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Appendix D - Training Program

Safety and Health Program / Site Entry

Objectives/Samples of Behavior:

1. Describe the elements of the site safety plans.

2. Explain the set-up of a site.

3. Develop a site safety plan for the scenarios provided.

A.  General

1. Purpose:  to identify, evaluate, & control safety & health hazards & provide for emergency response

2. Program incorporates:

1. Organizational structure

General supervisor / team leader / commander

Site safety and health supervisor

2. Comprehensive workplan

3. Safety & health training program

4. Medical surveillance program

5. Employer's SOP for safety and health

6. Any necessary interface between general program & site specific activities

7. Site specific safety & health plan

B.  Site-specific Safety & Health Plan

1. Must be kept on site

2. Addresses safety & health hazards of each phase of site operations

3. Includes requirements & procedures for employee protection

4. Info for preparing & updating from site characterization & analysis work

5. Provides for pre-entry briefing prior to initiating any site activity

6. Elements

1. Safety & health risk or hazard analyses for each site task & operation

2. Employee training assignments

3. PPE to be used for each site / operation

4. Medical surveillance requirements

5. Types & frequency of :

Air monitoring

Personnel monitoring

Environmental sampling techniques

Equipment to be used incl main & cal

6. Decon procedures

7. Confined space entry procedures

8. Spill containment program

9. Emergency response plan

10. Pre-entry briefing - site characteristics & analysis

11. Site control measures

C.  Site Control Program

1. Site map - update when:

1. New materials introduced on site

2. Hazards not previously IDed are found

3. Changes in pathways of dispersion

4. Other significant changes

2. Use of buddy system

3. Site communications - visual / verbal

4. SOPs for safe work practices

5. ID of nearest medical help

6. Site work zones

D.  Site Characterization

1. Preliminary evaluation

1. General area & offsite characterization

Habitation

Hazardous substances involved & properties

Actual or expected safety & health hazards

Geologic and hydrologic data

Site location & size

Response activities / emergency

Accessibility by air / road

Previous surveying sampling data

2. Perimeter reconnaissance

Site maps

Historical / current photos

Container / vehicle markings & condition

Biological indicators

Unusal conditions / odors

Air monitoring at perimeter

Off-site samples

Security / physical barriers

Access control points

2. On-site survey - level B minimum

1. Monitor air for IDLH atmospheres

O2 deficiency

Combustibles / explosives

Radiation

Toxic substances

2. O₂ indicators

3. Combustible gas indicators

4. Radiation survey

5. Entry objectives

Visually observe for signs of IDLH conditions:

Confined spaces

Visible vapor / gas / dust clouds

Biological indicators

Note types of containers - polyethylene, steel, wood, paper, etc

Note condition of containers & storage systems

Note physical condition of materials

Note indicators of potential exposure / hazard:

Describe response activities or job tasks to be performed

Duration of planned employee activity

Status & capabilities of emergency response teams in case of on-site emergencies

Risk ID & employee notification of same

Update SSHP

E.  Emergency Response Plan

1. Pre-emergency planning

2. Personnel roles, lines of authority, communication

3. Emergency recognition & prevention

4. Safe distances & places of refuge

5. Site security & control

6. Evacuation routes & procedures

7. Decon procedures (not covered under SSHP)

8. Emergency medical treatment & 1st aid

9. Emergency alerting & response procedures (install emergency alarm system)

10. PPE & emergency equipment

11. Critique of response & follow-up

12. List site topography, layout, prevailing weather

13. Procedures for reporting incidents to govt agencies

14. Compatible/integrated with disaster/ fire/etc of various govt agencies

15. Rehearsed regularly

16. Reviewed periodically

F.  Exercise Site Safety Plan

1. Organizational structure

On-scene commander:

1. Safety officer / staff

2. Science staff

3. Medical support / liaison

4. Support (recordkeeping, communication, etc)

5. Public information officer

6. Security

7. Field operations officer:

Entry teams

Backup team

Decon team

Equipment officer

8. Others?

2. Group 1 duties:

1. Choose key personnel

2. Risk analysis

All known or suspected physical, biological, chemical hazards

Update risk analyses as data comes in

3. Select PPE / levels of protection - include details on type of clothing, respiratory protection, etc

4. Air monitoring - type, frequency, instruments / equipment

5. Sampling techniques - soil, debris, etc, as needed

6. Medical monitoring

Current baseline & annual medical exams

Spell out any site-specific special tests

Procedures for monitoring workers for heat stress, chemical exposures, or other hazards

3. Group 2 duties:

1. Site control - steps to prevent unauthorized entry & prepare site for work

2. Decon procedures for people & equipment - also handling & disposal of all decon materials

3. Emergency planning

How, where, & what for potential emergencies - fire, explosion, medial

Provide names of hospitals, routes, key phone numbers

4. Confined space, if applicable

5. Weather-related problems

Consider wide variety of temperature, wind, precipitation extremes

Threats of storms, blizzards, tornadoes

6. Buddy system / communications

Where & when workers must work in teams

Radio etiquette, standard form of language, call signs, channel

Describe standard hand communication signals

7. Spill containment - procedures for initial containment