Define the Workscope

DOE-STD-1120-2005/Vol. 2

Action

ISMS GUIDELINES FOR FACILITY DISPOSITION AND

Completed

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION

(Yes/No)

DEFINE THE WORK SCOPE

Integrating ES&H Considerations into Work Planning Activities

A multidisciplined project team, including Project Management, IH, Industrial Safety,

Construction Safety, Health Physics, Facility Safety, Emergency Preparedness, Fire Protection,

Waste Management, Environmental Protection, regulators, and workers, as appropriate,

evaluates available facility data (e.g., budget, schedule, existing ES&H documents, and ORPS

data) and provides input to the development of a project plan.

The project plan defines ES&H requirements and standards, performance measures and metrics,

ISM approach, ES&H authorities and responsibilities, and safety management strategy.

Stakeholders' issues/expectations are identified, clearly understood, and reflected in project

planning activities.

The project plan specifies an approach for ensuring that subcontractor ES&H programs are

adequate, in place, and monitored.

For decommissioning projects, an evaluation is made of the CERCLA non-time-critical removal

action provisions (Policy on Decommissioning Department of Energy Facilities Under

CERCLA," May 22, 1995 joint memorandum from Steven A. Herman (EPA), Elliot P. Laws

(EPA) and Thomas Grumbly (DOE) to U.S. EPA Regional Office and U.S. DOE Operations

Offices) and a strategy is developed for integrating ES&H activities, documentation, and review

and approval required by DOE directives.

Work packages are prepared during the planning of specific work tasks, using first-line

supervisors, workers, and safety personnel. Work packages provide details regarding proposed

work scope and methods; identify task hazards; specify required training, necessary work

permits, and appropriate controls for worker protection; and specific appropriate emergency

response actions. Work packages should be screened against the approved facility safety basis.

Resource Planning

Resources are effectively allocated to address ES&H, programmatic, and operational

considerations. Protecting the public, workers, and environment is a priority when activities are

planned and performed (i.e., S&H risk of the workers, public, and the environment will not be

compromised, with a high priority placed on managing and reducing risks in the workplace, as

well as reducing risks to the public and the environment).

ES&H support required for the project work scope and the associated skill mix and funding

required to adequately provide this support is identified.

Site/project ES&H issues and vulnerabilities, including personnel, skill mix, and funding issues,

are identified and strategies for addressing these issues are presented.

ANALYZE HAZARDS

Hazard Identification and Characterization

All relevant information describing the facility and hazards is collected. Valuable sources

include existing Documented Safety Analyses, Health and Safety Plans, Environmental Impact

Statements (EISs), Environmental Assessments (EAs), permits, waste management plans, waste

analysis plans, contingency plans, design documents, operational records, purchasing records,

MSDSs, medical and environmental reporting data, and Unusual Occurrence Reports (UORs),

CERCLA preliminary assessments/site investigations and RCRA facility investigations

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