Quick Start Guide
Chapter 1: General ES&H Requirements, Responsibilities, and Work Practices

Revised 02/13
URL: http://www.lbl.gov/ehs/pub3000/CH01/CH01.html
Revision Record: http://www.lbl.gov/ehs/pub3000/Pub3000Changes.html

Who needs to know about these requirements?

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Environment, Safety & Health (ES&H) Manual, previously known as PUB-3000, describes requirements that apply to all Berkeley Lab employees, participating affiliates, subcontractors, and visitors to the Berkeley Lab main site, its off-site locations, and its field operations.

Why?

The standards in this manual are designed to:

• Protect people from injury and illness and to protect property and the environment from damage, loss, or degradation due to accidents or other causes
• Comply with the requirements of Berkeley Lab’s contract with DOE (Contract 31), the EHS technical program areas defined by the ES&H Standards Set in Appendix I of Contract 31, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations
• Describe the detailed and technical work processes and administrative procedures used to control hazards in Berkeley Lab workplaces and environments

What you need to do before performing work:

Learn the principles and functions of the DOE Integrated Safety Management (ISM) system that Berkeley Lab has adopted to ensure that work is performed safely. You are expected to exercise the Integrated Safety Management (ISM) process whenever you plan or do work. For details, see the Integrated Safety Management System Overview tab in the ES&H Core Policy of the RPM wiki.
The core functions of ISM are:

• Define the scope of work
• Analyze the hazards
• Develop and implement hazard controls
• Perform work within controls
• Provide feedback for continuous improvement

The guiding principles of ISM are:

• Line management responsibility for safety
• Clear roles and responsibilities
• Competence commensurate with responsibilities
• Balanced priorities
• Identification of safety standards and requirements
• Hazard and environmental controls tailored to the work being performed
• Operations are authorized by management before work is started

Berkeley Lab has adopted these seven ISM guiding principles, which are reflected in its detailed policies and procedures. Principal investigators, managers, supervisors, and work leads are expected to incorporate these principles into the management of their work activities (see Section 1.6.1, Line Management Responsibility and Accountability for ES&H). They are also responsible for integrating ES&H into work and for ensuring active, rigorous communication up and down the management chain with the workforce. For specific responsibilities at each level, see Section 1.7, Roles and Responsibilities.

Every person working in a Berkeley Lab workplace must be familiar with and implement applicable Laboratory safety standards. Sponsors must ensure affiliates have a safe work environment and that they understand the parameters of their work; affiliates must comply with safety instructions. See Section 1.6.3 , Competence Commensurate with Responsibilities.

All Berkeley Lab employees, contractors, and affiliates have the right and responsibility to stop work activities considered to be an imminent danger. For details, see Stop Work Policy.
Your rights and responsibilities include:

• The right to work in an environment free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious injury
• The responsibility to work safely and to prevent harm to yourself, other workers, the general public, and the environment. See Workers' ES&H Rights and Responsibilities

Where to find out more:

• PUB-3140, Integrated Environment, Safety & Health Management Plan
• PUB-3851, Worker Safety and Health Program
• Seven guiding principles and five core functions of the Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS), prescribed in Department of Energy (DOE) DEAR Clause 970.5204-2
• LBNL Hazard Management System (HMS)
• ES&H Manual, Industrial Hygiene
• ES&H Manual, Safe Work Authorizations
• ES&H Manual, Construction Health & Safety
• Construction Subcontractor Resource Website
• Subcontractor Job Hazards Analysis (for non-construction vendors)

Whom to contact for help:

• EHS Division
• Emergency: Call ext. 7911 from any Berkeley Lab phone or 911 from any cell phone
• Nonemergency EHS&S Incident Notification: ext. 6999