Occupational Health & Safety Engineering Standards

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On this page:
Building Codes & Industry Standards
Denver Service Center (DSC) Requirements
Resources
National Park Service (NPS) Requirements
Laws
Regulations

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Building Codes & Industry Standards

All editions of codes and standards are the most current or referenced in applicable ICC codes (International Code Council) adopted by the NPS.

• ANSI/ASSE (American National Standards Institute/American Society of Safety Engineers)
  • A10.34 Protection of the Public on or Adjacent to Construction Sites
  • A10.44 Control of Energy Sources (Lockout/Tagout) for Construction and Demolition Operations
  • Z244.1 Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout/Tagout and Alternative Methods
  • Z359.0 Definitions and Nomenclature Used for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest
  • Z359.1 Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Subsystems and Components
  • Z359.11 Safety Requirements for Full Body Harnesses
  • Z359.12 Connecting Components for Personal Fall Arrest Systems
  • Z359.13 Personal Energy Absorbers and Energy Absorbing Lanyards
  • Z359.14 Safety Requirements for Self-Retracting Devices for Personal Fall Arrest and Rescue Systems
  • Z359.15 Safety Requirements for Single Anchor Lifelines and Fall Arresters for Personal Fall Arrest Systems
  • Z359.2 Minimum Requirements for a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program
  • Z359.3 Safety Requirements for Positioning and Travel Restraint Systems
  • Z359.4 Safety Requirements for Assisted-Rescue and Self-Rescue Systems, Subsystems and Components
  • Z359.6 Specifications and Design Requirements for Active Fall Protection Systems
  • Z359.7 Qualification and Verification Testing of Fall Protection Products
  • Z490.1 Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training
• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
  • B30.20 Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
  • B30.22 Articulating Boom Cranes
  • B30.26 Rigging Hardware
  • B30.3 Tower Cranes
  • B30.5 Mobile and Locomotive Cranes
  • B30.8 Floating Cranes and Floating Derricks
  • B30.9 Slings
• ASTM International
  • ASTM F855 Standard Specifications for Temporary Protective Grounds to be Used on De-energized Electric Power Lines and Equipment
• FHWA (Federal Highway Administration)
  • MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices)
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
  • 1048 Guide for Protective Grounding of Power Lines
  • C2 National Electrical Safety Code
• NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association)
  • Z535.2 Environmental and Facility Safety Signs
• USACE (US Army Corps of Engineers)
  • Engineer Manual EM 385-1-1 Safety and Health Requirements Manual

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Denver Service Center (DSC) Requirements

• The facility shall be compliant with OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) requirements.
• Hazards shall be mitigated using engineered solutions.
• Confined Spaces shall be eliminated wherever possible.
• Follow the guidelines found in the most current edition of the United States (U.S.) Product Safety Commission's Public Playground Safety Handbook for new and modified playgrounds.
• When a traffic gate that is rotated in a horizontal plane is in the position where it is parallel to traffic (indicating that the roadway is open), the outer end of the gate arm should be rotated to the downstream direction (from the perspective of traffic in the lane adjacent to the gate support) to prevent spearing if the gate is struck by an errant vehicle.

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Resources

• Best practices for Occupational Health and Safety are required. Guidance can found from:
  • ACGIH (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist)
  • AIHA (American Institute of Industrial Hygiene)
  • BCSP (Board of Certified Safety Professionals)
• EM 385-1-1 - Safety and Health Requirements:
  • General guidance on creating accident prevention plans (APPs).
  • How to properly create activity hazard analysis (AHAs).

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National Park Service (NPS) Requirements

Director's Orders (DOs)

• DO 50B: Occupational Safety and Health Program

Handbooks, Reference Manuals (RMs), Strategies, Plans, & other Professional Materials

• RM 50B: Occupational Safety and Health Program
• NPS Museum Handbook > Part 1, Museum Collections > Appendix G: Museum Firearms, Small Arms, Ammunition, Munitions, and Artillery

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Laws

USC (United States Code)

• 15 USC Chapter 53 Toxic Substances Control
• 29 USC Chapter 15 Occupational Safety and Health
  • §653 Geographic applicability; judicial enforcement; applicability to existing standards; report to Congress on duplication and coordination of Federal laws; workmen's compensation law or common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers and employees unaffected
  • §655 Standards
  • §657 Inspections, investigations, and recordkeeping
• 30 USC Chapter 22 Mine Safety and Health §957 Promulgation of regulations
• 40 USC Protection of Environment
  • Chapter 1 Environmental Protection Agency
    • Subchapter C Part 61 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
    • Subchapter R Part 763 Asbestos
  • Chapter 5 Hours of Labor and Safety on Public Works §333 Health and safety standards in building trades and construction industry
• 42 USC Chapter 85 Air Pollution Prevention and Control §7412 Hazardous air pollutants (Clean Air Act)

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Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

• 10 CFR 20 Standards for Protection against Radiation
• 29 CFR 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standards
• 29 CFR 1926 Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
• 49 CFR 173 General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings

 

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