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GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUI REMENTS

05/ 24

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

AMERI CAN SOCI ETY OF HEATI NG, REFRI GERATI NG AND AI R- CONDI TI ONI NG

ENGI NEERS ( ASHRAE)

ASHRAE 52. 2 ( 2017) Met hod of Test i ng Gener al Vent i l at i on Ai r - Cl eani ng Devi ces f or Removal Ef f i c i ency by Par t i c l e Si ze

AMERI CAN SOCI ETY OF SAFETY PROFESSI ONALS ( ASSP)

ANSI / ASSP A10. 34 ( 2021) Pr ot ect i on of t he Publ i c on or Adj acent t o Const r uct i on Si t es

ANSI / ASSP A10. 44 ( 2020) Cont r ol of Ener gy Sour ces ( Lockout / Tagout ) f or Const r uct i on and Demol i t i on Oper at i ons

ANSI / ASSP Z490. 1 ( 2016) Cr i t er i a f or Accept ed Pr act i ces i n Saf et y, Heal t h, and Envi r onment al Tr ai ni ng

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM D6245 ( 2012) Usi ng I ndoor Car bon Di oxi de Concent r at i ons t o Eval uat e I ndoor Ai r Qual i t y and Vent i l at i on

ASTM D6345 ( 2010) St andar d Gui de f or Sel ect i on of Met hods f or Act i ve, I nt egr at i ve Sampl i ng of Vol at i l e Or gani c Compounds i n Ai r

ASTM F855 ( 2020) St andar d Speci f i cat i ons f or Tempor ar y Pr ot ect i ve Gr ounds t o Be Used on De- ener gi zed El ect r i c Power Li nes and Equi pment

I NSTI TUTE OF ELECTRI CAL AND ELECTRONI CS ENGI NEERS ( I EEE)

I EEE 1048 ( 2016) Gui de f or Pr ot ect i ve Gr oundi ng of Power Li nes

I EEE C2 ( 2023) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Saf et y Code

I NTERNATI ONAL SAFETY EQUI PMENT ASSOCI ATI ON ( I SEA)

ANSI / I SEA Z89. 1 ( 2014; R 2019) Amer i can Nat i onal St andar d f or I ndust r i al Head Pr ot ect i on

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NATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( NEMA)

NEMA Z535. 2 ( 2011; R 2017) Envi r onment al and Faci l i t y Saf et y Si gns

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 51B ( 2024) St andar d f or Fi r e Pr event i on Dur i ng Wel di ng, Cut t i ng, and Ot her Hot Wor k

NFPA 70 ( 2023; ERTA 7 2023; TI A 23- 15) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code

NFPA 70E ( 2024) St andar d f or El ect r i cal Saf et y i n t he Wor kpl ace

NFPA 241 ( 2022) St andar d f or Saf eguar di ng Const r uct i on, Al t er at i on, and Demol i t i on Oper at i ons

NFPA 306 ( 2024) St andar d f or t he Cont r ol of Gas Hazar ds on Vessel s

SHEET METAL AND AI R CONDI TI ONI NG CONTRACTORS' NATI ONAL ASSOCI ATI ON

( SMACNA)

ANSI / SMACNA 008 ( 2007) I AQ Gui del i nes f or Occupi ed Bui l di ngs Under Const r uct i on, 2nd Edi t i on

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGI NEERS ( USACE)

EM 385- 1- 1 ( 2024) Saf et y - - Saf et y and Occupat i onal Heal t h ( SOH) Requi r ement s

U. S. NATI ONAL ARCHI VES AND RECORDS ADMI NI STRATI ON ( NARA)

10 CFR 20 St andar ds f or Pr ot ect i on Agai nst Radi at i on

29 CFR 1910 Occupat i onal Saf et y and Heal t h St andar ds

29 CFR 1915 Conf i ned and Encl osed Spaces and Ot her Danger ous At mospher es i n Shi pyar d Empl oyment

29 CFR 1919 Gear Cer t i f i cat i on

29 CFR 1926 Saf et y and Heal t h Regul at i ons f or Const r uct i on

49 CFR 173 Shi pper s - Gener al Requi r ement s f or Shi pment s and Packagi ngs

CPL 2. 100 ( 1995) Appl i cat i on of t he Per mi t - Requi r ed Conf i ned Spaces ( PRCS) St andar ds, 29 CFR 1910. 146

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1. 2 DEFI NI TI ONS

The f ol l owi ng def i ni t i ons ar e f or t he conveni ence of t he r eader . I f t her e i s a r ef er enced document i n t he t ext of t hi s speci f i cat i on sect i on, t hat i s t he document t hat shoul d def i ne t er ms f or t hat par agr aph. I f f ur t her c l ar i f i cat i on i s needed, cont act t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 2. 1 Si t e Saf et y and Heal t h Of f i cer ( SSHO)

A Cont r act or Empl oyee t hat i s r esponsi bl e f or over seei ng and ensur i ng i mpl ement at i on of t he pr i me Cont r act or ' s Saf et y and Occupat i onal Heal t h ( SOH) pr ogr am accor di ng t o t he Cont r act , EM 385- 1- 1, appl i cabl e f eder al , st at e, and l ocal r equi r ement s.

