Title: |
Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Training |
Publication date: |
6/29/2020 |
Effective date: |
6/29/2020 |
BRIEF
Policy Summary
The Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Training Program explains the requirements and purpose of EHS training at Berkeley Lab. It also explains the roles and responsibilities for the development, delivery, and assignment of training requirements.
Who Should Read This Policy
Berkeley Lab employees, affiliates, students, visitors, contractors, subcontractors, and vendors whenever they are planning and performing work at the Laboratory and off-site user locations and facilities, including UC Berkeley controlled spaces
To Read the Full Policy, Go To:
The POLICY tab on this wiki page
To Read the EHS Program Details, Go To:
ES&H Manual, Chapter 24
Contact Information
For assistance with EHS Training, contact:
Training Program Assistant
(510) 495-2228
For questions regarding the EHS Training Program, contact:
EHS Subject Matter Expert for EHS Training
Title: |
Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Training |
Publication date: |
6/29/2020 |
Effective date: |
6/29/2020 |
POLICY
A. Purpose
The EHS Training Program explains the requirements and purpose of Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) training. It also explains the roles and responsibilities for the development, delivery, and assignment of training requirements.
B. Persons Affected
Berkeley Lab employees, affiliates, students, visitors, contractors, subcontractors, and vendors whenever they are planning and performing work at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and LBNL controlled off-site user locations and facilities, including UC Berkeley controlled spaces.
C. Exceptions
- Waivers from required training may be granted by the Work Lead through the work authorization processes. Waivers may be given for one of three reasons:
- The individual has sufficient skills, knowledge, and ability in that subject area to enable him/her to perform the work safely and within compliance of all Berkeley Lab policies without fulfilling the training requirement.
- The work being performed by the individual is below the level of hazard that necessitates this institutional training requirement.
- The individual works solely at the UC Berkeley campus and this work is governed by UC Berkeley EHS requirements.
- The EHS Training Program Manager (or designee) may grant training credit by equivalence. Certain training received from other Department of Energy (DOE) facilities or related institutions (e.g., UC Berkeley) is recognized as equivalent upon receipt of proper training documentation, and concurrence by EHS Training and the SME associated with the training topic.
D. Policy Statement
- Berkeley Lab policy and federal law require that all Berkeley Lab staff, affiliates, visitors, and others who perform work at, or for, the Laboratory receive appropriate training necessary to protect their health, and to perform work in a safe and environmentally sound manner.
- EHS Training requirements originate from many sources:
- DOE regulations, California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) regulations, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations
- California Code of Regulations (Titles 8 and 22), Berkeley Lab's environmental permits
- The Laboratory's Operating and Assurance Program
- The Laboratory's policies and best practices covering specific hazards
- How training requirements are identified:
- Training requirements are interpreted and promulgated to the individual employee through the Integrated Safety Management (ISM) processes of defining work, analyzing hazards, identifying required controls, performing the work according to the controls, and providing feedback and continuous improvement.
- Work Planning and Control (WPC) and other work authorization programs as means for identifying, analyzing, and controlling work, which includes identification of required training
- Supervisors or Work Leads are responsible for analyzing work, including identifying EHS Training requirements, for staff (including affiliates and students) under their direction.
- Purpose of EHS Training requirements:
- The purpose of EHS required training is to help ensure that all Berkeley Lab personnel are aware of the hazards associated with their jobs, understand the health and safety effects of exposure to those hazards, know how to protect themselves and those around them, and know how to perform operations safely and in accordance with all environmental protection requirements.
- This includes understanding the job hazards, the methods for controlling those hazards, the possible health effects and environmental impacts, and the required work practices and operating procedures.
- The purpose of EHS required training is to help ensure that all Berkeley Lab personnel are aware of the hazards associated with their jobs, understand the health and safety effects of exposure to those hazards, know how to protect themselves and those around them, and know how to perform operations safely and in accordance with all environmental protection requirements.
- Job-specific and on-the-job training (OJT):
- OJT is used to supplement general EHS Training to provide detailed instructions and controls for performing a specific task or operation.
- OJT is training conducted and evaluated in the work environment through interaction between line management and the staff.
- Hazard-specific training explains the specific health and safety hazards of an operation and must include information on health effects, risks, and proper means of protection.
E. Roles and Responsibilities
Role |
Responsibility |
Supervisor or Work Lead |
|
EHS Training Group |
|
Safety Advisory Committee (SAC) |
|
Instructors |
EHS Division line management is responsible for determining the qualifications and the most appropriate candidate for teaching an EHS course. This recommendation must be approved by the EHS Training Program Manager. |
F. Definitions/Acronyms
None
G. Recordkeeping Requirements
Role |
Recordkeeping Requirement |
EHS Training Group |
EHS Training records: DOE Administrative Records Schedule 29.2 Administrative Training Records. |
H. Implementing Documents
Document number |
PUB-3000 Reference |
Title |
Type |
07.04.001.001 |
Chapter 24 |
EHS Training |
Program |
I. Contact Information
For assistance with EHS Training, contact:
Training Program Assistant
(510) 495-2228
For questions regarding the EHS Training Program, contact:
EHS Subject Matter Expert for EHS Training
J. Revision History
Date |
Revision |
By whom |
Revision Description |
Section(s) affected |
Change Type |
6/29/2020 | 1.2 | J. Basore | Reference update to Cal/OSHA to reflect 10 CFR 851 variance | D, Source Requirements | Minor |
8/9/2013 |
1.1 |
J. Basore |
Review completed 8/7/2013; change EH&S to EHS,add clarification C.2, remove listed Work Processes, update Next Review date |
C.2, H, Implementing Docs |
Minor |
1/2/2012 |
1 |
J. Basore |
Rewrite for wiki |
all |
Minor |
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
Title: |
Environment, Health & Safety Training |
Document number |
07.04.001.000 |
Revision number |
1.2 |
Publication date: |
6/29/2020 |
Effective date: |
6/29/2020 |
Next review date: |
6/29/2025 |
Policy Area: |
EH&S Training |
RPM Section (home) |
ESH |
RPM Section (cross-reference) |
None |
Functional Division |
EHS |
Prior reference information (optional) |
ES&H Manual, Chapter 24 |
Source Requirements Documents
- 10 CFR 851.25, DOE Worker Safety and Health Program, Training and Information
- Cal/OSHA CCR, Title 8, Subchapter 7, General Industrial Safety Standards
- Cal/OSHA CCR, Title 8, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders
- 10 CFR 835.103, Occupational Radiation Protection at Department of Energy Facilities, Environmental Protection Standards
Implementing Documents
Document number |
PUB-3000 Reference |
Title |
Type |
07.04.001.001 |
Chapter 24 |
EHS Training |
Program |