WAC 296-843-12005   Develop and maintain a written site-specific health and safety plan (HASP).  

Reference:

If your overall program required under WAC 296-800-140, Accident prevention program (APP), meets requirements of this chapter, you do not need to duplicate those portions of your APP in the site-specific health and safety plan (HASP).

     You must:

     • Develop a written HASP for each hazardous waste site, BEFORE beginning hazardous waste operations, that includes at least the following:

     Hazard analysis:

     – Identification and evaluation of on-site safety and health hazards.

     – A safety and health risk (hazard) analysis for each site task and operation that is identified in the comprehensive work plan.

     Organization chart:

     – An organizational structure that reflects current site operations, including the following:

     ▪ Establish and identify the chain of command.

     ▪ Identify the site safety and health supervisor and other personnel responsible for employee safety and health.

     ▪ Specify the overall responsibilities of supervisors and employees.

     ▪ Include the name and title of the person with responsibility and authority to direct all hazardous waste operations.

     ▪ Include a site safety and health supervisor responsible for developing and implementing the HASP and verifying compliance.

     ▪ Identify the functions and responsibilities of all personnel needed for hazardous waste operations and emergency response.

     ▪ Identify site specific lines of authority, responsibility, and communication.

     Comprehensive work plan:

     – A written comprehensive work plan of tasks, objectives, logistics, and resources for site operations, including the following:

     ▪ Addresses anticipated clean-up activities and normal operating procedures unless that information is already available in another document.

     ▪ Defines work tasks and objectives.

     ▪ Describes how the work tasks and objectives will be accomplished.

     ▪ Establishes the personnel requirements to implement the work plan.

     ▪ Provides for implementation of training, briefings, and information as required by WAC 296-843-200.

     Site control plan:

     – An up-to-date site control plan before clean-up operations begin to minimize employee exposure to hazardous substances and including the following (unless it's available in another document):

     ▪ A site map.

     ▪ Establish site work zones.

     ▪ How the "buddy system" is used.

     ▪ The site communications plan, including how employees are alerted during emergencies.

     ▪ The site's standard operating procedures (SOPs) or safe work practices.

     ▪ Identification of the nearest medical assistance.

     Personal protective equipment:

     – A PPE plan that addresses all of the following:

     ▪ Site hazards and activities.

     ▪ Methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the PPE plan.

     ▪ Criteria for selecting and fitting PPE, including work duration, use limitations of particular PPE, and medical considerations such as temperature extremes and heat stress.

     ▪ Training on PPE use.

     ▪ Procedures for putting on and taking off PPE.

     ▪ PPE inspection procedures prior to, during, and after use.

     ▪ Decontamination and disposal of PPE.

     ▪ Maintenance and storage of PPE.

     Additional elements:

     – A sampling and monitoring plan (see WAC 296-843-130) that includes sampling of drums and containers.

     – Site control measures (see WAC 296-843-140).

     – Decontamination procedures (see WAC 296-843-150).

     – Spill containment plans (see WAC 296-843-180, Drum and container handling).

     – Standard operating procedures for sampling, managing, and handling drums and containers (see WAC 296-843-180).

     – Entry procedures for tanks or vaults (see chapter 296-809 WAC, Confined spaces).

     – A training, briefings, and information plan (see WAC 296-843-200).

     – A medical surveillance plan (see WAC 296-843-210), that includes site-specific medical surveillance requirements.

     – Sanitation (see WAC 296-155-140).

     – Lighting (see WAC 296-800-210).

     – Excavations (see chapter 296-155 WAC, Part N, Excavation, trenching and shoring).

     – Any relationship or interaction between other programs and the site-specific program.

Note:

The emergency response plan required by WAC 296-843-160, Emergency response for hazardous waste sites, is also included as a separate section in the HASP.

     You must:

     • Keep a copy of your HASP on site.

Reference:

For more information, see WAC 296-843-220, Recordkeeping and information access.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 07-03-163, § 296-843-12005, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07; 04-02-053, § 296-843-12005, filed 1/5/04, effective 5/1/04.]