1. 2. 1. 1 Level One SSHO

A desi gnat ed empl oyee wi t h f ul l - t i me SOH r esponsi bi l i t y t hat meet s and f ol l ows t he r equi r ement s of EM 385- 1- 1.

1. 2. 1. 2 Level Two SSHO

A desi gnat ed empl oyee wi t h Level Two SSHO r esponsi bi l i t y t hat meet s and f ol l ows t he r equi r ement s of EM 385- 1- 1. Level Two SSHOs cannot be assi gned t o pr oj ect s t hat have a r esi dual Ri sk Assessment Code ( RAC) of hi gh or ext r emel y hi gh.

1. 2. 1. 3 Level Thr ee SSHO

A desi gnat ed Qual i f i ed Per son or Compet ent Per son wi t h SOH r esponsi bi l i t y t hat meet s and f ol l ows t he r equi r ement s of EM 385- 1- 1. Level 3 SSHOs cannot be assi gned t o pr oj ect s t hat have a r esi dual RAC of hi gh or ext r emel y hi gh.

1. 2. 1. 4 Al t er nat e SSHO

An empl oyee t hat meet s t he def i ni t i on of t he cont r act - r equi r ed l evel SSHO, but i s not t he pr i mar y SSHO.

1. 2. 2 Compet ent Per son ( CP)

The CP i s a per son desi gnat ed i n wr i t i ng, who, t hr ough t r ai ni ng, knowl edge, and exper i ence, i s capabl e of i dent i f y i ng, eval uat i ng, and addr essi ng exi st i ng and pr edi ct abl e hazar ds i n t he wor ki ng envi r onment or wor ki ng condi t i ons t hat ar e unsani t ar y, hazar dous, or danger ous t o per sonnel , and who has aut hor i zat i on t o t ake pr ompt cor r ect i ve measur es t o el i mi nat e t hem.

1. 2. 3 Qual i f i ed Per son ( QP)

The QP i s a per son desi gnat ed i n wr i t i ng, who, by possessi on of a r ecogni zed degr ee, cer t i f i cat e, or pr of essi onal st andi ng, or ext ensi ve knowl edge, t r ai ni ng, and exper i ence, has successf ul l y demonst r at ed t hei r abi l i t y t o sol ve or r esol ve pr obl ems r el at ed t o t he subj ect mat t er , t he wor k, or t he pr oj ect .

1. 3 SUBMI TTALS

Gover nment Accept ance or Appr oval does not r emove r esponsi bi l i t y f r om t he Cont r act or s f or t hei r act i ons or l i abi l i t y .

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Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or al l submi t t al s. Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s

Acci dent Pr event i on Pl an ( APP)

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Acci dent Repor t s

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Act i v i t y Hazar d Anal ysi s ( AHA)

Cont r act or Saf et y Sel f - Eval uat i on Checkl i st

1. 4 PUBLI C HEALTH EMERGENCI ES

I n t he event of a decl ar ed publ i c heal t h emer gency, f ol l ow saf et y pr ecaut i ons as r equi r ed by t he Occupat i onal Saf et y and Heal t h Admi ni st r at i on ( OSHA) www. osha. gov, t he Cent er s f or Di sease Cont r ol and Pr event i on ( CDC) www. cdc. gov, and as r equi r ed by f eder al , st at e, and l ocal r equi r ement s.

1. 5 CONTRACTOR SAFETY SELF- EVALUATI ON CHECKLI ST

Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi l l pr ovi de a " Cont r act or Saf et y Sel f - Eval uat i on Checkl i st " t o t he Cont r act or at t he pr econst r uct i on conf er ence. Compl et e t he checkl i st mont hl y and submi t wi t h each r equest f or payment voucher .

Thi s submi ssi on i s r equi r ed mont hl y even when a payment voucher i s not r equest ed. An accept abl e scor e of 90 or gr eat er i s r equi r ed. Fai l ur e t o submi t t he compl et ed saf et y sel f - eval uat i on checkl i st or achi eve a scor e of at l east 90 may r esul t i n r et ent i on of up t o 10 per cent of t he voucher . The Cont r act or Saf et y Sel f - Eval uat i on Checkl i st can be f ound on t he Whol e Bui l di ng Desi gn Gui de websi t e at www. wbdg. or g/ f f c/ dod/ uni f i ed-f aci l i t i es- gui de- speci f i cat i ons- uf gs/ uf gs- 01- 35- 26

1. 6 REGULATORY REQUI REMENTS

I n addi t i on t o t he det ai l ed r equi r ement s i ncl uded i n t he pr ovi s i ons of t hi s Cont r act , compl y wi t h t he most r ecent edi t i on of USACE EM 385- 1- 1, and al l appl i cabl e f eder al , st at e, and l ocal l aws, or di nances, cr i t er i a, r ul es, and r egul at i ons at t he dat e of t he Sol i c i t at i on f or t hi s Cont r act .

Submi t mat t er s of i nt er pr et at i on of st andar ds t o t he appr opr i at e admi ni st r at i ve agency f or r esol ut i on bef or e st ar t i ng wor k. Wher e t he r equi r ement s of t hi s speci f i cat i on, appl i cabl e l aws, cr i t er i a, or di nances, r egul at i ons, and r ef er enced document s var y, t he most st r i ngent r equi r ement s gover n.

1. 6. 1 Subcont r act or Saf et y Requi r ement s

For t hi s Cont r act , nei t her Cont r act or nor any subcont r act or may ent er i nt o Cont r act wi t h any subcont r act or t hat f ai l s t o meet t he f ol l owi ng r equi r ement s. The t er m subcont r act or i n t hi s and t he f ol l owi ng par agr aphs means any ent i t y hol di ng a Cont r act wi t h t he Cont r act or or wi t h a subcont r act or at any t i er .

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1. 6. 1. 1 Exper i ence Modi f i cat i on Rat e ( EMR)

Subcont r act or s on t hi s Cont r act must have an ef f ect i ve EMR l ess t han or equal t o 1. 10, as comput ed by t he Nat i onal Counci l on Compensat i on I nsur ance ( NCCI ) or i f not avai l abl e, as comput ed by t he st at e agency' s r at i ng bur eau i n t he st at e wher e t he subcont r act or i s r egi st er ed, when ent er i ng i nt o a subcont r act agr eement wi t h t he Pr i me Cont r act or or a subcont r act or at any t i er . The Pr i me Cont r act or may submi t a wr i t t en r equest f or addi t i onal consi der at i on t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wher e t he speci f i ed accept abl e EMR r ange cannot be achi eved. Rel axat i on of t he EMR r ange wi l l onl y be consi der ed f or appr oval on a case- by- case basi s f or speci al condi t i ons and must not be ant i c i pat ed as t aci t appr oval .

Cont r act or ' s SSHO must col l ect and mai nt ai n t he cer t i f i ed EMR r at i ngs f or al l subcont r act or s on t he pr oj ect and make t hem avai l abl e t o t he Gover nment at t he Gover nment ' s r equest .

1. 6. 1. 2 OSHA Days Away f r om Wor k, Rest r i ct ed Dut y, or Job Tr ansf er ( DART) Rat e

Subcont r act or s on t hi s Cont r act must have a DART r at e, cal cul at ed f r om t he most r ecent , compl et e cal endar year , l ess t han or equal t o 3. 4 when ent er i ng i nt o a subcont r act agr eement wi t h t he Pr i me Cont r act or or a subcont r act or at any t i er . The OSHA Dar t Rat e i s cal cul at ed usi ng t he f ol l owi ng f or mul a:

( N/ EH) x 200, 000

Wher e:

N = number of i nj ur i es and i l l nesses wi t h days away, r est r i ct ed wor k, or j ob t r ansf er

EH = t ot al hour s wor ked by al l empl oyees dur i ng most r ecent , compl et e cal endar year

200, 000 = base f or 100 f ul l - t i me equi val ent wor ker s ( wor ki ng 40- hour s per week, 50 weeks per year )

The Pr i me Cont r act or may submi t a wr i t t en r equest f or addi t i onal consi der at i on t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wher e t he speci f i ed accept abl e OSHA Dar t r at e r ange cannot be achi eved f or a par t i cul ar subcont r act or .

Rel axat i on of t he OSHA DART r at e r ange wi l l onl y be consi der ed f or appr oval on a case- by- case basi s f or speci al condi t i ons and must not be ant i c i pat ed as t aci t appr oval . Cont r act or ' s SSHO must col l ect and mai nt ai n sel f - cer t i f i ed OSHA DART r at es f or al l subcont r act or s on t he pr oj ect and make t hem avai l abl e t o t he Gover nment at t he Gover nment ' s r equest .

1. 7 SI TE QUALI FI CATI ONS, DUTI ES, AND MEETI NGS

1. 7. 1 Si t e Saf et y and Heal t h Of f i cer ( SSHO)

1. 7. 1. 1 Qual i f i cat i ons of SSHO

Pr i mar y SSHO, must be a Level One SSHO as def i ned i n Sect i on 1. 2. 1. 1, and must have met t he t r ai ni ng and exper i ence r equi r ement s i dent i f i ed i n t he EM 385- 1- 1 and t hi s Cont r act .

