Contractor Safety SOP.pdf

Contractor’s safety

Standard Operation Procedure (SOP)

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

DRAFT

OVERVIEW:

Monitoring of Post Managed construction projects for safety, health and environmental management rests on the POSHO (Post Occupational Safety and

Health Officer) and/or Assistant POSHO who will review the site for health and safety plan, coordinate with the contractor for implementing the plan, and inspect the construction site to verify the contractor’s safety and health plan is being fully implemented. If the POSHO and/or APOSHO observes any violations of the contractor’s safety and health plan, he/she have the authority to stop the work until appropriate control measures are in place. The contractor will be responsible to report any mishap to the POSHO and/or APOSHO. The contractor shall complete the official the Department of State mishap reporting forms provided by the

POSHO and/or APOSHO.

PURPOSE:

The intent of this Scope of Work is to inform contractors of their general responsibilities for post managed construction projects. Safety regulations and standards in this SOW serve as a guideline to the Contractor for follow when working on the intended construction project. Construction activities rank high in accident rate occupations. With introduction of simple safety measures, many construction mishaps may be avoided, or the impact greatly reduced.

SCOPE OF WORK

• Per 15 FAM 935, contractors must provide their employees with a safe and healthful condition of employment.

• Contractor shall provide a comprehensive safety plan when biding for construction project Scope of Work that will be reviewed by the POSHO and/or APOSHO.

• The Contractor shall attend a safety briefing with the POSHO and/or APOSHO to review the contractor’s safety plan before mobilizing to execute the project.

• The contractor shall ensure proper safety; health and environmental requirements of the

US Corps of Engineers- Safety and Health Requirements Manuel EM 385-1-1 applicable to their project are followed.

http://arpsdir.a.state.gov/fam/15fam/15fam0930.html http://federalconstruction.phslegal.com/uploads/file/EM-385-1-1_2008.pdf

• The contractor shall provide all required personal protective equipment (PPE) for all the workers on site and shall enforce the use of the appropriate gear for specific hazards.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

The contractors shall be briefed in the initial safety briefing on Post’s PPE standards and their responsibilities while performing work at post.

• Protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing that includes safety shoes, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be used wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

• Each affected employee shall use appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

• Each affected employee shall use appropriate respiratory protection when potentially exposed to air contaminated with harmful dusts, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors and when such hazards cannot be reduced or eliminated by effective engineering controls.

• Each affected employee shall wear protective helmets when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects. Protective helmets shall also be worn to reduce electrical shock hazards when near expose electrical conductors which could contact the head.

• Each affected employee shall wear protective footwear (safety shoes) when working in areas where there is a danger of foot injuries due to falling and rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, and where such employee’s feet are exposed to electrical hazards.

• Each affected employee shall wear protective ear wear whenever noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 80 decibels and when engineering controls cannot reduce or eliminate the hazard.

• Each affected employee shall wear protective gloves when working in areas where hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances;

severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns;

and harmful temperature extremes.

• The Contractor shall follow the BARRICADING AND FENCING safety regulations when applicable.

• The Contractor shall follow the ELECTRICAL SAFETY and LOCKOUT / TAGOUT safety regulations when applicable.

• The Contractor shall follow the FALL PROTECTION safety regulations when applicable.

• The Contractor shall follow the HAZARD COMMUNICATIONS safety regulations when applicable.

• The Contractor shall follow the HAND AND POWER TOOL SAFETY regulations when applicable.

• The Contractor shall follow the SCAFFOLDING safety regulations when applicable.

• The Contractor shall follow the NOISE safety regulations when applicable.

• The Contractor shall follow the HOT WORK PERMIT safety regulations when applicable.

• The Contractor shall follow the TRENCHING AND EXCAVATIONS safety regulations when applicable.

• The Contractor shall follow the CONFINED SPACE ENTRY safety regulations when applicable

Developed by: Muna Estilyanides /APOSHO

Approved by: Thomas Nave /F.M, POSHO

Date: October 2021 http://obo.m.state.sbu/ops/shem/Documents/BARRICADING%20AND%20FENCING.pdf http://obo.m.state.sbu/ops/shem/Documents/ELECTRICAL%20SAFETY.pdf http://obo.m.state.sbu/ops/shem/Documents/LOCKOUTTAGOUT.pdf http://obo.m.state.sbu/ops/shem/Documents/FALL%20PROTECTION.pdf http://obo.m.state.sbu/ops/shem/Documents/HAZARD%20COMMUNICATIONS.pdf http://obo.m.state.sbu/ops/shem/Documents/HAND%20AND%20POWER%20TOOL%20SAFETY.pdf http://obo.m.state.sbu/ops/shem/Documents/SCAFFOLDING.pdf http://obo.m.state.sbu/ops/shem/Documents/NOISE.pdf http://obo.m.state.sbu/ops/shem/Documents/HOT%20WORK%20PERMIT.pdf http://obo.m.state.sbu/ops/shem/Documents/TRENCHING%20AND%20EXCAVATIONS.pdf http://obo.m.state.sbu/ops/shem/Documents/CONFINED%20SPACE%20ENTRY.pdf