Hazard Analysis - doe-hdbk-1139-1-2000

DOE-HDBK-1139/1-2000

Change Notice No. 1

2.1 Hazard Analysis

All chemicals have the potential to pose a hazard to human or environmental health

and safety. Even essential chemicals, such as oxygen and water, may cause injury,

fatality, or property damage given a specific set of conditions. It is the purpose of

the hazard analysis to identify the conditions that can lead to these problems. In

addition, the hazard analysis should address the severity of hazards, options for

eliminating or substituting less toxic chemicals, assessing the feasibility of

controlling the associated hazards, and assessing costs involved in the safe disposal

of the chemicals. Ultimately the hazard analysis should lead to the identification of

procedures in which chemical substances can be used in a safe, non-polluting

manner.

Hazard analysis is a continuous process performed prior to the time a chemical is

requested for purchase through final disposal. Early integration of exposure and

hazard assessment with work planning activities will help ensure that potential

exposures associated with the work are addressed in the work plan.

As part of a site's overall ISMS, hazard analyses are conducted at the site, facility,

activity, and task levels utilizing a variety of resources. The need for an integrated

approach is illustrated by reviewing DOE directives, and OSHA and EPA standards

and regulations, many of which call for some type of hazard analysis. At the

nuclear facility level, DOE-STD-3009-94, the preparation guide for SARs, requires

DOE-STD-3009-94

hazard analysis in Chapter 3, "Hazard and Accident Analyses," and Chapter 8,

Section 11, "Occupational Chemical Exposures." At the activity or worker level,

DOE O 440.1A

DOE O 440.1A and its related guides (DOE G 440.1-1 and DOE G 440.1-3)

DOE G 440.1-1

DOE G 440.1-3

requires the identification of workplace hazards and evaluation of risk, and calls out

OSHA standards (i.e., 29 CFR 1910 and 29 CFR 1926).

Examples of the OSHA standards requiring hazard analyses, either directly or

29 CFR 1910.119

indirectly, include 29 CFR 1910.119 and 29 CFR 1926.64 [Process Safety

1910.120

1910.1200

Management], 29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1926.65 [Hazardous Waste

1910.1450

29 CFR 1926.64

Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)], 29 CFR 1910.1200 and 29

1926.65

1926.59

CFR 1926.59 [Hazard Communication], 29 CFR 1910.1450 [Occupational