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<strong>Final</strong> <strong>EA</strong> Addressing Construction, Operation, <strong>and</strong> Maintenance of a Hot Cargo Pad Health <strong>and</strong> safety hazards can often be identified <strong>and</strong> reduced or eliminated. Necessary elements <strong>for</strong> an accident-prone situation or environment include the presence of the hazard itself together with the exposed (<strong>and</strong> possibly susceptible) population. The degree of exposure depends primarily on the proximity of the hazard to the population. Hazards include transportation, maintenance <strong>and</strong> repair activities, <strong>and</strong> the creation of noisy environments or a potential fire hazard. The proper operation, maintenance, <strong>and</strong> repair of vehicles <strong>and</strong> equipment carry important safety implications. Any facility or human-use area with potential explosive or other rapid oxidation process creates unsafe environments due to noise or fire hazards <strong>for</strong> nearby populations. Noisy environments can also mask verbal or mechanical warning signals such as sirens, bells, or horns. 3.11.2 Existing Conditions Contractor Safety. All contractors per<strong>for</strong>ming demolition <strong>and</strong> construction activities are responsible <strong>for</strong> following Federal <strong>and</strong> State of New Mexico OSHA regulations <strong>and</strong> are required to conduct demolition <strong>and</strong> construction activities in a manner that does not increase risk to workers or the public. New Mexico is one of several states that administer their own occupational safety <strong>and</strong> health (OSH) program according to the provisions of the Federal Occupational Safety <strong>and</strong> Health Act of 1970, which permits a state to administer its own OSH program if it meets all of the Federal requirements regarding the program’s structure <strong>and</strong> operations. The New Mexico Occupational Health <strong>and</strong> Safety Bureau program has the responsibility of en<strong>for</strong>cing Occupational Health <strong>and</strong> Safety Regulations within New Mexico. Its jurisdiction includes all private <strong>and</strong> public entities such as city, county, <strong>and</strong> state government employees. Federal employees are excluded as they are covered by Federal OSHA regulations. OSH programs address the health <strong>and</strong> safety of people at work. OSH regulations cover potential exposure to a wide range of chemical, physical, biological, <strong>and</strong> ergonomic stressors. The regulations are designed to control these hazards by eliminating exposure to the hazards via administrative or engineering controls, substitution, or use of PPE. Occupational health <strong>and</strong> safety is the responsibility of each employer, as applicable. Employer responsibilities are to review potentially hazardous workplace conditions; monitor exposure to workplace chemical (e.g., asbestos, lead, hazardous substances), physical (e.g., noise propagation, falls), biological (e.g., infectious waste, wildlife, poisonous plants) agents, <strong>and</strong> ergonomic stressors; recommend <strong>and</strong> evaluate controls (e.g., prevention, administrative, engineering, PPE) to ensure exposure to personnel is eliminated or adequately controlled; <strong>and</strong> ensure a medical surveillance program is in place to per<strong>for</strong>m occupational health physicals <strong>for</strong> those workers subject to the use of respiratory protection, engaged in hazardous waste work, asbestos, lead, or other work requiring medical monitoring. One ERP site, WP-26, is partially within the area of the Proposed Action <strong>and</strong>, as such, represents a potential exposure to contractor personnel. WP-26 consists of two ab<strong>and</strong>oned sewage lagoons that were used as settling ponds <strong>for</strong> Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB’s residential <strong>and</strong> light industrial sewage system from 1962 to 1987. Soil <strong>and</strong> groundwater sampling has identified both surface <strong>and</strong> subsurface media contamination at WP-26. Specific contaminates identified include TCE in subsurface soil vapor <strong>and</strong> perched groundwater, <strong>and</strong> various heavy metals <strong>and</strong> benzo(a)pyrene in surface sludge. Additionally, WP-26 might contain pathogens from sewage, such as tetanus <strong>and</strong> Hepatitis A. Exposure to any of these contaminates or pathogens are potential health <strong>and</strong> safety concerns to contractors working on site. Further details regarding contamination at WP-26 are presented in Section 3.10.2. Military Personnel Safety. Each branch of the military has its own policies <strong>and</strong> regulations that act to protect its workers, despite their work location. Air Force regulation AFI 91-301, Air Force Occupational <strong>and</strong> Environmental Safety, Fire Protection, <strong>and</strong> Health (AFOSH) Program, which implements AFPD 91-3, Occupational Safety <strong>and</strong> Health, governs the recognition, evaluation, control, Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB, NM January 2011 3-36
