NASA Safety

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NASA Safety Health Programs Guidelines for
Responding to Safety Requirements in Construction
Requests for Proposal (RFP)

• NASA Johnson Space Center
• David T. Loyd
• Safety and Test Operations Division
• May 23, 2006

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Agenda

• Overview of the NASA Safety Program
• What will be expected of you at JSC
• Specifically Applicable Requirements
• A Successful Safety Program Model
• The Safety Health Plan
• Examples of How to Gain Un-wanted Attention
• Helpful Resources
• Recommendations
• References

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Overview of the NASA Safety Program

• NASA safety objective is to avoid loss of life,
  personal injury and illness, property loss or
  damage, or environmental harm resulting from any
  of its activities and to ensure safety and
  healthful conditions for persons working at or
  visiting NASA facilities
• NASA shall comply with all applicable regulations
• NASA safety and health requirements
• Requirements of those federal agencies with
  regulatory authority over NASA such as OSHA, EPA,
  and DoT
• NASA requires every employee to report workplace
  hazards
• NASA ensures that there is no reprisal to
  personnel for reporting unsafe or unhealthy
  conditions

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Overview of the NASA Safety Program

• The NASA Safety Policy stresses the individual
  responsibility of each employee for their own
  safety and that of their co-worker. Risk within
  the work environment must be managed to control
  hazards and continuously improve workplace
  conditions
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  (OSHA) has recognized JSC as a leader in health
  and safety by awarding the Star designation
  level of achievement in the Voluntary Protection
  Program (VPP)
• As a VPP Star, JSC has a comprehensive and
  successful safety and health program, is below
  the national average for the industry in
  injury/illness rates, has demonstrated good faith
  in dealing with OSHA, and serves as a safety
  health mentor to regional industry

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Specifically Applicable Requirements

• 29 CFR Part 1926 OSHA Standards for the
  Construction Industry (applies at construction
  sites and work areas)
• 29 CFR Part 1910 OSHA Standards for General
  Industry (applies across JSC workplaces)
• JPR 1700.1 JSC Safety and Health Handbook (Latest
  Revision)
• General Requirement - Contractor Safety and
  Health Program (Specification Section 01410)
• Specification Section 01410 Sec. 1.8, addressing
  Asbestos, Required Safety Training,
  Lockout/Tagout, Fall Protections, etc.
• The contractors approved site specific Safety
  and Health Plan will be fully incorporated into
  the contract and followed during the period of
  performance.

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What would be expected of you at JSC

• All contractors performing work at JSC shall
  comply with all applicable safety and health
  regulations
• JSC does not assume the responsibility of the
  employer for contractor employees
• Every major onsite contractor shall have a
  designated safety official and shall conform to a
  written safety and health plan
• Failure to comply with safety and health
  requirements may result in contract termination
  and exclusion from future contract awards

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A Successful Safety Program Model

• Based on 4 Basic VPP elements defined by OSHA

Worksite Analysis
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The Safety Health Plan

• Safety Health Plan provisions you may be
  expected to address on a typical JSC service or
  construction contract
• Management Leadership and Employee Involvement
• Management Commitment demonstrable leadership
  via goals and objectives, policy
• Planning safety is planned, it doesnt just
  happen
• Written Safety and Health Program documented
  program (corporate manual or handbook)
• Top Management Leadership starts at the top
• Authority and Resources roles and
  responsibilities, funds, manpower (designated
  safety and health official, safety
  representative, medical contact, building fire
  wardens)

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The Safety Health Plan

• Safety Health Plan provisions you may be
  expected to address on a typical JSC service or
  construction contract
• Management Leadership and Employee Involvement
  (cont.)
• Line Accountability safety is not a service but
  a fundamental part of each managers job
• Contract Workers how subcontractors are
  included seamlessly into the primes safety
  program
• Employee Involvement participative involvement
  in safety program to all levels of the
  organization
• Safety Health Program Evaluation how is the
  program doing and any issues with the NASA safety
  program

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The Safety Health Plan

• Safety Health Plan provisions contd
• Worksite Analysis
• Management Understanding of hazards
  (recognition and response)
• Industrial Hygiene a specialized area of a
  safety program requiring technical support
• Pre-use Analysis before u use a new or modified
  piece of equipment or process, what has changed
  with respect to the hazards involved?
• Hazard Analysis of jobs, tasks, equipment,
  systems, processes

