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500 EM385-1-1 Construction Safety Hazard Awareness for Contractors Sections 1 - 6
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500 EM385-1-1 Construction Safety Hazard Awareness for Contractors Sections 1 - 6

01.A.12 Accident Prevention Plans (APP) for Contract Work.

Before initiation of work at the job site, an APP must be reviewed and found acceptable by the GDA. > See Appendix A.

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  1. APPs must be developed and submitted by the Contractor. The Contractor must address each of the elements/sub-elements in the outline contained in Appendix A in the order that they are provided in the manual. If an item is not applicable because of the nature of the work to be performed, the Contractor must state this exception and provide a justification.
    • (1) The Contractor must identify each major phase of work that will be performed on this contract. Within each major phase, all activities, tasks or Definable Features of Work (DFOWs) must be identified that will require an Analysis (AHA). > See Section 01.A.14 and Appendix A, paragraph 3.j.
    • (2) The APP must also address any unusual or unique aspects of the project or activity.
  2. The APP must be written in English by the Prime Contractor and must articulate the specific work, work processes, equipment to be used, and hazards pertaining to the contract. The APP must also implement in detail the pertinent requirements of this manual.
  3. The APP must contain appropriate hazard-specific plans as needed for the work being performed (e.g., appendices that include a SSHP for hazardous waste site cleanup operations; a Lead Compliance Plan when working with lead, or an Asbestos Hazard Abatement Plan when working with asbestos).
  4. All highly complex or high-hazard projects must be coordinated with the local SOH office.
  5. For limited-scope supply, service and R&D contracts, the KO and local SOHO may authorize an abbreviated APP. > See Appendix A, Paragraph 2 for details.
  6. The APP must be developed and signed by Qualified Person (QP) and then signed. The Contractor must be responsible for documenting the QPs' credentials.
  1. The Contractor's APP must be job-specific and must include work to be performed by subcontractors.
    • (1) If at the time of submission of the APP, portions of the work have yet to be known or sub-contracted, that portion will be added to the APP, submitted and accepted by the GDA prior to initiation of the sub-contracted work.
    • (2) In addition, the APP must include measures to be taken by the Contractor to control hazards associated with materials, services, or equipment provided by suppliers.
    • (3) Each sub-contractor must be provided a copy of the APP by the prime contractor and be required to comply with it.
  1. The contractor must provide on-going evaluations of the APP throughout the life of the project. Changes, revisions and updates to the APP must be reviewed and accepted by the GDA.
  • Note: When USACE or other government employees are on a site that is controlled by a contractor and are affected by the contractor-managed APP (e.g., QA's on construction sites, etc.), they must comply with the contractor's APP and associated programs (i.e., Fall Protection, Hazardous Energy Control, Diving, Blasting, etc.).

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1-4. Which of the following is true concerning the Contractor's Accident Prevention Plan (APP)?

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