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500 EM385-1-1 Construction Safety Hazard Awareness for Contractors Sections 1 - 6
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01.A.08 USACE Business Process.

USACE Project Managers (PMs), in accordance with the SOH Reference Document (Ref Doc 8016G) contained in the USACE Business Manual, must ensure that a SOH plan is developed for funded projects and incorporated into each Project Management Plan (PMP)/Program Management Plan (PrgMP).

The Program Management Plan (PMP) communicates safety to stakeholders.
  1. The PM must collaborate with the customer and the local SOH office (SOHO) on project safety goals and objectives and communicate these through the PMP/PrgMP SOH plan and Project Delivery Team (PDT) meetings.
  2. Coordination between local SOHOs of the design district and the construction district must occur during the development of the PMP.

01.A.09 USACE Project Management Plan

USACE PMs and the PDT must develop the SOH program requirements to be incorporated in the PMP and are responsible for assuring that SOH requirements are properly addressed and executed throughout the life cycle of each project.

  1. The PM must ensure that identified hazards, control mechanisms, and risk acceptance are formally communicated to all project stakeholders.
  2. The current Unified Facilities Guide Specification (UFGS) for Safety and Health in effect on the date of solicitation must be used in all USACE contract work administered on behalf of the USACE under the provisions of FAR Clause 52.236-13 and on other contracts as deemed appropriate based on the risk assessment.
  3. Military Construction (MILCON) Transformation contracts will include the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.236-13 as well as the Model Request for Proposal (RFP).
  4. Locally developed SOH requirements will not be included in contract requirements without the concurrence of the Contracting Officer (KO) and local SOHO.
  5. When an employee is deemed to be in imminent danger, the COR or a designated representative must immediately stop the unsafe work being performed. > See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.236-13(d).

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

1-2. USACE PMs and the PDT are responsible for assuring that SOH requirements are properly addressed and executed _____.