Safety in the Underground Construction and Operation of the Exploratory Studies Facility at Yucca Mountain (1995) / Chapter Skim
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OSHA Regulations and Their Implications
OSHA Regulations and Their Implications
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, depending on the outcome of various legislative or policy decisions currently under consideration. The purpose of this paper is to encourage project personnel involved in the planning, design, and construction of the ESF at Yucca Mountain to consider and discuss the facilitation of ESF contractor compliance with OSHA regulations.
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Other hazards to walking personnel, such as conveyor belts, electrical conductors, and load lines, should be kept a safe distance from the walkway or otherwise guarded. Personnel haulage requirements generally follow Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
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9. Emergency lighting responsibilities to provide hand lamps or cap lamps traditionally rest with the individual employer.
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Problems arising from labor issues may include the following: rescue team members being unable to operate haulage or transportation equipment, either through lack of training or jurisdictional rules; rescue teams lacking personnel able to recognize or mitigate electrical hazards; and rescue team members having no knowledge of and sometimes not even the ability to recognize construction explosives.
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states, "The atmosphere in all underground work areas shall be tested quantitatively for carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and toxic gases, dusts, vapors, mists, and fumes as often as necessary to ensure that the permissible exposure limits prescribed in t29CFR] ~ 926.55 are not exceeded." This section of the regulation goes on to outline requirements for monitoring, for example, flammable gases and engine exhausts and for maintaining records of the test results.
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The TBM manufacturer, the contractor, and the electrical subcontractors must ensure that conditions likely to be found underground, such as ground water, cannot infiltrate the electrical system at any point to cause fires or explosions. Costs and delays associated with these issues can be significant.
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The authority issuing plans and specifications can seek interpretations beforehand and can require a careful inspection of the IBM before startup. Inspection should ensure that none of the conditions expected underground can possibly cause electrical problems and that all electrical components are properly listed and labeled for their intended use and exposure.
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He suggested that throughout the project, contracts should include explicit requirement language to keep the contractors continually aware of the requirements they are responsible for meeting. Also, to forestall any problems with the federal OSHA, project planners at DOE should contact OSHA and force them to take a stand on any questionable issues and thus to share responsibility for safety management at Yucca Mountain.
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05~4 Regulations arid Their Implications 31 can expect from the governing organization is non-objection to documented procedures. He expressed hope that DOE watt achieve better cooperation with OSHA.
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