661 HAZWOPER for General Site Workers II

Health and Safety Plan (HASP)

Buddy System

OSHA's HAZWOPER standard covers all employers performing the following general categories of work operations per 29 CFR 1910.120(a)(1)(i-v):

The use of a "buddy system" is also required as a protective measure to assist in the rescue of an employee who becomes unconscious, trapped, or seriously disabled on-site. In the buddy system, two employees must keep in visual contact with each other and only one employee should be in a specific dangerous area at any one time, so if one gets in trouble the second can call for help.

• The written HASP must be kept at the site and must always be available for employee, contractor, or subcontractor review.
• Pre-entry briefings must be conducted before site entry and at other times as necessary to ensure employees are aware of the HASP and its implementation.
• The employer also must ensure periodic safety and health inspections are made of the site and all known deficiencies are corrected before work at the site.

eHASP

OSHA has developed an interactive software program (e-HASP2) that assists employers in developing an appropriate HASP. This eTool integrates decision logic and a large chemical database to assist the user in determining appropriate controls for site health and safety hazards. After site-specific information has been entered, the program generates reports acceptable to OSHA in preparing a site-specific HASP.

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