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Construction Safety Startup Kit 2013

All Contractor's & their employees entering LBNL property to do any type of work are required to take the LBNL "General Employee Radiation Training" (this can be done online) & "Construction Subcontractor Safety Orientation" (onsite) courses.
These courses must be completed prior to the start of any work.

  1. Construction Safety Orientation-GERT Training
    • INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKING GERT:

      1. To prepare for taking the online training course, click on the link below to review the GERT-General Employee Radiation Training Booklet:

        GERT-General Employee Radiation Training Booklet
      2. To access the online training course, go here if you don't have an LBNL log in ID. Go here if you do have an LBNL log in ID.
      3. Go through the training and print out or email EH&S & the Construction Manager a
        copy of the training. Each employee must go through GERT every 2 years.
      4. Construction Safety Orientation / LOTO Training & Registration, click on this link to register your participants: Please include the Contractor & Employee name & date you want them to participate.

        Construction Safety Orientations are held Mondays, Wednesdays & Friday morning at Bldg. 26 room 124 at 7:15 am. (Training last about 1 hour).
        All contractors & subcontractors employees shall have completed this course prior to the start of any work at LBNL. (Training rooms subject to change)


        Construction Safety Orientation Hand Book is available for review (see link below):
        Construction Safety Orientation Handbook

      5. Upon completion of the Orientation you will then be issued a sticker for your hard hat.

      Here is our EHSS web page URL:

      http://www.lbl.gov/ehs/ssa/cssa

      See the information on this page to access our standard documents from EH&S (Safety Checklist & JHA templates), PUB 3000 with Appendix A & B, OSHA standards, Fall Protection information, and Toolbox Topics for our subcontractors to use and other information that is needed to get our contractors up and running.

  2. Construction Safety for Site Specific Safety Plans
    1. Site Specific Safety Plan 2010
    2. LBNL Emergency Contact List
    3. LBNL Site Map
    4. LBNL Truck Pilot - Escort Service
    5. Self Certification Training Matrix
  3. Construction Safety Checklist
    1. 2013 Safety Check List
    2. LBNL Arboricultural Operation Safety Requirements .doc .pdf
  4. Construction JHA 2013
    1. Construction JHA 2013
    2. Construction JHA 2013 Instructions
    3. Pre-Task Hazard Analysis (PTHA)
      Instructions: This document or similar document shall be completed each day at the Plan of the Day (POD) prior to work starting to identify site specific conditions.
  5. PUB 3000 Chapters
    1. Chapter 10 Construction Safety
      1. Appendix A - Code of Safe Practices
        1. Ch 10-Appendix A
        2. Ch 10-Appendix A.21 Scaffolding
        3. 1926.454 Subpart L, Scaffolding Training Req
        4. 1926.451(e) Subpart L, Scaffold Access
        5. 1926.451(f)(i) - (iv) Ladders On Scaffolding
        6. 1926.451(h) (2) Scaffold Platforms
        7. CCR-Title 8-Section 1646-Tower, Rolling, Wood or Metal Scaffolds
        8. Instuctions on Safe Use of Perry Scaffolding
        9. Upright-Instruction Manual-Span Scaffolding
        10. Ch 27.8 High-Consequence-Value Lifts
        11. CCO Certification Card Fact Sheet
        12. DOE-STD 1090-99 Hosting & Rigging
      2. 2010 Ch 10
    2. Chapter 8 Electrical Safety
      1. Ch 8 Electrical Safety
      2. Ch 8 Appendix S - Subcontractors & Vendors Electrical Work
      3. Ch 8 Electrical Safety-Questions on Elect Cords
      4. 1926.405-Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment
      5. UL Relocatable Power Taps
    3. Chapter 30 Fall Protection
      1. LBNL-Ch30-Fall-Protection Program
      2. LBNL-Adopt Fall Protection Program
      3. LBNL-Company Letter Certification
      4. LBNL-Fall Protection Planning Matrix
      5. Fall Protection Requirements for Boom Lift
      6. Miller Fall Protection-Product Statement
  6. Construction Tool Box Safety Topics
    1. Construction Tool Box Safety Topics
  7. OSHA and Federal Postings
    1. OSHA and Federal Postings
  8. Sec-013529-EH&S Procedures
    1. Sec 013529 – ES&H Procedures