514 EM 385-1-1 Chapters 30-37

Sections

37-4. Roles and Responsibilities.

SOH Manager Duties

The SOH Manager responsible for the area of an emergency must immediately be informed of disasters and participate in the response and recovery planning and execution.
They must alert the National SOH Emergency Response Program Manager about all disasters and involve them in planning and executing response and recovery efforts.
SOH Managers must assess SOH issues and assure precautions are taken prior to deployment of personnel, managing the safety and health aspects of emergency operations, advising on SOH issues, and providing technical oversight for involved personnel.

Prime Contractors Responsibilities

Prime contractors must ensure a qualified SOH professional is present full-time on site, with their qualifications reviewed and accepted by the KO or COR.
They are responsible for notifying the local fire department and securing fire suppression support for debris reduction efforts beyond their firefighting capabilities.

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37-3. With regard to emergency operations, who must assess and address SOH issues and assure precautions are taken prior to deployment of personnel?

SOH Managers

Prime Contractors

Site Safety and Health Managers

Contractor KOs or CORs

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EM 385-1-1 Paragraph 37-4.

37-4. Roles and Responsibilities.

a.  SOH Managers.  (37-4.a)

(1)  The SOH Manager of the district with the geographical responsibility for the emergency response will immediately be alerted of disasters and included in the planning and execution of response and recovery efforts.

(2)  The SOH Manger will immediately alert the National SOH Emergency Response Program Manager of all disasters and include them in the planning and execution of response and recovery efforts.

(3)  The SOH Manager will assess SOH issues and assure precautions are taken prior to deployment of personnel.  Issues to consider include sanitation, drinking water, power supply, living quarters, driving conditions, environmental conditions, and health issues.

(4)  The SOH Manager will manage safety and health aspects of emergency operations, provide advice on SOH issues, and provide SOH technical oversight for USACE employees, other federal employees engaged in fulfilling the USACE mission, and quality assurance for contractor employees.

b.  Prime contractors. (37-4.b)

(1)  Prime contractors will have as a minimum a full-time, qualified SOH professional onsite. Provide the qualifications of the SOH professional to the KO or COR for review and acceptance.  Additional contractor personnel may be required as determined by the KO or COR.

(2)  For debris reduction, the contractor must notify the local fire department and arrange for fire suppression support in case of fire beyond the contractor’s firefighting capability.