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Berkeley Lab employees, visitors, affiliates, and subcontractors who perform work in technical areas or on construction sites

C. Exceptions

Those not performing work, who work 100% at a site not managed by the Berkeley Lab, or who work 100% of the time on the UC Berkeley Campus

D. Policy Statement

1. Safety of all operations at Berkeley Lab is managed according to the principles outlined in LBNL PUB-3140, Integrated Environment, Health and Safety Management Plan: Integrated Safety Management (ISM) System. Five functions form the core of the ISM process. These core functions apply at all levels of Berkeley Lab: at the institutional level, at the division or department level, and at the level of individual projects or work activities. The five functions are:
   1. Defining work
   2. Analyzing hazards and risks
   3. Establishing controls
   4. Performing work
   5. Feedback and improvement
2. A key principle is that of work authorization. Authorization is a review and management approval process designed to ensure that procedures, controls, and resources are in place before the work begins. All work at Berkeley Lab proceeds under authorization.
3. Line Management Authorization is required for routine work using the Job Hazards Analysis (JHA). Work Process A discusses the JHA, and the Job Hazards Analysis program provides detailed requirements.
4. Under certain circumstances, operations in a particular facility may require authorization. Work Process B provides general guidance on Facility-Based Authorizations, while Appendix C directs to the precise process for each type of Facility-Based Authorization.
5. Formal Authorizations are generally required for more extensive or inherently dangerous work. Trigger levels for such authorizations are located in Appendix B. Work Process C describes the process for Formal Authorizations.
6. The Temporary Work Authorization (TWA) process, which is described in Work Process C.2, may be used if it:
   1. Is not a permanent component of ongoing work
   2. Does not involving elevated hazards
   3. Is of a short term duration (two weeks or less)
   4. Has a limited and clearly defined scope

E. Roles and Responsibilities

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