DOE/EH-0356 --- Issue No. 94-01 --- 01/94
DOE Construction Safety Reference Guide
The DOE Construction Safety Reference Guide was published September 1993 and is available for distribution. The Guide interprets the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) regulations for safety and health, 29 CFR 1926, that are mandated for use by DOE Order 5480.4, Environmental Protection, Safety, and Health Protection Standards, and draft DOE Order 5483.XX, Occupational Safety and Health Program for DOE Contractor Employees.
The Guide should prove to be an effective tool in enhancing construction safety throughout DOE. The Guide covers the entire spectrum of construction safety issues. Two chapters address the general issues of worker safety and health. Individual chapters discuss excavations; scaffolding; electrical safety; fire protection and prevention; signs, signals, and barricades; cranes, hoists, and conveyors; hand and power tools; concrete and masonry; stairways and ladders; welding and cutting; motor vehicles and mechanized equipment; demolition; materials handling, storage use, and disposal; blasting and the use of explosives; and steel erection.
By providing both written guidance and illustrations to demonstrate compliance with OSHA regulations and DOE Orders, the Guide clarifies other applicable standards, codes, directives, and work practices used on DOE construction worksites. The Guide also furnishes a list of pertinent definitions and provides a checklist of key items for each section.
Appendices to the Guide list the training required by various standards and instructional materials for general construction safety orientations. The appendices are designed to be used as stand-alone documents in support of the overall construction safety effort. An additional appendix will be forwarded to recipients of the Guide and provide compliance information on revised DOE Order 5480.9, Construction Safety and Health Program, upon completion of the Order's final concurrence process.
The Guide was developed under the direction of the DOE Construction Safety Advisory Committee which is comprised of DOE Headquarters' Cognizant Secretarial Officers and DOE Operations Office representatives. To best meet the needs of DOE and its contractors, the Committee intends to continually review and update the Guide to be current with national codes and standards.
For additional information on the DOE Construction Safety Reference Guide, contact Pat Finn at (301) 903-9876. Call Kally Barker at (208) 526-1093 for copies of the Guide.
This Safety Note is one in a series of publications issued by EH to share occupational safety information throughout the DOE complex. To be added to the Distribution List or to obtain copies of the publication, call (615) 576-7548. For additional information regarding the publications, call Barbara Bowers, Safety Performance Indicator Division, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585, (301)903-3016
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