513 EM 385-1-1 Chapters 23-29

Sections

26-7. Minimum Plan Requirements.

General Work Plan Requirements

A detailed task description, anticipated hazards, and personnel training/qualifications must be included.
Clearly define personnel roles, responsibilities, and inspection requirements.

Compressed Air Work Plan (CAWP)

Develop a CAWP when compressed gases are used for over 24 hours, including medical and operation requirements.
Implement an identification and communication system for compressed air workers.
Address special requirements such as signage, ventilation, power, sanitation, and fire prevention.

Contingency Response Plan (CRP)

A Qualified Person (QP) must draft the CRP detailing project overview, soil/rock stability, and hydraulic impacts.
Include plans for vibration impacts, monitoring systems, and alert criteria.
Specify contingency responses for alert and alarm levels.

Emergency Rescue Plans and Equipment

Detail emergency equipment and ensure its availability within 15 minutes from each portal or shaft entry.
Include primary and backup activation and communication methods.

Ventilation and Dust Control Plan

Develop a site-specific plan addressing air quality and control of particulate/gaseous contaminants.
Detail required equipment, operation confirmation methods, and frequency.
Implement controls for special hazards and comply with silica exposure regulations.

Fire Prevention and Protection Plan

Adhere to inspection requirements and implement specific work practices for fire prevention.
Detail response measures for controlling and extinguishing fires.
Conduct regular inspections, drills, and training to maintain plan efficacy.

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26-5. When must a Compressed Air Work Plan (CAWP), including medical and operation requirements, be developed?

Upon initial entry into the underground tunnel

When compressed gases are used for over 24 hours

When compressed gases are used above minimum pressures

When the CAWP is required by federal law

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EM 385-1-1 Paragraph 26-7.

26-7. Minimum Plan Requirements.

a.  Specific plans required for any work covered in this paragraph must contain the following information in addition to the other requirements listed for the specific plan.
(26-7.a)

(1)  Detailed Description of Task.

(2)  Anticipated Hazards.

(3)  Personnel Required Training/Qualification.

(4)  Personnel Roles and Responsibilities.

(5)  Inspection Requirements.

b.  Compressed Air Work Plan (CAWP).  A CAWP is required when compressed gases are used on a project or when gas cylinders are used or stored at the project site for more than 24 hours.  Include the following considerations in the CAWP:  (26-7.b)

(1)  Medical lock and operation requirements.

(2)  Compressed air workers identification system.

(3)  Communications system requirements.
(4)  Signs and recordkeeping requirements.

(5)  Special compression and decompression requirements.

(6)  Personnel lock and decompression chamber requirements.

(7)  Compressor systems and air supply requirements.

(8)  Ventilation requirements.

(9)  Electrical power requirements. (10)  Sanitation considerations.
(11)  Fire prevention and fire protection considerations. (12)  Bulkheads and safety screens requirements.
c.  Contingency Response Plan (CRP).  A CRP is required when it is anticipated that the construction of underground tunnels, shafts, chambers, passageways, or other structures covered under this paragraph will impact existing structures or facilities.  A QP must prepare the plan and must address, at a minimum, the following:  (26-7.c)

(1)  Project overview, background, and need for a CRP.

(2)  Interactions or stability of soil and/or rock masses.

(3)  Hydraulic and hydrogeological impacts.

(4)  Vibration induced impacts.

(5)  Monitoring systems.

(6)  Alert criteria and alarm levels.

(7)  Contingency response required when alert criteria and alarm levels are reached.

d.  Emergency Rescue Plans and Equipment.  Provide emergency equipment specified in the plan within 15 minutes travel time of each portal or shaft entry.
Emergency rescue plans and equipment must be carefully detailed and must include the following considerations:  (26-7.d)

(1)  Primary and backup means of activation.

(2)  Primary and backup means of communication.

e.  Ventilation and Dust Control Plan.  Develop and implement a Ventilation and Dust Control Plan for every underground construction project.  The plan must adequately detail how acceptable breathing air quality will be maintained while also addressing specific controls for any particulate and gaseous contaminates present and must be amended accordingly.  At a minimum it must include the following:  (26-7.e)

(1)  Site-specific work practices that will be implemented.

(2)  Equipment required, including material and performance specifications.

(3)  Methods and frequency to confirm proper operation.

(4)  Controls required to mitigate special hazards (for example, use of water when drilling, cutting, or grinding rock, concrete, or masonry, and measures to comply with the silica exposure requirements of 29 CFR 1926.55).

f.  Fire Prevention and Protection Plan.  Develop and implement a Fire Prevention and Protection Plan for every underground construction project according to chapter 9. All affected personnel must review the plan as often as is necessary for them to maintain a working knowledge of emergency responsibilities and procedures.  The plan must address the following:  (26-7.f)

(1)  Inspection requirements according to UFC 3-601-02.
(2)  Specific work practices and controls to be implemented for fire prevention. (3)  Response measures taken to control and extinguish any fire that may occur. (4)  Requirements for daily and weekly fire prevention and protection inspections.

(5)  The frequency of drills and training required to ensure continuous efficacy.