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Policy Summary

Berkeley Lab's

Workers'

Environment,

Safety

&

Health

(ES&H)

Rights

and

Responsibilities

policy

defines

workers'

rights

to

participate

in

ES&H

activities

and

to

have

access

to

ES&H

records

and

information;

and

describes

workers'

responsibilities

for

understanding

and

following

ES&H

requirements.

Who

Should

Read

This

Policy

All

Laboratory

employees

and

non-employees

To

Read

the

Full

Policy,

Go

To:

The

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tab

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wiki

page

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Information

Safety

Compliance

Program

Manager
EHS Division

POLICY

A.

Purpose

The

Worker

Environment,

Safety

&

Health

(ES&H)

Rights

&

Responsibilities

policy

at

Lawrence

Berkeley

National

Laboratory

(Berkeley

Lab)

defines

workers'

rights

to

participate

in

ES&H

activities

and

to

have

access

to

ES&H

records

and

information;

and

describes

workers'

responsibilities

for

understanding

and

following

ES&H

requirements.

Specific

worker

rights

are

guaranteed

by

federal

law

in

the

DOE

Worker

Safety

and

Health

Program

rule,

10

CFR

851.

These

rights

are

implemented

through

the

ES&H

Manual

(PUB-3000)

and

other

safety

documents

B.

Persons

Affected

All

employees

and

non-employees

at

Berkeley

Lab

C.

Exceptions

None

D.

Policy

Statement

1. Workers

1. at

1. Berkeley

1. Lab

1. have

1. the

1. right,

1. without

1. reprisal,

1. to:

1. 1. Participate

1. 1. in

1. 1. activities

1. 1. related

1. 1. to

1. 1. the

1. 1. ES&H

1. 1. Program,

1. 1. including

1. 1. exercising

1. 1. all

1. 1. workers'

1. 1. rights,

1. 1. listed

1. 1. in

1. 1. D.2.a

1. 1. through

1. 1. h

1. 1. below,

1. 1. on

1. 1. official

1. 1. time.

1. 2. Be

1. 1. notified

1. 1. when

1. 1. monitoring

1. 1. results

1. 1. indicate

1. 1. they

1. 1. have

1. 1. been

1. 1. overexposed

1. 1. to

1. 1. hazardous

1. 1. materials

1. 2. Observe

1. 1. the

1. 1. exposure

1. 1. monitoring

1. 1. or

1. 1. measurement

1. 1. of

1. 1. hazardous

1. 1. agents,

1. 1. and

1. 1. to

1. 1. be

1. 1. provided

1. 1. with

1. 1. the

1. 1. results

1. 1. of

1. 1. their

1. 1. own

1. 1. exposure

1. 1. monitoring

1. 2. Express

1. 1. their

1. 1. concerns

1. 1. related

1. 1. to

1. 1. worker

1. 1. safety

1. 1. and

1. 1. health

1. 2. Decline

1. 1. to

1. 1. perform

1. 1. an

1. 1. assigned

1. 1. task

1. 1. because

1. 1. of

1. 1. a

1. 1. reasonable

1. 1. belief

1. 1. that

1. 1. the

1. 1. task

1. 1. poses

1. 1. an

1. 1. imminent

1. 1. risk

1. 1. of

1. 1. serious

1. 1. physical

1. 1. harm

1. 1. or

1. 1. death,

1. 1. coupled

1. 1. with

1. 1. a

1. 1. reasonable

1. 1. belief

1. 1. that

1. 1. there

1. 1. is

1. 1. insufficient

1. 1. time

1. 1. to

1. 1. seek

1. 1. effective

1. 1. redress

1. 1. through

1. 1. normal

1. 1. hazard

1. 1. reporting

1. 1. and

1. 1. abatement

1. 1. procedures

1. 2. Stop

1. 1. work

1. 1. if

1. 1. there

1. 1. is

1. 1. an

1. 1. imminently

1. 1. dangerous

1. 1. condition

2. Workers

1. have

1. the

1. right

1. to

1. have

1. access

1. to:

1. 1. Department

1. 1. of

1. 1. Energy

1. 1. (DOE)

1. 1. safety

1. 1. and

1. 1. health

1. 1. publications

1. 2. Documents

1. 1. describing

1. 1. the

1. 1. Berkeley

1. 1. Lab

1. 1. Worker

1. 1. Safety

1. 1. and

1. 1. Health

1. 1. Program,

1. 1. such

1. 1. as

1. 1. the

1. 1. Worker

1. 1. Safety

1. 1. and

1. 1. Health

1. 1. Program

1. 1. (PUB-3851)

