Health and Safety Plan (HASP) WAC 296-843-120

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Your responsibility:

To establish a written health and safety plan (HASP)

You must:

WAC 296-843-12005
Develop and maintain a written site-specific health and safety plan (HASP)

You must

• Develop a written HASP for each hazardous waste site, before beginning hazardous waste operations, that includes at least the following:

Hazard analysis:

• – Identification and evaluation of on-site safety and health hazards
• – A safety and health risk (hazard) analysis for each site task and operation that is identified in the comprehensive work plan.

Organization chart:

• – An organizational structure that reflects current site operations, including the following:
  • Establish and identify the chain of command
  • Identify the site safety and health supervisor and other personnel responsible for employee safety and health
  • Specify the overall responsibilities of supervisors and employees
  • Include the name and title of the person with responsibility and authority to direct all hazardous waste operations
  • Include a site safety and health supervisor responsible for developing and implementing the HASP and verifying compliance
  • Identify the functions and responsibilities of all personnel needed for hazardous waste operations and emergency response
  • Identify site specific lines of authority, responsibility, and communication.

Comprehensive work plan:

• – A written comprehensive work plan of tasks, objectives, logistics, and resources for site operations, including the following:
  • Addresses anticipated clean-up activities and normal operating procedures unless that information is already available in another document
  • Defines work tasks and objectives
  • Describes how the work tasks and objectives will be accomplished
  • Establishes the personnel requirements to implement the work plan
  • Provides for implementation of training, briefings, and information as required by WAC 296-843-200.

Site control plan:

• – An up-to-date site control plan before clean-up operations begin to minimize employee exposure to hazardous substances and including the following (unless it's available in another document):
  • A site map
  • Establish site work zones
  • How the “buddy system” is used
  • The site communications plan, including how employees are alerted during emergencies
  • The site's standard operating procedures (SOPs) or safe work practices
  • Identification of the nearest medical assistance.

Personal protective equipment:

• – A PPE plan that addresses all of the following:
  • Site hazards and activities
  • Methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the PPE plan
  • Criteria for selecting and fitting PPE, including work duration, use limitations of particular PPE, and medical considerations such as temperature extremes and heat stress
  • Training on PPE use
  • Procedures for putting on and taking off PPE
  • PPE inspection procedures prior to, during, and after use
  • Decontamination and disposal of PPE
  • Maintenance and storage of PPE

Additional elements:

• – A sampling and monitoring plan (see WAC 296-843-130) that includes sampling of drums and containers
• – Site control measures (see WAC 296-843-140)
• – Decontamination procedures (see WAC 296-843-150)
• – Spill containment plans (see WAC 296-843-180, Drum and container handling)
• – Standard operating procedures for sampling, managing, and handling drums and containers (see WAC 296-843-180)
• – Entry procedures for tanks or vaults (see chapter 296-809 WAC, Confined spaces).
• – A training, briefings, and information plan (see WAC 296-843-200)
• – A medical surveillance plan (see WAC 296-843-210), that includes site-specific medical surveillance requirements
• – Sanitation (see WAC 296-155-140)
• – Lighting (see WAC 296-800-210)
• – Excavations (see chapter 296-155 WAC, Part N, Excavation, trenching and shoring)
• – Any relationship or interaction between other programs and the site-specific program.

You must

• Keep a copy of your HASP on site.