access control system for accountability of personnel in the training building.

4. A prolonged opening of any door is coordinated with Safety Control.

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E. Visitor Control

1. Visitors are not authorized access into the training building without an authorized escort.

2. All visitors must sign SCF 006, with the exception of VIPs or tours.

F. Visitors to the Agent Laboratory

1. Visitors must have government issued photo identification and be identified on a temporary entry control roster, SCF 007. Any exception to this must be approved by the AD.

2. Any visitors to the agent laboratory are issued an APER IAW established procedures.

3. The Safety Control Operator announces any visitor to the agent laboratory prior to entrance. Lab personnel are then responsible for the entrance of that person.

4. The Safety Control Operator does not allow more than six personnel in the lab at one time without approval of the AD.

G. Package Control for the Agent Laboratory

1. Prior to entering and upon exiting the agent laboratory, all sealed packages and materials (briefcases, tool kits, etc.) are required to be opened (by the owner) and checked by the Safety Control Operator for unauthorized items IAW the Physical

Security Plan.

2. In the event a sealed package must be taken in to or out of the laboratory, an authorization memo from the AD is required.

H. Processing Items from the Hot Laundry to the Cold Laundry

1. Safety Control must have the appropriate verification of XXX decontamination paperwork IAW the Air Monitoring Plan before items can be processed from the hot laundry to the cold laundry.

2. Safety Control is notified prior to door 163 being opened, doff bins being opened, or waste water being pumped.

3. A communications check is conducted between laundry personnel and Safety Control prior to pull operations. Safety Control monitors operations continuously.

4. After laundry pull is complete, laundry personnel lock door 164 and return keys to

Safety Control.

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I. Routine Maintenance and Operations

NOTE: Personnel may request a pre and post entry medical screening conducted by competent medical personnel.

1. Infrastructure support tasks require no additional support personnel.

2. Personnel process through the QLFT chamber IAW CDP COBRATF established procedures.

3. Personnel process through doff IAW CDP COBRATF established procedures.

4. Any possible interferents brought into the training building must be cleared and verified by Safety Control prior to use in the training building (to include chemical lab, mezzanine, air monitoring, and toxic agent areas). The Safety Control Operator will notify Air Monitoring and the Operations Officer.

5. The Safety Control Operator records personnel’s time in toxic area time on SCF 009.

J. Operations on Training Days

1. Safety Control ensures no chemical agent operations take place without at least one of the following personnel available: AD, Operations Officer, Laboratory Manager, Biologist or Physical Science Technician. During this time, agent lab personnel cannot perform their functions from the lab.

2. Door 107 into Safety Control remains closed and locked during agent operations.

3. Safety Control ensures the agent lab door key is in their possession prior to the start of agent operations, allowing emergency access into the agent lab in case of any electrical failure.

4. Safety Control verifies that two paramedics are in the medical room and all other appropriate personnel are in place for agent operations to begin.

5. The Safety Control Operator notifies appropriate personnel of any incident occurring during toxic agent training. (Operations, Medical, Safety)

6. Safety Control ensures emergency response to training building incidents are conducted IAW with established emergency procedures in cooperation with the AD.

7. Safety Control ensures staff has been medically cleared and have optical inserts as required for APR prior to toxic area entry.

8. Safety Control verifies communication systems are functional.

9. Safety Control verifies CERP status of personnel entering the toxic training area against the CERP duty roster prior to allowing entry and verifies personnel are not medically restricted.

10. Safety Control verifies each instructor team consists of at least two fully CERP certified individuals during toxic agent training.

11. Safety Control positions cameras to allow an unobstructed view of the syringes during agent operation inventories.

12. Safety Control logs syringe inventories on daily staff log, SCF 002.

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13. Safety Control facilitates entry through door 113 by all personnel.

14. Safety Control ensures occupancy level of each training bay does not exceed 17, except in emergency situations.

15. Safety Control observes student movement during training operations.

16. Safety Control verifies clean up is conducted IAW established procedures, all training area equipment status meets requirements, and collects counts of critical training items.

K. For Safety Control daily shutdown procedures, Safety Control follows and performs tasks on SCF 008 and attaches the completed checklist to the daily log, SCF 002.

L. Safety Control Emergency

1. Safety Control has direct control of all personnel in the cold areas of the training building in the event of an emergency.

2. Emergency procedures in the agent lab are conducted IAW guidelines and directives as established by the AD.

3. Safety Control conducts evacuation of the training building in the following situations:

hydrogen alarm, loss of negative pressure, confirmed fire, other events as directed by the AD.

VIII. Forms Prescribed

A. CDP COBRATF SCF 001, Safety Control Operator Training Checklist

B. CDP COBRATF SCF 002, Safety Control Daily Staff Log

C. CDP COBRATF SCF 003, Safety Control Preoperational Checklist

D. CDP COBRATF SCF 004, Key Control Register and Inventory

E. CDP COBRATF SCF 005, Safety Control Key Accountability Roster

F. CDP COBRATF SCF 006, Safety Control Visitor Control Register

G. CDP COBRATF SCF 007, Temporary Entry Control Roster

H. CDP COBRATF SCF 008, Safety Control Shutdown Procedures

I. CDP COBRATF SCF 009, Hot Entry Accountability Roster

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APPROVED BY:

Gary L. Milner Date

Assistant Director, COBRATF

Center for Domestic Preparedness

Quality Review Date Chemical Hygiene Review Date

(John Blandamer)