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DOE-HDBK-1163-2003

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INTRODUCTION

During Fiscal Year 2001, the joint DOE/EFCOG Chemical Safety Topical Committee (CSTC)

formed a team consisting of representatives from several sites and DOE headquarters to evaluate

possible methods for integrating hazard analysis activities with potential overlap such as

radiological, chemical, emergency preparedness, environmental and others. The CSTC Team

identified and reviewed hazard analysis requirements and issues, collected numerous sources of

good practices information and evaluated possible methods for integrating hazard analysis

activities.

This Handbook captures many of the CSTC Hazard Analysis Team's insights based on

interactions with industry and DOE field personnel. Specifically, the Handbook provides an

overview of current DOE directives and federal regulations, highlights opportunities for

integrating hazard analysis activities, and provides approaches that can improve effectiveness of

hazard analysis while improving cost performance. This Handbook does not introduce any new

or additional requirements.

The concepts presented in this Handbook are supportive of an integrated safety management

system (ISM) as addressed in DOE G 450.4-1B, Integrated Safety Management System Guide,

and can be applied to nuclear or hazardous non-nuclear facilities that are either operating,

shutdown, or actively conducting facility disposition activities. The underlying premise is that

hazard analysis is applied to all levels of work activities and includes an evaluation of potential

impacts to workers, the public and the environment.

Table 1 provides a convenient reference for locating selected topics contained within this

Handbook.

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PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS HANDBOOK

This Handbook is intended to provide DOE and contractor safety personnel with a resource to

support the planning, technical review, or conduct of hazard analysis activities. Clarifications of

requirements and discussions of best practices can be used to help improve cost effectiveness,

clarify organizational roles and responsibilities, and provide a basis for enhancing the technical

quality of hazard analysis activities.

The term "hazard" as used in this Handbook is intended to mean a source of danger with the

potential to cause illness, injury, or death to a person or damage to a facility or to the environment

(without regard to the likelihood or credibility of accident scenarios or consequence mitigation).

Hazards may involve radioactive or chemically hazardous materials, energy sources, or other

potentially adverse conditions found in the workplace.

This Handbook can be applied to a broad set of activities conducted at DOE facilities, including

nuclear or non-nuclear related processing, waste management, and laboratory and

decommissioning operations. It is not intended to apply to DOE facilities engaged in developing,

manufacturing, handling, storing, transporting, processing, or testing of explosives, pyrotechnics

and propellants, or assemblies containing these materials. These activities represent a small

sector of DOE's current missions and facilities, and are specifically covered by DOE M 440.1-1,

DOE Explosives Safety Manual.