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1. 7. 1. 2 Dut i es of SSHO

Al l SSHOs wi l l car r y out t he r ol es and r esponsi bi l i t i es as i dent i f i ed i n t hi s Cont r act and t he EM 385- 1- 1. Al l SSHOs wi l l be desi gnat ed on an ENG For m 6282, pr ovi ded by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Super i nt endent , QC Manager , and SSHO ar e subj ect t o di smi ssal i f t hei r r equi r ed dut i es ar e not bei ng ef f ect i vel y car r i ed out . I f ei t her t he Super i nt endent , QC Manager , or SSHO ar e di smi ssed, pr oj ect wor k wi l l be st opped and wi l l not be al l owed t o r esume unt i l a sui t abl e r epl acement i s appr oved and t he above dut i es ar e agai n bei ng ef f ect i vel y car r i ed out .

1. 7. 1. 3 Saf et y Meet i ngs

Conduct saf et y meet i ngs t o r evi ew past act i v i t i es, pl an f or new or changed oper at i ons, r evi ew per t i nent aspect s of appr opr i at e AHA ( by t r ade) , est abl i sh saf e wor ki ng pr ocedur es f or ant i c i pat ed hazar ds, and pr ovi de per t i nent SOH t r ai ni ng and mot i vat i on. Conduct meet i ngs at l east once a mont h f or al l super vi sor s at t he pr oj ect l ocat i on. The SSHO, super vi sor s, or f or emen must conduct meet i ngs at l east once a week f or t he t r ade wor ker s. Document meet i ng mi nut es t o i ncl ude t he dat e, per sons i n at t endance, subj ect s di scussed, and names of i ndi v i dual ( s) who conduct ed t he meet i ng. Mai nt ai n document at i on on- si t e and f ur ni sh copi es t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer on r equest . Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer of al l schedul ed meet i ngs 7 cal endar days i n advance.

1. 7. 2 Rol es and Responsi bi l i t i es of Pr i me Cont r act or and SSHO

The Pr i me Cont r act or and SSHO must ensur e t hat t he r equi r ement s of al l appl i cabl e OSHA and EM 385- 1- 1 ar e met f or t he pr oj ect . The Pr i me Cont r act or must ensur e an SSHO or an equal l y qual i f i ed Al t er nat e SSHO( s) i s at t he wor ksi t e at al l t i mes t o i mpl ement and admi ni st er t he Cont r act or ' s saf et y pr ogr am and Gover nment accept ed APP. I f t he r equi r ed SSHO has t o t empor ar i l y ( t hat i s , up t o 24 hour s / 1 day) l eave t he si t e of wor k due t o unf or eseen or emer gency si t uat i ons, a Level One, Two, or Thr ee SSHO may be used i n t he i nt er i m and must be on t he si t e of wor k at al l t i mes when wor k i s bei ng per f or med.

I f t he SSHO must be of f - s i t e f or a per i od l onger t han 24 hour s / 1 day, a qual i f i ed al t er nat e t hat meet s t he cont r act r equi r ement s must be onsi t e.

a. Pr i me cont r act or must ensur e al l SSHOs wi l l :

( 1) Ar e desi gnat ed on an ENG For m 6282.

( 2) Meet mi ni mum t r ai ni ng and exper i ence r equi r ement s i dent i f i ed i n EM 385- 1- 1.

( 3) Execut e r ol es and r esponsi bi l i t i es i dent i f i ed i n EM 385- 1- 1.

1. 7. 3 Addi t i onal Requi r ement s

The SSHO shal l al so ser ve as t he QC Manager and t he Envi r onment al Manager .

The SSHO may al so ser ve as t he Super i nt endent .

1. 7. 4 Qual i f i ed Tr ai ner Requi r ement s

I ndi v i dual s qual i f i ed t o i nst r uct t he 40- hour cont r act saf et y awar eness cour se, or por t i ons t her eof , must meet t he def i ni t i on of a Compet ent Per son Tr ai ner as def i ned i n t he EM 385- 1- 1, and, at a mi ni mum, possess a

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I nst r uct or s ar e r equi r ed t o:

a. Pr epar e c l ass pr esent at i ons t hat cover const r uct i on- r el at ed saf et y r equi r ement s.

b. Ensur e t hat al l at t endees at t end al l sessi ons by usi ng a c l ass r ost er s i gned dai l y by each at t endee. Mai nt ai n copi es of t he r ost er f or at l east 5 year s. Thi s i s a cer t i f i cat i on c l ass and must be at t ended 100 per cent . I n cases of emer gency wher e an at t endee cannot make i t t o a sessi on, t he at t endee can make i t up i n anot her c l ass sessi on f or t he same subj ect .

c. Updat e t r ai ni ng cour se mat er i al s whenever an updat e of t he EM 385- 1- 1 becomes avai l abl e.

d. Pr ovi de a wr i t t en exam of at l east 50 quest i ons. St udent s ar e r equi r ed t o answer 80 per cent cor r ect l y t o pass.

e. Request , r evi ew and i ncor por at e st udent f eedback i nt o a cont i nuous cour se i mpr ovement pr ogr am.

