Employee Responsiblities
STOP Work Authority
- Imminent Danger conditions = Conditions and/or practices that can cause death, serious injury or environmental harm:
- Alert the affected employee(s) and request the work to be stopped.
- Call x6999 to report the incident. An EH&S staff member will investigate.
- Notify the immediate supervisor, and Safety Coordinator.
Reporting Potential Hazards
- Your Supervisor and/or Division Safety Coordinator
- Facilities Department Work Request Center at x6274
- EH&S Info-Link line at x5251
- Berkeley Lab Ethics Line at (800) 999-9057
- DOE Employee Concerns Line at (510) 637-1601
Chemical and Lab Safety
- Work safely by observing safety standards, guidelines, and procedures, and by using good judgment based on training and expertise.
- Report unsafe conditions or injuries to line managers immediately.
- Stop work that may pose an imminent danger to employees.
- Be familiar with and follow emergency procedures.
- Complete a Job Hazards Questionnaire with supervisors and attend required training.
- Adhere to chemical procurement policies, specifically with respect to restricted items.
- Before relocating or vacating a lab, review the EETD Policy on Vacating Space, and the included link to the decommissioning guidelines in the Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan.
Environmental Protection / Waste Management
- General discharge limits into sewer system, and sources requiring permitting by regulatory agencies (i.e., operating conditions).
- Recycle, reuse and/or exchange materials as much as possible.
- Inspect satellite accumulation areas (SAAs) and waste accumulation areas (WAAs) per schedule.
- Properly characterize and label waste streams for disposal (chemical, radioactive, mixed and biological).
Radiation Protection / Biosafety
- Practice "As Low As Reasonably Achievable" (ALARA)
- Proper authorizations in place: AHDs, RWAs, RWPs, SSAs and BioSafety Registration
- Practice Universal Precautions
Supervisor Duties
- Identify hazards associated with the work being performed
- Prepare staff to do work safely by assuring:
- Inspection of work areas for hazards; and reporting and investigating accidents/incidents in timely manner.
- Mitigation/control of hazards (engineering and/or administrative controls).
- Identification of required EH&S training (JHQ and OJT).
- Providing personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Acquiring proper authorizations to do work.
- Current Chemical Inventory and proper labeling of all containers.
- Maintaining documentation (JHQ, training profile, authorizations, permits, CATS, etc.).
- Inform employee of rights and responsibilities to safe work environment, stopping work, and reporting unsafe activities.
- Address general worker safety issues an a timely manner.
- Refer Union-raised worker safety issues to Human Resources Employee Relations/Labor Relations Unit and EH&S Division.
Building Manager/ Building Emergency Team
- Building management functions include the following:
- Emergency Prepardness
- Coordination of construction and maintenance activities
- Serving as a point of contact for general information about the building activities and occupants
Safety Documentation
- Authorizations/Work Planning: AHDs, RWAs, RWPs, SSAs, etc.
- Permits: Welding/Hot Work, Confined Space Entry, Dig Permit, etc.
- Corrective Action Tracking System (CATS)
- Hazards, Equipment, Authorizations, and Review tracking database (HEAR)
- Self-Assessment Report
- Internal (Division) Documentation: Project Safety Review (PSR), Off-Site Safety Review, Specific Safety Procedure (SSP), Facility Notebook Forms (optional)
Integrated Safety Management (ISM)
- Integrate and practice the 5 core ISM functions in every aspect of work:
- Define and plan the work
- Analyze the hazards
- Develop and implement hazards controls
- Perform work within controls
- Seek and provide feedback to drive improvement
EETD version, last update: 1/10/07
(Adapted from "Supervisors' Action Guide", 10/6/99, by Jeffrey Chung, EH&S Field Support Department.)