1. 1. and

1. 1. the

1. 1. ISMS

1. 2. Safety

1. 1. and

1. 1. health

1. 1. standards,

1. 1. controls,

1. 1. and

1. 1. procedures

1. 1. applicable

1. 1. to

1. 1. Berkeley

1. 1. Lab

1. 1. as

1. 1. identified

1. 1. in

1. 1. such

1. 1. documents

1. 1. as

1. 1. the

1. 1. EHSS

1. 1. Manual

1. 1. and

1. 1. the

1. 1. Chemical

1. 1. Hygiene

1. 1. and

1. 1. Safety

1. 1. Plan

1. 2. The

1. 1. Worker

1. 1. Protection

1. 1. for

1. 1. DOE

1. 1. Contractor

1. 1. Employees

1. 1. poster

1. 1. that

1. 1. informs

1. 1. workers

1. 1. of

1. 1. their

1. 1. rights

1. 1. and

1. 1. responsibilities

1. 2. Results

1. 1. of

1. 1. inspections

1. 1. and

1. 1. accident

1. 1. investigations

1. 2. Limited

1. 1. information

1. 1. on

1. 1. any

1. 1. record-keeping

1. 1. log

1. 1. (OSHA

1. 1. Form

1. 1. 300)

1. 1. subject

1. 1. to

1. 1. Freedom

1. 1. of

1. 1. Information

1. 1. Act

1. 1. requirements

1. 1. and

1. 1. restrictions

1. 2. DOE

1. 1. Form

1. 1. 5484.3

1. 1. (the

1. 1. DOE

1. 1. equivalent

1. 1. of

1. 1. OSHA

1. 1. Form

1. 1. 301,

1. 1. Injury

1. 1. and

1. 1. Illness

1. 1. Incident

1. 1. Report)

1. 1. that

1. 1. contains

1. 1. the

1. 1. employee's

1. 1. name

1. 1. as

1. 1. the

1. 1. injured

1. 1. or

1. 1. ill

1. 1. worker

1. 2. A

1. 1. worker

1. 1. representative

1. 1. authorized

1. 1. to

1. 1. accompany

1. 1. the

1. 1. DOE

1. 1. Director

1. 1. or

1. 1. authorized

1. 1. representative

1. 1. during

1. 1. the

1. 1. physical

1. 1. inspection

1. 1. of

1. 1. the

1. 1. workplace

1. 1. for

1. 1. the

1. 1. purpose

1. 1. of

1. 1. aiding

1. 1. any

1. 1. inspection.

1. 1. When

1. 1. no

1. 1. authorized

1. 1. worker

1. 1. representative

1. 1. is

1. 1. available,

1. 1. the

1. 1. DOE

1. 1. Director

1. 1. or

1. 1. authorized

1. 1. representative

1. 1. must

1. 1. consult,

1. 1. as

1. 1. appropriate,

1. 1. with

1. 1. workers

1. 1. on

1. 1. matters

1. 1. of

1. 1. worker

1. 1. safety

1. 1. and

1. 1. health.

2. Every

1. worker

1. at

1. Berkeley

1. Lab

1. is

1. responsible

1. for:

1. 1. Ensuring

1. 1. his

1. 1. or

1. 1. her

1. 1. own

1. 1. safety

1. 1. and

1. 1. for

1. 1. promoting

1. 1. a

1. 1. safe

1. 1. and

1. 1. healthful

1. 1. workplace

1. 1. and

1. 1. community

1. 2. Following

1. 1. ES&H-related

1. 1. work

1. 1. instructions.

1. 1. If

1. 1. work

1. 1. instructions

1. 1. cannot

1. 1. be

1. 1. followed

1. 1. safely

1. 1. as

1. 1. presented,

1. 1. or

1. 1. if

1. 1. they

1. 1. present

1. 1. a

1. 1. new

1. 1. hazard,

1. 1. workers

1. 1. must

1. 1. notify

1. 1. the

1. 1. appropriate

1. 1. individuals

1. 1. and

1. 1. assist,

1. 1. as

1. 1. appropriate,

1. 1. with

1. 1. modifying

1. 1. the

1. 1. work

1. 1. instructions.

1. 2. Understanding

1. 1. and

1. 1. participating

1. 1. in

1. 1. the

1. 1. Berkeley