1. 7. 5 Pr econst r uct i on Conf er ence

a. Cont r act or r epr esent at i ves who have a r esponsi bi l i t y or s i gni f i cant r ol e i n acci dent pr event i on on t he pr oj ect must at t end t he pr econst r uct i on conf er ence. Thi s i ncl udes t he pr oj ect super i nt endent , SSHO, QC manager , or any ot her assi gned saf et y and heal t h pr of essi onal s who par t i c i pat ed i n t he devel opment of t he APP ( i ncl udi ng t he AHAs and speci al pl ans, pr ogr ams, and pr ocedur es associ at ed wi t h i t ) .

b. Di scuss t he det ai l s of t he submi t t ed APP t o i ncl ude i ncor por at ed pl ans, pr ogr ams, pr ocedur es, and a l i s t i ng of ant i c i pat ed AHAs t hat wi l l be devel oped and i mpl ement ed dur i ng t he per f or mance of t he Cont r act . Thi s l i s t of pr oposed AHAs wi l l be r evi ewed and an agr eement wi l l be r eached bet ween t he Cont r act or and t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer as t o whi ch phases wi l l r equi r e an anal ysi s. I n addi t i on, est abl i sh a schedul e f or t he pr epar at i on, submi t t al , and Gover nment r evi ew of AHAs t o pr ecl ude pr oj ect del ays. The cr eat i on of t he APP and Schedul e wi l l be cr eat ed af t er bei ng gi ven Not i ce t o Pr oceed.

c. Def i c i enci es i n t he submi t t ed APP, i dent i f i ed dur i ng t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s r evi ew, must be cor r ect ed, and t he APP r e- submi t t ed f or r evi ew pr i or t o t he st ar t of const r uct i on. Wor k i s not per mi t t ed t o begi n unt i l an APP i s est abl i shed t hat i s accept abl e t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 8 ACCI DENT PREVENTI ON PLAN ( APP)

1. 8. 1 Acci dent Pr event i on Pl an ( APP)

Submi t t he APP f or r evi ew and accept ance by t he Gover nment at l east 15 cal endar days pr i or t o t he st ar t , af t er bei ng gi ven Not i ce t o Pr oceed. A compet ent per son must pr epar e t he wr i t t en s i t e- speci f i c APP. Pr epar e t he

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APP i n accor dance wi t h t he f or mat and r equi r ement s of EM 385- 1- 1, ENG For m 6293, and her ei n. The APP must be j ob- speci f i c and addr ess any unusual or uni que aspect s of t he pr oj ect or act i v i t y f or whi ch i t i s wr i t t en. The APP must i nt er f ace wi t h t he Cont r act or ' s over al l SOH pr ogr am r ef er enced i n t he APP i n t he appl i cabl e APP el ement , and made si t e- speci f i c . Descr i be t he met hods t o eval uat e past saf et y per f or mance of pot ent i al subcont r act or s i n t he sel ect i on pr ocess. Al so, descr i be i nnovat i ve met hods used t o ensur e and moni t or saf e wor k pr act i ces of subcont r act or s.

The Gover nment consi der s t he Pr i me Cont r act or t o be t he " cont r ol l i ng empl oyer " f or al l wor ksi t e saf et y and heal t h of t he subcont r act or s.

Cont r act or s ar e r esponsi bl e f or i nf or mi ng t hei r subcont r act or s of t he saf et y pr ovi s i ons under t he t er ms of t he Cont r act and t he penal t i es f or noncompl i ance, coor di nat i ng t he wor k t o pr event one cr af t f r om i nt er f er i ng wi t h or cr eat i ng hazar dous wor ki ng condi t i ons f or ot her cr af t s, and i nspect i ng subcont r act or oper at i ons t o ensur e t hat acci dent pr event i on r esponsi bi l i t i es ar e bei ng car r i ed out . The APP must be si gned i n accor dance wi t h t he APP and ENG For m 6293 APP Wor ksheet . The SSHO must pr ovi de and mai nt ai n t he APP and a l og of s i gnat ur es by each subcont r act or f or eman, at t est i ng t hat t hey have r ead and under st and t he APP, and make t he APP and l og avai l abl e on- si t e t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . I f Engl i sh i s not t he f or eman' s pr i mar y l anguage, t he Pr i me Cont r act or must pr ovi de an i nt er pr et er .

Submi t t he APP t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi t hi n 30 cal endar days of Cont r act awar d and not l ess t han 10 cal endar days pr i or t o t he dat e of t he pr econst r uct i on conf er ence f or accept ance. Wor k cannot pr oceed wi t hout an accept ed APP. Once r evi ewed and accept ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , t he APP and at t achment s wi l l be enf or ced as par t of t he Cont r act .

