514 EM 385-1-1 Chapters 30-37

Sections

37-8. General Requirements.

Tree Maintenance

Refer to chapter 31 for instructions on tree maintenance.

Public Safety

Establish work area delineation, traffic control devices, and use flag persons as per ANSI/ASSP A10.34 standards.
Issue service announcements to ensure the public's safety around USACE activities.
Install barriers and fencing to restrict public access to operation sites and communicate with the public courteously.

Health Hazard Recognition

Identify and control health hazards like asbestos and hazardous chemicals with an Industrial Hygienist's (IH) recommendations. Provide necessary instrumentation for hazard detection.
Post hazard information at the work site and retain postings in both the contractor's and the local USACE field office's records. Implement required controls and describe them in the APP.
Develop an Asbestos Management Plan before starting work that might expose workers to asbestos, including control mechanisms and ongoing debris inspections.

Accident Reporting

Consult chapters 1 or 2 for accident reporting protocols.
Report all contractor motor vehicle accidents and near misses on public highways for trend analysis.

Variances to Safety and Health Requirements

The onsite RFO SOH Manager may propose safety and health requirement variances to the Geographic District SOHO.
The Geographic District SOHO reviews and decides on variance requests, considering disaster conditions.
After approval, coordinate the variance with the KO and COR for concurrence, then submit to the RFO Commander for final approval.
Provide approved variances to Division and HQ SOHO for informational purposes only; these expire at the end of the emergency operation mission.

37-9. Figures and Tables.

See Figures/Tables Checklists/Forms

37-10. Checklists and Forms.

Not Applicable.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

37-9. Who should make recommendations regarding the identity and control of health hazards like asbestos and hazardous chemicals during emergency operations?

A Registered Professional Engineer (RPE)

A Competent Person (CP)

An Authorized Person (CP)

An Industrial Hygienist's (IH)

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EM 385-1-1 Paragraph 37-8 (l.–p.).

37-8. General Requirements. (l.–p.).

l.  Tree Maintenance (see chapter 31).  (37-8.l)

m. Public Safety. Establish work area delineation, traffic control devices, and the use of flag persons according to ANSI/ASSP A10.34.  Issue service announcements as needed to promote the safety of the public exposed to USACE activities.  Install barriers and fencing to restrict the public from operation sites.  Communicate with the public in a courteous manner. (37-8.m)

n.  Health Hazard Recognition.  (37-8.n)

(1)  Identify and control health hazards (for example, asbestos, lead paint, radiation, hazardous chemicals) through the recommendations of an IH.  Provide instrumentation, as required, for the detection and measurement of health hazards. After hazards have been identified, and measured, post this information at the work site, and keep copies of this posting by both the contractor and the relevant local USACE field office’s Quality Assurance Team.  Institute controls where required and include a description of the controls as part of the APP.

(2)  Asbestos Recognition and Control.  Before work begins where the potential exists for an exposure to asbestos containing material, develop an Asbestos Management Plan based on the age of the buildings, type of typical building materials for the period and location, and any observations of debris or demolition areas.  See chapter 6 for asbestos-related work requirements.

(a)  An IH with asbestos training or an Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act trained supervisor or manager must write the plan.

(b)  If possible, an asbestos inspector or an IH should inspect the anticipated work to identify and quantify asbestos hazards.

(c)  The plan must address control mechanisms such as wetting with water or surfactant, worker and community protection, air sampling, and safe transport and disposal.

(d)  As the asbestos volume and type may change, the pre-inspections of the debris and demolition areas must continue for each new sector.

o.  Accident Reporting. (37-8.o)

(1)  See chapters 1 or 2, as applicable.

(2)  Report all contractor motor vehicle accidents and near misses occurring on public highways for trend analysis only.

p.  Variances to Safety and Health Requirements.  The onsite RFO SOH Manager may recommend variances to the requirements contained within this manual to the Geographic District SOHO.  (37-8.p)

(1)  The Geographic District SOHO must review the variance requests and concur or non-concur with each.  Geographic District SOHOs must exercise prudent judgment in their recommendations for granting variances with due consideration of existing disaster conditions.

(2)  After Geographic District SOHO concurrence, coordinate the recommended variance with the KO and COR for their concurrence and then give it to the RFO Commander for approval.

(3)  The RFO Commander will approve or disapprove all requests for variance.

(4)  Immediately provide a copy of all approved variances to Division and HQ SOHO for information only.  The variances approved by the RFO Commander will expire at the end of the emergency operation mission.