Worker Training and Involvement.

DOE-STD-6005-2001

Personal protective equipment:

Use personal protective equipment (PPE)(also see Sect. 5.8 of this standard).

Use of PPE is generally considered the last line of defense because it places

the burden of hazard control directly on the worker. Its use should be limited

to:

The period necessary to install, evaluate or repair engineering controls.

Work situations such as maintenance and repair activities and

hazardous waste and emergency response operations in which

engineering controls are not feasible.

Work situations in which engineering controls and supplemental work

practice controls are not sufficient to reduce exposures to or below

occupational exposure limits.

Emergency or escape situations.

(See also DOE G 440.1-1, Section 4.4.1; DOE G 440.1-2, Sections 4.5 and 4.8.2;

and DOE G 440.1-7, Section 4.3.3.)

5.6

Worker Training and Involvement.

DOE and contractor line management are required to provide worker hazard training and to

encourage employee involvement. [Reference: DOE O 440.1A, paragraphs 4.f(5), 4.h, and

4.k; Attachment 1, paragraphs 1.b(1)(b) and 5.f; and Attachment 2, paragraphs 11 and 18.f.]

Line workers are the individuals most in contact with the hazards and, therefore, have a vested

interest in the Worker Protection Program. As such, they can serve as a valuable resource and

problem solvers. Workers who are properly trained and allowed to contribute and implement

ideas are more likely to support them since they now have a personal stake in ensuring that

rules and procedures are followed. Therefore, line workers should be directly involved with

and participating in activities such as inspecting worksites, identifying hazards, selecting work

practice controls, and serving on worker protection committees.

5.6.1 Worker Protection Committee.

A Worker Protection Committee with the following provisions should be established at

every site, where feasible:

At least one member of the Worker Protection Committee should be the senior

industrial hygienist or a staff industrial hygienist.

The Committee should have access to industrial hygiene evaluation and control

records (except for records containing personal identifiers).

Committee members should disseminate health hazard prevention and control

information to the organizational elements that they represent.

5.6.2 Management Training.

DOE and contractor line management should ensure that cognizant line managers and

supervisors are trained in:

The purpose and content of the worker protection program and their role in and

responsibilities for implementing DOE-prescribed industrial hygiene requirements,