Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization

DOE-HDBK-1139/2-2006

use of proper PPE in the handling and use of chemicals

use of engineering and administrative controls to comply with facility safety basis

documentation

chemical inventory limits set for laboratory work areas by applicable building codes

pre-job briefings and job hazards analysis

signage and other controls for hot work operations

hazard control requirements for particularly hazardous substances (high toxicity,

carcinogens, reproductive toxins)

good general housekeeping.

5.2.7

Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization

The contractor should reduce, to the maximum extent practicable , the purchase and use of

hazardous chemicals. The CSLM program should ensure that processes and facilities are

designed to minimize the purchase and use of hazardous or toxic chemicals to prevent worker

exposures or environmental release.

The CSLM Manager and Program Steering Committee should identify opportunities for reducing

pollution and maintaining the environmental sustainability of operations, including:

source reduction,

environmentally preferable product substitution,

reuse of unneeded chemicals, and

design and construction of processes and facilities to eliminate or minimize the purchase,

use, release of, and exposure to hazardous or toxic chemicals.

The contractor should manage site operations and activities so as to minimize the generation of

all types of waste (non-hazardous, hazardous, radioactive, and mixed) while a lso continually

striving to reduce the quantity of waste requiring treatment, storage, or disposal.

5.2.8

Chemical Emergency Management

Emergency management includes emergency planning and preparedness and emergency

response. DOE O 151.1C, Comprehensive Emergency Management System , requires contractors

to develop and implement a comprehensive management system to minimize the consequences

of all emergencies involving or affecting Departmental facilities and activities, protect the health

and safety of all workers and the public from hazards associated with DOE/NNSA operations,

and prevent damage to the environment. This system implements the requirements established

by Congress (i.e., the general duty provisions in 40 CFR 68, Chemical Accident Prevention

Provisions) to identify the hazards that may result from an unplanned release of hazardous

materials. It also strives to prevent unplanned releases of hazardous materials, takes any steps

necessary to prevent releases, and uses all feasible means to eliminate or materially reduce the

hazard to workers and the public.

Emergency planning involves identifying hazards and threats through hazards surveys and

emergency planning hazards assessments, developing emergency plans and procedures, and