<strong>Final</strong> <strong>EA</strong> Addressing Construction, Operation, <strong>and</strong> Maintenance of a Hot Cargo Pad <strong>and</strong> protection of Air Force personnel from occupational health <strong>and</strong> safety hazards. The purpose of the AFOSH Program is to minimize the loss of USAF resources <strong>and</strong> to protect USAF personnel from occupational deaths, injuries, or illnesses by managing risks. Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB’s existing <strong>hot</strong> <strong>cargo</strong> <strong>pad</strong> (Pad 5) currently presents safety concerns to military personnel. Pad 5 <strong>and</strong> its associated taxiways are in poor condition due to cracking <strong>and</strong> spalling of the <strong>pad</strong>’s concrete surface <strong>and</strong> disintegration of the taxiways’ asphalt due to age. The condition of Pad 5 was rated SERIOUS (just above FAILED) <strong>and</strong> assigned a C-17 FOD rating of POOR (lowest possible rating) in a 2004 Air Force Civil Engineering Support. The current condition of Pad 5 <strong>and</strong> its taxiways have the potential to jeopardize military personnel safety by damaging aircraft <strong>and</strong> delaying or aborting critical <strong>hot</strong> <strong>cargo</strong> missions. Additionally, the existing lighting at Pad 5 is not sufficient, which further jeopardizes military personnel safety. Currently, Pad 5 must remain in a state of continuous operation because Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB does not have any other <strong>cargo</strong> <strong>pad</strong>s with the m<strong>and</strong>ated safety clearance zones required <strong>for</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ling <strong>hot</strong> <strong>cargo</strong>. As such, Pad 5 currently cannot be shut down <strong>for</strong> extended periods to receive needed maintenance <strong>and</strong> safety improvements. Public Safety. Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB has its own emergency services department. The emergency services department provides Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB with not only fire suppression, crash-response, rescue, emergency medical, <strong>and</strong> hazardous substance protection but also provides emergency response planning <strong>and</strong> community health <strong>and</strong> safety education through the dissemination of public safety in<strong>for</strong>mation to the installation. A Veterans Administration hospital <strong>and</strong> the 377th Medical Group’s Outpatient Clinic are the primary military medical facilities at Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB (KAFB 2009b). A number of other hospitals <strong>and</strong> clinics, which are devoted to the public, are off-installation in the City of Albuquerque. These facilities include the University of New Mexico Hospital <strong>and</strong> Kaseman Presbyterian Hospital (Google 2009). The Fire <strong>and</strong> Rescue Emergency Services Division <strong>for</strong> the City of Albuquerque provides fire suppression, crash-response, rescue, emergency medical, <strong>and</strong> hazardous substance response to the nearby City of Albuquerque. The Fire <strong>and</strong> Rescue Emergency Services Division includes 23 fire engine companies, 7 fire ladder companies, 3 hazardous materials response units, <strong>and</strong> 18 medical response ambulances (City of Albuquerque 2009a). The City of Albuquerque also has an approximately 500-person police <strong>for</strong>ce available to provide law en<strong>for</strong>cement services (City of Albuquerque 2009b). A mutual aid agreement is in place between the City of Albuquerque <strong>and</strong> Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB. Explosives <strong>and</strong> Munitions Safety. Explosives, munitions, <strong>and</strong> ordnance are currently not h<strong>and</strong>led, stored, or used at the area of the proposed <strong>hot</strong> <strong>cargo</strong> <strong>pad</strong>; however, immediately to the east of the proposed <strong>hot</strong> <strong>cargo</strong> <strong>pad</strong> is Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB’s existing <strong>hot</strong> <strong>cargo</strong> <strong>pad</strong> (Pad 5). All aircraft shipments of explosives, munitions, <strong>and</strong> ordnance to <strong>and</strong> from Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB utilize Pad 5. 3.12 Aircraft Safety 3.12.1 Definition of the Resource Aircraft safety <strong>for</strong> this <strong>EA</strong> is based on the physical risks associated with the movement of hazardous <strong>cargo</strong>. Under the Proposed Action, the proposed <strong>hot</strong> <strong>cargo</strong> <strong>pad</strong> would be used in conjunction with Pad 5 <strong>and</strong> each <strong>pad</strong> would act as contingency if the other <strong>pad</strong> is unavailable. The type <strong>and</strong> quantity of current <strong>hot</strong> <strong>cargo</strong> operations at the <strong>pad</strong>s would not change from existing operations, <strong>and</strong> there would be no increase in the quantity of aircraft utilizing the <strong>hot</strong> <strong>cargo</strong> <strong>pad</strong>s. There<strong>for</strong>e, aircraft safety concerns that apply to aircraft flight operations, such as obstructions to flights, hazardous weather conditions, <strong>and</strong> Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) issues, are not discussed in this <strong>EA</strong>. Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB, NM January 2011 3-37
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