Encl. (4) TO COMDTINST 16478.12
First CG District ATON Battery Recovery Site Safety Plan
References: (a)
29 CFR 1910.120,
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
Response.
(b) 29 CFR 1910
Sub-part I, Personal Protective Equipment.
(c) 33 CFR 159,
Marine Sanitation Devices.
(d) 40 CFR 311,
Worker Protection.
A.
SCOPE AND APPLICATION.
A.1. This Site Specific Safety and Health plan addresses health and
safety issues for U. S.Government response or contract personnel
during the federally directed response to recover Aids to
Navigation (ATON) Batteries at terrestrial sites. Only properly
equipped and trained personnel are permitted to enter the
controlled area of the site.
A.2. All U. S. Government and contract personnel assigned to this
project shall review this Site Safety Plan (SSP) and abide by its
contents.
B.
SITE DESCRIPTION.
B.1. GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION: Batteries have been lost into the water
From Coast Guard Aids to Navigation through accidents and acts of
nature. The ATON battery response project has been undertaken by
the Coast Guard to remove these potential threats to the
environment.
Each site at which batteries may have been lost can be described as
falling into one of the following categories:
(a)
Fixed Aids: Those aids which are currently located at a
fixed, known locations, designated on nautical charts and
light lists, by latitude and longitude, and are attached to
the bottom with piles or other construction.
(b)
Floating Aids: Those aids which are currently located at a
known location, designated on nautical charts and light lists,
by latitude and longitude, and are anchored in place by a
mooring system.
(c)
Historic Aids:
Fixed or floating aids that have been
discontinued.
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