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Hazard Issues and Contractual Commitments |
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1.0
Purpose
Jefferson Lab uses established standards and practices to address identified hazard issues relevant to current operations. These include:
- Applicable laws and regulations,
- Consensus standards and industry practices,
- Department of Energy (DOE) directives explicitly cited in the DOE/Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) contract, and
- Policies and procedures of the ES&H Manual.
Taken together these ensure that Jefferson Lab activities are conducted safely and in accordance with best environmental, safety, and health practices.
2.0
Scope
Hazard issues relevant to activities at Jefferson Lab are listed in ES&H Manual Chapter 2410 Appendix T1 Hazard Issues List. This list identifies issues; the appropriate Subject Matter Expert (SME); applicable laws, regulations, DOE Orders, Directives, Contract Clauses, and other references; and denotes the documents used to communicate procedure(s) for implementation.
The Hazard Issue List is reviewed by SME’s and Division Safety Officers. Updates are performed in accordance with ES&H Manual Chapter 2410 Appendix T2 Hazard Issues and Contractual Commitments Update Procedure.
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Responsibilities
3.1 Division Safety Officer
· Identifies new hazards
· Initiates change process to Hazard Issue List per ES&H Manual Chapter 2410 Appendix T2 Hazard Issues and Contractual Commitments Update Procedure.
3.2
ESH&Q
Associate Director
· Approves changes to the Hazard Issues List
· Assigns SME authority to a qualified laboratory staff member
· Notifies ES&H Manual Editor of requirement changes
3.3 ES&H Manual Editor:
· Notifies ES&H Manual Chapter Author(s) of changes to standards related to their chapter/appendices.
3.4
Subject Matter
Experts/ES&H Manual Chapter Authors:
· Are familiar with the laws, regulations, DOE Orders, Directives, Contract Clauses, and other reference material (hereafter known as “regulations”) that are relevant to the subject assigned.
· Are directly involved in the modification of manual content as required by standard changes in accordance with ES&H Manual Chapter 1300 Content Review Policy and ES&H Manual Chapter 1300 Appendix T1 Content Review Procedure.
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Expectations
4.1
Changes
to the Hazard
Issues List
4.1.1
When a change in work scope introduces a new
hazard to Jefferson Lab ES&H
Manual Chapter 2410 Appendix T2 Hazard Issues and Contractual Commitments
Update Procedure is used to ensure this hazard is adequately addressed.
4.2
Changes
to Contract Requirements
4.2.1
Changes to contract requirements are managed
in accordance with the Management
of Contract Requirements procedure.
4.3
Changes
to Laws, Regulations and Consensus Standards
4.3.1 Those who become aware of requirements changes inform the Environmental, Safety, Health, and Quality (ESH&Q) Associate Director.
4.3.2 ES&H Manual Chapter Authors regularly review regulations and modify manual content as required.
5.0
References
Management of Contract Requirements procedure
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ESH&Q Division |
07/09/09 |
07/09/09 |
07/09/2010 |
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