Enclosure (6) TO COMDTINST 16478.12
USCG SITE SAFETY PLAN/ATON BATTERY RESPONSE PROJECT
E.7.b. INITIAL TRAINING: General site workers including Coast Guard
divers and topside personnel who handle recovered batteries
must have the Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) or higher training.
The AtoN Battery Remediation Project Training Course conducted
by the CG Liaison to the Naval Diving and Salvage Training
Center fills this requirement for CG divers.
E.7.c. MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY TRAINING. On-site managers and
supervisors directly responsible for, or who supervise
employees engaged in, hazardous waste operations shall have at
least the same initial training as the personnel they
supervise.
E.7.d. The possibility of an on site emergency involving release of
hazardous waste is remote for this operation. If probability
of such emergencies occurring increases, this section should be
expanded to include information on the following training
levels per 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(4), (5) and (6).
E.7.e. SITE SAFETY TRAINING: Prior to conducting operations on site,
involved personnel shall be trained in site safety operations
and this site specific site safety plan, in accordance with 29
CFR 1910.120. Attendance at the site safety briefing for this
site meets this requirement.
E.7.f. INITIAL AND PERIODIC TRAINING BRIEFS: Prior to conducting
operations, involved personnel shall be briefed (at a minimum)
on the following:
1)
Air/surface evacuation procedures,
2)
Thermal stress concerns,
3)
Basic water/vessel/vehicle safety concerns,
4)
Specific work plans/practices.
F.
HAZARD EVALUATION:
F.1. The following potential hazards have been identified for assessment.
Each general category has been assigned a probability ranging from
very low to high.
1)
Chemical hazards
Medium
2)
Noise hazards
Medium
3)
Pressure (hyperbarism):
Medium
4)
Sunburn/sun exposure
High
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