Di sr egar di ng t he pr ovi s i ons of t hi s Cont r act or t he accept ed APP i s cause f or st oppi ng of wor k, at t he di scr et i on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , unt i l t he mat t er has been r ect i f i ed. Cont i nuousl y r evi ew and amend t he APP, as necessar y, t hr oughout t he l i f e of t he Cont r act . Changes t o t he accept ed APP must be made wi t h t he knowl edge and concur r ence of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , pr oj ect super i nt endent , SSHO, and QC Manager . I ncor por at e unusual or hi gh- hazar d act i v i t i es not i dent i f i ed i n t he or i gi nal APP as t hey ar e di scover ed. Shoul d any sever e hazar d exposur e ( i . e. , i mmi nent danger ) become evi dent , st op wor k i n t he ar ea, secur e t he ar ea, and devel op a pl an t o r emove t he exposur e and cont r ol t he hazar d. Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi t hi n 24 hour s of di scover y. El i mi nat e and r emove t he hazar d. I n t he i nt er i m, t ake al l necessar y act i on t o r est or e and mai nt ai n saf e wor ki ng condi t i ons i n or der t o saf eguar d onsi t e per sonnel , v i s i t or s, t he publ i c ( as def i ned by ANSI / ASSP A10. 34) , and t he envi r onment .

1. 8. 2 Names and Qual i f i cat i ons

Pr ovi de pl ans i n accor dance wi t h t he r equi r ement s out l i ned i n EM 385- 1- 1, i ncl udi ng t he f ol l owi ng:

a. Names and qual i f i cat i ons ( r esumes i ncl udi ng educat i on, t r ai ni ng, exper i ence, and cer t i f i cat i ons) of s i t e saf et y and heal t h per sonnel desi gnat ed t o per f or m wor k on t hi s pr oj ect t o i ncl ude t he desi gnat ed SSHO and ot her compet ent and qual i f i ed per sonnel t o be used. Speci f y t he dut i es of each posi t i on.

b. As a mi ni mum, desi gnat e and submi t qual i f i cat i ons of Compet ent Per sons ( CP) f or each of t he f ol l owi ng maj or ar eas: excavat i on; scaf f ol di ng;

f al l pr ot ect i on; hazar dous ener gy; conf i ned space; heal t h hazar d r ecogni t i on, eval uat i on and cont r ol of chemi cal , physi cal and bi ol ogi cal agent s; and per sonal pr ot ect i ve equi pment and cl ot hi ng t o

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1. 8. 3 Pl ans

Pr ovi de pl ans i n t he APP i n accor dance wi t h t he r equi r ement s out l i ned i n EM 385- 1- 1, i ncl udi ng t he f ol l owi ng:

1. 9 ACTI VI TY HAZARD ANALYSI S ( AHA)

Bef or e begi nni ng each act i v i t y, t ask, or Def i nabl e Feat ur e of Wor k ( DFOW) i nvol v i ng a t ype of wor k pr esent i ng hazar ds not exper i enced i n pr evi ous pr oj ect oper at i ons, or wher e a new wor k cr ew or subcont r act or i s t o per f or m t he wor k, t he Cont r act or ( s) per f or mi ng t hat wor k act i v i t y must pr epar e an AHA. AHAs must be devel oped by t he Pr i me Cont r act or , subcont r act or , or suppl i er per f or mi ng t he wor k, and pr ovi ded f or Pr i me Cont r act or r evi ew and appr oval bef or e submi t t i ng t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . AHAs must be si gned by t he SSHO, Super i nt endent , QC Manager , and t he subcont r act or For eman per f or mi ng t he wor k. For mat t he AHA i n accor dance wi t h EM 385- 1- 1 or as di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Submi t t he AHA f or r evi ew at l east 15 wor ki ng days pr i or t o t he st ar t of each act i v i t y, t ask, or DFOW. The Gover nment r eser ves t he r i ght t o r equi r e t he Cont r act or t o r evi se and r esubmi t t he AHA i f i t f ai l s t o ef f ect i vel y i dent i f y t he wor k sequences, speci f i c ant i c i pat ed hazar ds, s i t e condi t i ons, equi pment , mat er i al s, per sonnel , and t he cont r ol measur es t o be i mpl ement ed.

AHAs must i dent i f y compet ent per sons r equi r ed f or phases i nvol v i ng hi gh r i sk act i v i t i es, i ncl udi ng conf i ned ent r y, cr ane and r i ggi ng, excavat i ons, t r enchi ng, el ect r i cal wor k, f al l pr ot ect i on, and scaf f ol di ng.

1. 9. 1 AHA Management

Revi ew t he AHA l i st per i odi cal l y ( at l east mont hl y) at t he Cont r act or super vi sor y saf et y meet i ng, and updat e as necessar y when pr ocedur es, schedul i ng, or hazar ds change. Use t he AHA dur i ng dai l y i nspect i ons by t he SSHO t o ensur e t he i mpl ement at i on and ef f ect i veness of t he r equi r ed saf et y and heal t h cont r ol s f or t hat wor k act i v i t y.

