8.0 TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
8.1 General Training
The CHP is responsible for informing all project personnel and all visitors of the contents of this HASP and ensuring that each person signs the HASP and Training Acknowledgment Forms prior to working on the site. Documentation of certification of training requirements will be reviewed by the CHP, and filed on-site and copies provided to the IOC and McGuire AFB (as required).
8.1.1 Hazardous Waste Operations Training
All site personnel working in regulated areas at this project will meet the minimum training requirements as specified in 29 CFR 1926.65, 29 CFR 1910.120, and EM 385-1-1 (USACE, 1996, Safety And Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1. Prepared by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Washington, D.C. 3 Sep 1996). Prior to conducting on-site Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) activities, all personnel shall successfully complete a 40-hour HTRW safety and health training course and three days of supervised field experience. This training and experience shall be followed by an 8-hour annual refresher and/or 8-hour supervisors course as mandated in 29 CFR 1910.120(e).
8.1.2 40-Hour Training
The following is a general list of topics to be covered in the 40-hour course:
· General site safety
· Chemical, physical, and environmental hazards
· Key management positions responsible for project safety and health
· Safety, health, and other hazards (including noise)
· PPE
· Work practices by which employees can minimize risks from hazards
· Safe use of engineering controls and equipment on-site
· Medical surveillance requirements including recognition of signs and symptoms of exposure
· Hazard Communication (Worker Right-to-Know)
· Engineering controls and safe work practices
· Components of the project H&S program
· Decontamination practices for personnel and equipment
· Confined space entry procedures
· Emergency response procedures.
8.1.3 24-Hour Training
The same topics presented in the 40-hour course are reviewed in the 24-hour course but with less time and detail spent on each topic. Completion of a 24-hour course can be substituted for an initial 40-hour course if personnel are not required to wear a respirator.
8.1.4 Supervisory Training
Project supervisory personnel, including the CHP, will receive eight additional hours of specialized training. The following topics are discussed:
· Overall safety and health program
· PPE program
· Spill containment program
· Health hazard monitoring procedures and techniques.
8.1.5 Refresher Training
Personnel covered by all personnel working on-site are required to complete eight hours of refresher training annually on the following topics:
· Safe work practices
· Chemical hazard awareness
· Hearing conservation
· Hazard communication
· Respirator refresher
· Confined space entry refresher.
8.1.6 Supervised Field Experience
All site personnel will receive a minimum of three days actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.
8.1.7 Visitor Training
Site access by personnel making deliveries or performing repairs to utilities, public or government officials, visitors, or local residents will be limited to support areas only. These persons will not be required to comply with the medical and training requirements as previously defined. Support Zone access will be limited to designated work, delivery, or observation areas to minimize any potential exposure to site contaminants.
Site observation areas will be located upwind from EZs. Access to these areas may be restricted by weather conditions or other project activities. Authorization for limited site access will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the CHP in consultation with the CM. These personnel will be escorted on-site and will be strictly prohibited from entering the CRZ or EZ.
8.2 Radiation Worker Training
Radiation worker training will be performed per the Radiation Protection Plan.
8.3 Safety Meetings
Employees shall be provided continuing health and safety training to enable them to perform their work in a safe manner.
8.3.1 Morning Safety Meetings
The CM and/or CHP (or designee) shall conduct a safety meeting at the beginning of each shift. The topics discussed at the tailgate safety meeting shall include considerations for the day's activities, pertinent aspects of activity hazard analyses, necessary PPE, problems encountered, and new operations. Attendance records and meeting notes are maintained with the project files. At the conclusion of each shift, a debriefing for site employees will be held, if necessary.
8.3.2 Supervisor Safety Meetings
A safety meeting for the CM, foremen, and project staff will be held each month. This meeting will be held by the PM, CHP, or other appropriate person. The topics to be covered are as follows:
· Past activities
· Plans for new or changed operations
· The review of pertinent aspects of appropriate activity hazard analyses
· Establishment of safe working procedures for anticipated hazards
· Pertinent safety and health training and motivation
· Worker input and contributions.
