| | REMOVAL OF THE ABOVE GROUND PORTION OF THE BGRR |
| | 0,65 | | MB | PRIMARY AIR COOLING DUCT BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL |
| | 109 | | stron | LABORATORY |
| | 4241 | | ID | BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES |
| | 2000 | | rok |
| | TABLE OF CONTENTS i |
| | LIST OF TABLES . v |
| | LIST OF FIGURES . vi |
| | LIST OF ATTACHMENTS . vi |
| | ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS . vii |
| | 1.0 PURPOSE 1 |
| | 1.1 BNL Environment, Safety and Health Requirements 1 |
| | 1.2 URS-Dames&Moore Safety and Health Standards . 2 |
| | 1.3 BGRR Above Ground Ducts Removal Project ALARA Policy 2 |
| | 1.4 Environmental Management System 2 |
| | 2.0 APPLICABILITY 3 |
| | 3.0 PROJECT AND SITE DESCRIPTION 5 |
| | 3.1 General Information 5 |
| | 3.1.1 Project Overview 5 |
| | 3.1.2 Site Location . 5 |
| | 3.1.3 Proposed Timeframe of Project . 5 |
| | 3.2 Description of Above Ground Ducts 5 |
| | 3.3 Description of Chemical Hazardous Constituents . 6 |
| | 3.4 Description of Radioactive Material Constituents . 6 |
| | 3.5 Description of Radiation Levels . 7 |
| | 4.0 RESPONSIBILITIES 8 |
| | 4.1 Key Personnel 8 |
| | 4.2 URS Project Organization . 8 |
| | 4.2.1 URS-Dames&Moore Nuclear Program Manager 8 |
| | 4.2.2 URS-Dames&Moore Project Manager . 8 |
| | 4.2.3 URS Project Health and Safety Manager 9 |
| | 4.2.4 URS Site Industrial Safety Officer . 10 |
| | 4.2.5 URS Lead Radiological Control Technician . 11 |
| | 4.2.6 Project Personnel . 12 |
| | 4.2.7 URS Quality Assurance Manager . 12 |
| | 5.0 PROJECT HAZARD ANALYSIS . 14 |
| | 5.1 Project Tasks and Operations . 14 |
| | 5.1.1 Task 01 Mobilization 17 |
| | 5.1.2 Task 02 Prepare for Concrete Duct and Column Cutting . 17 |
| | 5.1.3 Task 03 Apply Contamination Controls to Duct Internals . 18 |
| | 5.1.4 Task 04 Cutting Concrete Ducts and Support Columns 18 |
| | 5.1.5 Task 05 Breaking Containment and Sealing Concrete Cut Surfaces . 19 |
| | 5.1.6 Task 06 Sampling, Surveys, and Packaging samples / wastes 19 |
| | 5.1.7 Task 07 Lifting/Lowering Concrete from roof to ground level 20 |
| | 5.1.8 Task 08 Move/Load Concrete Pieces on ground and onto trailers 20 |
| | 5.1.9 Task 09 Decontamination and Collapse Controls . 21 |
| | 5.1.10 Task 10 Waste Shipment 21 |
| | 5.1.11 Task 11 Demobilization 21 |
| | 5.2 Hazard Analysis and Preventive/corrective Measures 22 |
| | 5.2.1 Cold/Heat Stress Recognition and Control 22 |
| | 5.2.2 Chemical Hazards 23 |
| | 5.2.2.1 Lead 24 |
| | 5.2.2.2 Asbestos . 26 |
| | 5.2.2.3 Poly-Chlorinated Biphenyl 27 |
| | 5.2.3 Radiological Health Hazards . 28 |
| | 5.2.3.1 Project-specific Radiation Hazards and Controls . 28 |
| | 5.2.3.2 Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation . 29 |
| | 5.2.3.3 Radiation Characteristics . 29 |
| | 5.2.3.4 Radiation Exposure Levels from Wastes and Samples . 30 |
| | 5.2.3.5 Radiation Protection Regulations and Guidelines 30 |
| | 5.2.4 Biological Hazards 32 |
| | 5.2.4.1 Lyme disease/Tick-borne diseases 32 |
| | 5.2.4.2 Spiders, Insect bites and stings 32 |
| | 5.2.4.3 Poisonous plants . 34 |
| | 5.2.5 Hazard Communication 34 |
| | 5.2.6 Physical Hazards . 35 |
| | 5.2.6.1 Excessive noise levels . 35 |
| | 5.2.6.2 Slip-trip-fall accidents . 35 |
| | 5.2.6.3 Back injuries due to improper lifting . 35 |
| | 5.2.6.4 Falls from Elevated Work Areas . 36 |
