Chapter 6
SAFE WORK AUTHORIZATIONS

APPENDIX A
Line Management Authorizations: Work Requiring Specialized Classroom Training and/or Certification

Approved by John Seabury
Revised 12/08

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Hazard/Work Requiring Authorization		Type of Authorization	How Authorization Is Obtained	Additional Information
Asbestos		Asbestos Worker	Specialized training	PUB-3000, Chapter 4 See PUB-3000, Chapter 6, Appendix C, for notification requirements
Chemicals	Routine shop and lab; reproductive toxins; acutely toxic; peroxide-forming chemicals	Supervisor authorization	Specialized training, implement specified controls	Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan (CHSP) — General Hazard Evaluation
	Reactive (e.g., alkali metals); pyrophoric; possessing lethal or incapacitating toxicity	Formal authorization may be required (see Appendix B)	Formal authorization may be required	CHSP — Hazards Review Formal Authorizations may be required
	Discharge of chemicals to sink	Formal or facility authorization may be required	Contact EH&S Division Waste Management and Environmental Services Groups	PUB 3000 — Chapter 11
Environmental sampling		Environmental sampling policies	Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training	29 CFR 1910.120 — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
Forklift operation		Forklift Operator Permit	Specialized training	PUB-3000, Chapter 5 29 CFR 1910.178 — Powered industrial trucks
Lead		Lead Compliance Plan	Specialized training	PUB-3000, Chapter 4.12 29 CFR 1910.1025 — Occupational Exposure to Lead 29 CFR 1926. 62 — Lead in Construction
Lifting/rigging, normal		Crane Operator Permit	Specialized training, government identification card	PUB-3000, Chapter 5 — Material Handling and Storage; 29 CFR 1910 Subpart N — Materials Handling and Storage
Lifting/rigging, high consequence/high value		Formal authorization required.	Written procedure approved by Facilities and EH&S	PUB-3000, Chapter 5 — Material Handling and Storage; 29 CFR 1910 Subpart N — Materials Handling and Storage
Magnetic field		5-gauss line posting	Request survey from EH&S Division, Radiation Protection Group	ACGIH TLV Handbook
Radio frequency fields		Shielding survey	Request survey from EH&S Division, Radiation Protection Group	ACGIH TLV Handbook
Respirator Use		EH&S Division industrial hygiene hazard assessment	Annual training Respirator fit test	LBNL Respiratory Protection Program PUB-3000, Chapter 4.14 29 CFR 1910.134 — Respiratory Protection
Underground work and surface		Dig/Underground Work/Penetration Permit	Request/Utilities survey	PUB-3000, Chapter 10 Contact Facilities Work Request Center

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