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APPENDIX F<br />

1. INTRODUCTION<br />

1.1 Purpose And Scope<br />

This Base-Wide Health and Safety Plan (BWHSP) applies to all Environmental Restoration work<br />

performed by Contractors at the Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico.<br />

1.2 Application<br />

This Health and Safety Plan is a site-wide health and safety plan which addresses all aspects of health and<br />

safety for field activities at Kirtland AFB that will remain constant. Specific work efforts will require that<br />

a project-specific addendum be developed to address the applicable hazards, procedures, and control<br />

methods.<br />

1.3 Applicable Standards, Regulations, And Guidance Documents<br />

Adherence to applicable portions of federal, local, national consensus organization, and corporate health<br />

and safety standards, regulations, and guidance manuals is required during field activities. These include,<br />

but may not be limited to, the following:<br />

29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1910, Occupational Safety and Health Standards,<br />

General Industry.<br />

29 CFR, Part 1926, Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Construction Industry.<br />

10 CFR, Part 20, Nuclear Regulatory Commission.<br />

Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence guidance.<br />

U.S. Army USACE of Engineers (USACE) Safety and Health Requirements Manual,<br />

Engineers Manual (EM) 385-1-1, 3 September 1996.<br />

Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices,<br />

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), most current publication.<br />

Occupational Safety and Health Guidance for Hazardous Waste Site Activities, U.S. Department of<br />

Health and Human Services et al., October 1985.<br />

1.4 Summary Of Major Risks<br />

The Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan (SHSP) for each project will describe the major risks for the<br />

specific work proposed in a project. Kirtland AFB has activities associated with aircraft, maintenance,<br />

storage, research activities, and transportation. The desert climate also poses a physical risk of exposure to<br />

extremely dry and hot temperatures. There is a potential for contact with insects, rodents, and snakes.<br />

There is potential contamination in various areas of the facility. Contaminants may include fuels,<br />

solvents, metals, oils, polychlorinated biphenyls, radionuclides, and pesticides.<br />

Kirtland AFB<br />

Base-Wide Health and Safety Plan F-9 April 2004

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