| | 5.2.7 Electrical Utilities and Equipment Hazards 36 |
| | 5.2.7.1 Underground and Overhead Utilities 36 |
| | 5.2.7.2 Energized Equipment Hazards . 37 |
| | 5.2.7.3 Lockout/Tagout Precautions 37 |
| | 5.2.7.4 Lockout/Tagout Responsibilities . 37 |
| | 5.2.8 Safety around vehicles and heavy equipment . 38 |
| | 5.2.9 Confined Spaces . 39 |
| | 5.2.9.1 Class 1 Confined Space . 39 |
| | 5.2.9.2 Class 2 Confined Space . 40 |
| | 5.2.10 Cranes and Suspended Loads . 40 |
| | 5.2.11 Diamond Wire Saw and Saw Operations . 41 |
| | 5.2.12 Fire Prevention and Protection . 42 |
| | 5.2.13 Applying Surface Contaminant Fixative . 43 |
| | 6.0 MONITORING . 46 |
| | 6.1 General 46 |
| | 6.2 Monitoring Requirements . 46 |
| | 6.2.1 Baseline Monitoring 47 |
| | 6.2.2 Personal Monitoring . 47 |
| | 6.2.3 Oxygen and Explosive Gas Monitoring . 47 |
| | 6.2.4 Particulate Matter Monitoring 48 |
| | 6.2.5 Radiation Monitoring 48 |
| | 6.2.5.1 Radiation Survey Monitoring 48 |
| | 6.2.5.2 Personnel Dosimetry 49 |
| | 6.2.5.3 Bioassay . 49 |
| | 6.2.5.4 Airborne Radioactivity . 49 |
| | 6.3 Background Readings . 50 |
| | 6.4 Air Monitoring Frequency 50 |
| | 6.5 Air Monitoring Laboratory Analyses . 50 |
| | 6.6 Free Release Surveys at US Ecology’s Oak Ridge Facility 50 |
| | 7.0 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . 53 |
| | 7.1 General 53 |
| | 7.2 Levels of Protection . 53 |
| | 7.2.1 Level A 53 |
| | 7.2.2 Level B 53 |
| | 7.2.3 Level C 54 |
| | 7.2.4 Level D 54 |
| | 7.3 Respiratory Protection . 54 |
| | 7.4 Donning an Ensemble of PPE 54 |
| | 7.5 Evaluating Fit 56 |
| | 8.0 SITE CONTROL 58 |
| | 8.1 General 58 |
| | 8.2 Radiological Work Permit 58 |
| | 8.3 Work Zones 58 |
| | 8.3.1 Contamination Area/Exclusion Zone . 59 |
| | 8.3.2 Radiological Buffer Area/Contamination Reduction Zone 59 |
| | 8.3.3 Support Zone 60 |
| | 8.4 Work Zone Rules . 60 |
| | 8.5 Surveys 61 |
| | 8.6 Workplace Substance Abuse Program . 61 |
| | 9.0 STANDARD SAFE WORK PRACTICES 63 |
| | 9.1 Stop Work Authority 63 |
| | 9.2 General 63 |
| | 9.3 Health and Safety Equipment List . 64 |
| | 9.4 Buddy System . 64 |
| | 9.5 Spill Control . 65 |
| | 9.5.1 Notification of Spills and Discharges . 65 |
| | 9.5.2 Spill Control Equipment 65 |
| | 9.5.3 Spill Control Response . 65 |
| | 9.5.4 Decontamination . 66 |
| | 10.0 DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES . 67 |
| | 10.1 Contamination Prevention . 67 |
| | 10.2 Decontamination Area . 67 |
| | 10.3 Personnel Decontamination 68 |
| | 10.3.1 General Decontamination Procedures (Level D and Level C) 68 |
| | 10.3.2 Maximum Measures for Level C Decontamination 68 |
| | 10.3.3 Personnel decontamination requirements for Level B protection . 69 |
| | 10.3.4 Maximum Measures for Level B Decontamination . 70 |
| | 10.3.5 Minimal Decontamination . 72 |
| | 10.3.6 Closure of the Personnel Decontamination Station . 72 |
| | 10.4 Sanitation . 72 |
| | 10.5 Decontamination-Medical Emergencies . 72 |
| | 10.6 Equipment Decontamination . 72 |
| | 10.6.1 Decontamination of Vehicles and Heavy Equipment . 72 |
| | 10.6.2 Decontamination of Tools . 73 |
| | 10.6.3 Equipment Release Surveys and Criteria 73 |
| | 11.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE 75 |
| | 11.1 Emergency Recognition 75 |
| | 11.2 Communications 75 |
| | 11.3 Emergency Equipment and Supplies . 76 |
| | 11.4 Procedures for Handling Emergencies 76 |
| | 11.5 Medical Emergencies 76 |