1. 9. 2 AHA Si gnat ur e Log

Each empl oyee per f or mi ng wor k as par t of an act i v i t y, t ask, or DFOW must r evi ew t he AHA f or t hat wor k and si gn a s i gnat ur e l og speci f i cal l y mai nt ai ned f or t hat AHA pr i or t o st ar t i ng wor k on t hat act i v i t y. The SSHO must mai nt ai n a s i gnat ur e l og on si t e f or ever y AHA. Pr ovi de empl oyees, whose pr i mar y l anguage i s ot her t han Engl i sh, wi t h an i nt er pr et er t o ensur e a c l ear under st andi ng of t he AHA and i t s cont ent s.

1. 10 SI TE SAFETY REFERENCE MATERI ALS

Mai nt ai n saf et y- r el at ed r ef er ences appl i cabl e t o t he pr oj ect , i ncl udi ng t hose l i s t ed i n par agr aph REFERENCES. Mai nt ai n appl i cabl e equi pment manuf act ur er ' s manual s.

1. 11 EMERGENCY MEDI CAL TREATMENT

Cont r act or s must ar r ange f or t hei r own emer gency medi cal t r eat ment i n accor dance wi t h EM 385- 1- 1. The Gover nment has no r esponsi bi l i t y t o

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1. 12 NOTI FI CATI ONS AND REPORTS

1. 12. 1 Acci dent Not i f i cat i on

Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i n accor dance wi t h t he EM 385- 1- 1 Acci dent Repor t i ng Ti mel i ne.

Tabl e Acci dent Repor t i ng Requi r ed Ti mel i ne

Acci dent Type Not i f y KO or COR Compl et e Fi nal Acci dent Repor t on ENG 3394 and pr ovi de t o KO or COR

Fat al i t y, i n- pat i ent hospi t al i zat i on, amput at i on, eye l oss, or pr oper t y damage over $600, 000.

I mmedi at el y, no l at er t han ( NLT) 8 Hour s

Wi t hi n 7 Days

Al l ot her acci dent s and near mi sses

I mmedi at el y, no l at er t han ( NLT) 24 Hour s

Wi t hi n 7 Days

Wi t hi n not i f i cat i on i ncl ude Cont r act or name; Cont r act t i t l e; t ype of Cont r act ; name of act i v i t y, i nst al l at i on, or l ocat i on wher e acci dent occur r ed; dat e and t i me of acci dent ; names of per sonnel i nj ur ed; ext ent of pr oper t y damage, i f any; ext ent of i nj ur y, i f known; and br i ef descr i pt i on of acci dent ( f or exampl e, t ype of const r uct i on equi pment used and PPE used) . Pr eser ve t he condi t i ons and evi dence on t he acci dent s i t e unt i l t he Gover nment i nvest i gat i on t eam ar r i ves on- si t e and Gover nment i nvest i gat i on i s conduct ed. Assi st and cooper at e f ul l y wi t h t he Gover nment ' s i nvest i gat i on( s) of any acci dent or near mi ss.

1. 12. 2 Acci dent Repor t s

a. Conduct an acci dent i nvest i gat i on f or r ecor dabl e i nj ur i es and i l l nesses, pr oper t y damage, and near mi sses as def i ned i n EM 385- 1- 1, t o est abl i sh t he r oot cause( s) of t he acci dent . Compl et e t he appl i cabl e NAVFAC Cont r act or I nci dent Repor t i ng Syst em ( CI RS) , and el ect r oni cal l y submi t v i a t he NAVFAC Ent er pr i se Saf et y Appl i cat i ons Management Syst em ( ESAMS) . Compl et e and submi t an acci dent i nvest i gat i on r epor t i n ESAMS wi t hi n 7 days f or acci dent s as def i ned by EM 385- 1- 1. Compl et e t he i nvest i gat i on r epor t wi t hi n 30 days.

Acci dent s must i ncl ude a wr i t t en r epor t submi t t ed as an at t achment i n ESAMS usi ng t he f ol l owi ng out l i ne:

( 1) Summar y descr i pt i on t o i ncl ude:

( a) Pr ocess ( b) Fi ndi ngs ( c) Out comes

( 2) Root Cause

( 3) Di r ect Fact or s

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( 4) I ndi r ect and Cont r i but i ng Fact or s

( 5) Cor r ect i ve Act i ons

( 6) Recommendat i ons

Al l acci dent s ar e r epor t abl e, r egar dl ess of whet her or not i t i s r ecor dabl e.

b. Near Mi sses: For Navy Pr oj ect s, compl et e t he appl i cabl e document at i on i n NAVFAC CI RS, and el ect r oni cal l y submi t v i a t he NAVFAC ESAMS. Near mi ss r epor t s ar e consi der ed posi t i ve and pr oact i ve Cont r act or saf et y management act i ons.

c. Conduct an acci dent i nvest i gat i on f or any Load Handl i ng Equi pment ( LHE) acci dent ( i ncl udi ng r i ggi ng acci dent s) t o est abl i sh t he r oot cause( s) of t he acci dent . Compl et e t he LHE Acci dent Repor t ( Cr ane and Ri ggi ng Acci dent Repor t ) f or m and pr ovi de t he r epor t t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi t hi n 30 cal endar days of t he acci dent . Do not pr oceed wi t h cr ane oper at i ons unt i l cause i s det er mi ned and cor r ect i ve act i ons have been i mpl ement ed t o t he sat i sf act i on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi l l pr ovi de a bl ank copy of t he acci dent r epor t f or m.