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The Safety Health Plan

• Safety Health Plan provisions contd
• Worksite Analysis (cont.)
• Routine Inspections to catch hazardous
  conditions before some one is hurt
• Employee Hazard Reporting System for employees
  to report hazards and close calls proactively and
  in near real time so they can be addressed before
  someone gets hurt
• Accident/Incident Investigations provides
  information on how to keep them from happening
  again
• Trend Analysis degrading, stable, improving

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The Safety Health Plan

• Safety Health Plan provisions contd
• Hazard Prevention and Control
• Certified Professional Resources safety
  professionals, industrial hygienists, trainers,
  system safety practitioners, trainers
• Hazard Elimination or Control
• Engineering Controls
• Administrative Controls
• Safety and Health Rules
• Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) selection,
  care, and training
• Hazard Control Programs such as lockout/tagout,
  confined space entry

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The Safety Health Plan

• Safety Health Plan provisions contd
• Hazard Prevention and Control (cont.)
• Occupational Healthcare Program treating
  injuries and illnesses, case management
• Prevention Maintenance of equipment and systems
  to ensure workers are not exposed to damaged or
  failing hardware
• Hazard Correction Tracking one a hazard is
  found, how tracked to completion of corrective
  actions
• Disciplinary System self explanatory
• Emergency Procedures how to respond to an
  emergency

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The Safety Health Plan

• Safety Health Plan provisions contd
• Safety and Health Training
• Program Description training program
  description
• Supervisors specialized training for
  supervisors
• Employees - specialized training for employees
  according to their jobs (crafts, office workers,
  etc.) especially in hazard recognition
• Emergencies fire drills, evacuation drills,
  site emergency
• Personal Protective Equipment training in use
  and care of PPE
• Managers specialized training for managers

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The Safety Health Plan

• Safety/Health and Environmental Goals should be
  measurable
• Environmental Requirements (included due to
  serendipity with Safety and Health) covers
  areas such as toxic materials, environmental
  releases and spills
• Miscellaneous reports contained in body of Data
  Requirement statistics mishap reports close
  call reports hazard reports inspection reports
  building fire wardens hazardous materials
  inventory roster of terminated employees
  material safety data sheets OSHA logs program
  self evaluation participation in performance
  evaluation profile surveys

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Examples of How to Gain Unwanted
Attention from JSC Safety

• Willful and deliberate disregard of hazardous
  area access controls
• Lockout/Tagout or Confined Space violations
• Inadequate fall protection
• Defective, defeated, or removed machine guarding
• Failure to use personal protective equipment
• Unauthorized confined space entry
• Horseplay and other unsafe behaviors
• Possession of drugs, alcohol, or firearms while
  on duty
• Failure to submit reports on schedule

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Helpful Resources

• There are a number of helpful publications
  available from OSHA which offer guidance on
  safety and health regulations
• www.osha.gov/Publications
• OSHA 2202, Construction Industry Digest
• OSHA 2209, Small Business Handbook
• OSHA 2254, Training Requirements in OSHA
  Standards
• OSHA 3071, Job Hazard Analysis
• OSHA 3146, Fall Protection in Construction
• OSHA 3151, Personal Protective Equipment
• OSHA 3252, Construction Pocket Guide
• OSHA 3289, Construction PPE Quick Card

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Recommendations

• For the good of your employees and your business,
  take safety seriously and proactively plan to
  PREVENT injuries
• Contact the procurement point of contact on the
  solicitation if you have questions
• Understand the data requirements
• Your own format for a plan is acceptable, but to
  expedite government review, please provide a
  traceability map if your format will not follow
  Data Requirement format
• Tailor your plan to what you will do on the
  contract
• Any RFP requirement you feel is inappropriate for
  the plan, tell us why

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References

• NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements
  (NFS)
• http//nais.nasa.gov/FAR/
• NFS 1852.223-70 - Safety and Health
• NFS1852.223-73 - Safety and Health Plan
• NFS 1852.223-75 - Major Breach of Safety or
  Security
• General NASA information
• http//www.nasa.gov/
• Occupational Safety Health Administration
• http//www.osha.gov/
• JSC Safety and Health handbook (JPR 1700.1)
• http//jschandbook.jsc.nasa.gov/