Chapter 8 Hazardous Material Protection

DOE-STD -3009-94

Chapter 8

Hazardous Material Protection

PU R P O S E . The purpose of this DSA chapter is to provide information that will satisfy

the requirements of 10 CFR 830. This chapter is not intended to be the vehicle for review

and approval of the hazardous material protection program. It is intended to describe the

essential characteristics of the program as it relates to facility safety.

This chapter summarizes provisions for hazardous material protection other than

radiological hazards. Summaries focus on hazardous material protection based on facility

hazards to provide a basic understanding of the scope of the hazardous material protection

program. Expected products of this chapter, as applicable based on the graded approach,

include:

Description of the overa ll hazardous material protection program and

organization.

Description of the hazardous material ALARA policy and program.

Description of hazardous material exposure control including identification of

hazardous material, administrative limits, occupationa l medical programs, and

respiratory protection.

Identification of hazardous material monitoring to protect workers, the public, and

the environment.

Discussion of hazardous material protection instrumentation.

Description of the plans and procedures for ma intaining hazardous material

records, hazard communications, and occupational exposures.

Existing supporting documentation is to be referenced. Include brief abstracts of

referenced documentation with enough of the salient facts to provide an understanding of

the referenced documentation and its relation to this chapter.

AP P L I C A T I O N O F T H E GR A D E D AP P R O A C H . Summaries focus on the

major provisions of the facility hazardous material protection program based on the type

and magnitude of hazards identified in the hazard analysis (Chapter 3). Type of hazard

determines generic applicability of certain provisions, and magnitude of hazard can

influence the breadth of description (e.g., larger quantities of material may warrant a wider

range of monitoring concerns). However, the descriptions should be at summary level

only, with reference to the facility document(s) controlling the program. Additionally,

simply note where any generic programmatic aspects identified in this chapter are not

relevant for a facility.

Discussions can be brief and are limited to summaries of the major features of the

programmatic commitment to the safety basis.

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