ON_SITE_SAFETY_AWARENESS.docx

ON SITE SAFETY AWARENESS

(a) In accordance with 29 CFR 1925 Safety and Health Standards for Federal Service Contracts, the contractor company shall strictly adhere to Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regulations, and all applicable state and local requirements. OSHA Directive CSP 03-01-003 Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Policies and Protection Manual defines contractors into two categories.

1) Applicable Contractor. A contractor whose employees worked at least 1,000 hours for a VPP participant in any calendar quarter within the last 12 months and are not directly supervised by the applicant/participant.

2) Nested Contractor. Reference (a) does not specifically define this term. However, in discussing injury and illness data requirements for contractors, the OSHA guidance states that “nested contractors. . . are supervised by host site management”, and “are regularly intermingled with the owner’s employees and under direct supervision by management”.

(b) In accordance with OPNAVINST 5100.23(series) and OSHA Directive CSP 03-01-003, our command is to ensure that all contractor employees have read the NSWC Corona Divisions document entitled, “Commanding Officers Occupational Safety and Health Policy Statement” and “Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) document” within 30 days of commencing performance. This document is available at https://intranet.crna.nmci.navy.mil/CMD/wwwroot2/ or you can contact your Subject Matter Expert (SME) for additional assistance/options.

(c) In accordance with OPNAVINST 5100.23(series) and OSHA Directive CSP 03-01-003, our command is to ensure that all nested contractor employees completes the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Awareness Training within 30 days of commencing performance at NSWC Corona Division. This document is available at https://intranet.crna.nmci.navy.mil/CMD/wwwroot2/ or you can contact your Subject Matter Expert (SME) for additional assistance/options.

(d) In accordance with 29 CFR 1904 and OSHA Directive CSP 03-01-003, the contractor company shall certify that all contractor employees have read the NSWC Corona Divisions document entitled “Commanding Officers Occupational Safety and Health Policy Statement” and “Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) document” and all nested contractor employees have taken the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) awareness training within 30 days of commencing performance at NSWC Corona Division. This can be accomplished by sending an e-mail to their Subject Matter Expert (SME) with a copy to Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) Program Office (Code 013) (joseph.edgman@navy.mil). The document/email shall include the employees name, work site, and contract number.

(e) In accordance with 29 CFR 1904 and OSHA Directive CSP 03-01-003, the contractor company shall submit their OSHA 300 Logs (injury/illness rates) within 30 days of commencing performance at NSWC Corona Division to their Subject Matter Expert (SME) with a copy to Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) Program Office for review by the ESH Manager (Code 013).

(f) In accordance with 29 CFR 1904 Standards for Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illness, the contractor shall post their OSHA 300 Logs in a conspicuous place where employee notices are posted immediately upon commencing performance and at intervals as required by CFR.

(g) In accordance with 29 CFR 1904 and OSHA Directive CSP 03-01-003, require Contractor Company to provide quarterly reports of recordable cases and hours worked so that site OSHA recordkeeping personnel can calculate and monitor contractor TCIR/DART rates. Only include cases and hours for work performed at the VPP participant's site.

(h) In accordance with OPNAVINST 5100.23(series) and OSHA Directive CSP 03-01-003, the applicable contractor company shall submit Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) and Days Away, Restricted and Transfer (DART) rates for the past three years within 30 days of commencing performance at NSWC Corona Division to their Subject Matter Expert (SME) with a copy to Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) Program Office for review by the ESH Manager (Code 013).

(i) In accordance with 29 CFR 1904 and OSHA Directive CSP 03-01-003, the contractor shall report all workrelated injuries/illnesses that occurred while working at NSWC Corona Division to their Subject Matter Expert (SME) and to Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) Program Office for review by the ESH Manager (Code 013).

(j) In accordance with 29 CFR 1925 and OSHA Directive CSP 03-01-003, the contractor shall ensure that all contractor employees working at NSWC Corona Division are briefed with the applicable sections of the Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Program Manual (NSWCCORDIVINST 5100.3(series)). This document is available at https://intranet.crna.nmci.navy.mil/CMD/wwwroot2/ or you can contact Subject Matter Expert (SME) for additional assistance/options.

These are requirements from OSHA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 29 CFR 1910 Standards for General Industry, and 29 CFR 1925 Safety and Health Standards for Federal Service Contracts, and from OPNAVINST 5090.1 (series)