8.4 Site-Specific General Employee Training
Training will be provided for all personnel (including subcontractors) assigned to projects falling within the scope and application of 29 CFR 1926.65 and 29 CFR 1910.120. A site-specific, GET orientation meeting to all personnel, including subcontractors, will be held discussing the following topics:
· Purpose and review of HASP including emergency response procedures as outlined in Chapter 11.0, Emergency Response Plan and Contingency Procedures
· The pertinent provisions for H&S contained in EM-385-1-1
· Review of applicable Activity Hazard Analyses
· Names of personnel responsible for project safety
· Railroad safety
· The provisions for medical care and facilities and the names of CPR and First Aid trained personnel assigned to the project
· Morning safety and preparatory meeting procedures
· Health and safety hazards on-site and the means to control/eliminate those hazards (including lead)
· Responsibilities for accident prevention and maintaining safe and healthful work environments
· Procedures for reporting and correcting unsafe conditions or practices
· Responsibilities for reporting all accidents and illnesses
· Personal protective equipment (use and care)Location of safety equipment (fire extinguishers, first aid kits, eye wash stations, etc)
· Project standard operating procedures, safety rules, and safe work practices
· Work zones and site control measures
· Hazard Communication Program (includes discussion of MSDSs on-site)
· Confined space entry procedures (when applicable)
· Hot Work procedures (when applicable)
· Lockout/tagout procedures
· Fall protection
· Fire prevention
· Housekeeping.
The content of the training will be derived from information contained within this HASP. All personnel must sign the HASP and Training Acknowledgment Forms before being permitted to enter a regulated/restricted area.
8.5 Hazard Communication
All personnel performing field activities will receive basic hazard communication training which involves a review of the written hazard communication program, MSDSs, container labeling, and chemical health hazards. Personnel shall be trained on the hazards of chemicals on-site by reviewing Section 4.2 and the MSDSs. MSDSs for additional materials brought on-site will be reviewed with personnel prior to their use.
8.6 First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
There shall be at least two persons trained and certified in both American Red Cross first-aid techniques and CPR on-site whenever activities occur. These employees will meet both the training and vaccination requirement of IT's Procedure HS512 - Handling of Blood or Other Potentially Infectious Materials.
8.7 Additional Training, Certification, and Licenses
In addition to the training, certification, and licensing previously detailed, the following shall also be required:
· Broker must be IOC approved.
· A CIH shall maintain certification as specified by the ABIH. The ABIH requires recertification every five years.
· The CHP shall maintain certification as specified by the American Board of Health Physicists. The ABHP requires recertification every four years.
· All personnel operating motor vehicles shall hold a valid operator's license from the state in which they reside. License renewal is subject to individual state laws.
· Personnel operating powered industrial trucks (forklifts) shall have a certificate designating them as a qualified operator. Qualification is to be renewed every year.
· Any employee operating a powder-actuated tool shall be qualified as an operator of that tool as specified by the manufacturer. Recertification, if any, shall be obtained as specified by the manufacturer.
· Confined space entry and attendant personnel shall be trained as previously specified. Confined space rescue personnel shall be briefed as necessary on the site hazards and layout. The certification and recertification requirements for first aid and CPR are applicable.
· Personnel wearing respiratory protection shall receive training in the use, care, and maintenance of that equipment on an annual basis. Fit testing for that equipment shall be performed on an annual basis as specified in 29 CFR 1910.134.
· Personnel working from ladders shall be initially trained.
· Personnel, other than a CIH, inspecting cranes shall have a certificate designating them as a competent person.
· Personnel, other than a CIH, inspecting excavations shall have a certificate designating them as a competent person.
· Personnel supervising scaffold erection shall have a certificate designating them as a competent person.
· Personnel operating arc welding equipment shall have a certificate designating them as a qualified operator.
· Personnel operating gas welding and cutting equipment shall have a certificate designating them as a qualified operator.
· Personnel may only use portable fire extinguishers to extinguish fires in their incipient stage if the employee has been trained.
· HPTs shall be required to attend refresher training every 2 years to reinforce fundamental radiation protection, site-specific procedures, instrument operations, and other pertinent topics as determined through the CHP. This training may be accomplished through classroom training, assigned reading, computer based training, or on-site practical application. Recertification will be performance based.
8.8 Health Physics Technician Requirements
Health Physics Technician(s) (HPT) are assigned to provide support to each major field activity. HPTs shall be trained per the Radiation Protection Plan.
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