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BRIEF

Policy Summary

The Elevated Work Program at Berkeley Lab ensures that the equipment and structures for accessing and working at elevated levels are maintained and operated according to safe practices and regulations. The Elevated Work Program also:

• Establishes minimum performance requirements for elevated work at the Laboratory.
• Provides training and familiarization for elevated work operations, policies, and procedures.
• Provides work oversight to ensure personnel performing elevated work are authorized.
• Reviews elevated work observation metrics to forecast safe and unsafe trends of employees performing work.

Who Should Read This Policy

Berkeley Lab employees, casual and participating visitors, affiliates, and subcontractors when performing work on aerial platforms, ladders, or scaffolds.

To Read the Full Policy, Go To:

The POLICY tab on this wiki page

BRIEF

To Read the Full Program Details, Go To:

ES&H Manual Chapter 35

Contact Information

: EHS Subject Matter Expert for Aerial/Scissor Lifts and Scaffold Safety

, EHS Division

POLICY

A. Purpose

The Elevated Work Program at Berkeley Lab ensures that the equipment and structures for accessing and working at elevated levels are maintained and operated according to safe practices and regulations. The Elevated Work Program also:

• Establishes minimum performance requirements for elevated work at the Laboratory.
• Provides training and familiarization for elevated work operations, policies, and procedures.
• Provides work oversight to ensure personnel performing elevated work are authorized.
• Reviews elevated work observation metrics to forecast safe and unsafe trends of employees performing work.

B. Persons Affected

Berkeley Lab employees, casual and participating visitors, affiliates, and subcontractors when performing work on Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWP), ladders, or scaffolds.

C. Exceptions

None

D. Policy Statement

1. The Elevated Work Program covers use requirements for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWP), ladders, and scaffolds (Work Process A).
2. The purchase of an MEWP is a controlled item for procurement purposes, and procurement personnel need to ensure that the subject matter expert (SME) approves all purchases (Work Process B).
3. Operation of MEWPs and the use of ladders or scaffolding are restricted to trained personnel who have completed required Berkeley Lab training and who have been certified for specific types of equipment in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. Laboratory employees must also be authorized a specific Work Planning & Control activity to operate MEWPs or use ladders or scaffolds (Work Process C).
4. The Berkeley Lab Fall Protection Permit is the planning document required for elevated work in MEWPs and for work from ladders and scaffolds at heights greater than six feet (Work Process D).

E. Roles and Responsibilities

Managers, supervisors, and employees have the responsibility to adhere to the provisions of this policy.

F. Definitions/Acronyms

G. Recordkeeping Requirements

• Operator qualifications (current), EHS Training Records
• Authorized Persons (current), EHS Training Records
• Training records (current), EHS Training Records
• Equipment inspection records (1 year), Equipment Manager

H. Implementing Documents