1. 13 SEVERE STORM PLAN

I n t he event of a sever e st or m war ni ng, t he Cont r act or must compl y wi t h t he appl i cabl e St or m Pl an and:

a. Secur e out si de equi pment and mat er i al s and pl ace mat er i al s t hat coul d be damaged i n pr ot ect ed ar eas.

b. Check sur r oundi ng ar ea, i ncl udi ng r oof , f or l oose mat er i al , equi pment , debr i s, and ot her obj ect s t hat coul d be bl own away or agai nst exi st i ng f aci l i t i es.

c. Ensur e t hat t empor ar y er osi on cont r ol s ar e adequat e.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

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PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 CONSTRUCTI ON AND OTHER WORK

Compl y wi t h EM 385- 1- 1, NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 241, t he APP, t he AHA, Feder al and St at e OSHA r egul at i ons, and ot her r el at ed submi t t al s and act i v i t y f i r e and saf et y r egul at i ons. The most st r i ngent st andar d pr evai l s.

PPE i s gover ned i n al l ar eas by t he nat ur e of t he wor k t he empl oyee i s per f or mi ng. Use per sonal hear i ng pr ot ect i on at al l t i mes i n desi gnat ed noi se hazar dous ar eas or when per f or mi ng noi se hazar dous t asks. Saf et y gl asses must be wor n or car r i ed/ avai l abl e on each per son. Mandat or y PPE i ncl udes:

a. Head Pr ot ect i on t hat meet s ANSI / I SEA Z89. 1

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b. Long Pant s

c. Appr opr i at e Saf et y Foot wear

d. Appr opr i at e Cl ass Ref l ect i ve Vest s

3. 1. 1 Wor ksi t e Communi cat i on

Empl oyees wor ki ng al one i n a r emot e l ocat i on or away f r om ot her wor ker s must be pr ovi ded an ef f ect i ve means of emer gency communi cat i ons ( i . e. , cel l ul ar phone, t wo- way r adi os, l and- l i ne t el ephones, or ot her accept abl e means) . The sel ect ed communi cat i on must be r eadi l y avai l abl e ( easi l y wi t hi n t he i mmedi at e r each) of t he empl oyee and must be t est ed pr i or t o t he st ar t of wor k t o ver i f y t hat i t ef f ect i vel y oper at es i n t he ar ea/ envi r onment . Devel op an empl oyee check- i n/ check- out communi cat i on pr ocedur e t o ensur e empl oyee saf et y.

3. 1. 2 Unf or eseen Hazar dous Mat er i al

Cont r act document s i dent i f y mat er i al s such as PCB, l ead pai nt , and f r i abl e and non- f r i abl e asbest os and ot her OSHA r egul at ed chemi cal s ( i . e. , 29 CFR Par t 1910. 1000) . I f mat er i al ( s) t hat may be hazar dous t o human heal t h upon di st ur bance ar e encount er ed dur i ng demol i t i on, r epai r , r enovat i on, or const r uct i on oper at i ons, st op t hat por t i on of wor k and not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i mmedi at el y. Wi t hi n 14 cal endar days t he Gover nment wi l l det er mi ne i f t he mat er i al i s hazar dous. I f mat er i al i s not hazar dous or poses no danger , t he Gover nment wi l l di r ect t he Cont r act or t o pr oceed wi t hout change. I f mat er i al i s hazar dous and handl i ng of t he mat er i al i s necessar y t o accompl i sh t he wor k, t he Gover nment wi l l i ssue a modi f i cat i on.

3. 2 EQUI PMENT

3. 2. 1 Use of Expl osi ves

Expl osi ves must not be used or br ought t o t he pr oj ect s i t e wi t hout pr i or wr i t t en appr oval f r om t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Such appr oval does not r el i eve t he Cont r act or of r esponsi bi l i t y f or i nj ur y t o per sons or f or damage t o pr oper t y due t o bl ast i ng oper at i ons.

St or age of expl osi ves, when per mi t t ed on Gover nment pr oper t y, must be onl y wher e di r ect ed and i n appr oved st or age f aci l i t i es. These f aci l i t i es must be kept l ocked at al l t i mes except f or i nspect i on, del i ver y, and wi t hdr awal of expl osi ves.

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