Figure 1. Relationship of Hazard Analysis Activities and Requirements

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analyze potential dangers to workers, the public or the environment so that effective controls can

be established to minimize or prevent adverse impacts. A comparison of the purpose and

expectations of hazard analysis requirements is summarized in Appendix A.

Each requirement source has a different focus such as emergency management, nuclear safety,

chemical safety, or worker protection. However, common objectives are found among certain

groups of requirements that can be characterized as addressing either (1) facility-level safety, (2)

task-level safety, or (3) protection against a specific hazard or hazardous condition (e.g.,

beryllium, fire, criticality, natural phenomena). All of the identified hazard analysis requirements

addressed in this guide fit into one of these three areas. The relationship of these hazard analyses

and examples of the requirements is shown in Figure 1 and described in Section 2.

Figure 1. Relationship of Hazard Analysis Activities and Requirements

3.1

Facility-Level Hazard Analysis Requirements

Certain hazard analysis requirements are concerned with the impacts that hazardous or

radiological materials may have on the safety of nuclear or non-nuclear facility operations or

dispositioning. These requirements involve an evaluation of worker, public and environmental

hazards associated with a facility's operations (e.g., material processing, waste management,

research, deactivation, or static conditions). This "facility-level" emphasis can be found in the

following requirements: