“2006” MaineDOT SURVEY SAFETY MANUAL May 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL POLICY STATEMENT.......................................................... 1 RESPONSIBILITY ...................................................................................... 1 Management.........................................................................................................................1 Area Supervisor /QAT / Party Chief....................................................................................1 Individuals............................................................................................................................2 SURVEY SAFETY PLANNING................................................................. 2 Job Safety Analysis (JSA) ...................................................................................................2 EMERGENCIES/ACCIDENTS............................................................. 2 - 4 Reportable Accidents..................................................................................................... 2 - 3 Vehicle Accidents ................................................................................................................3 Vehicle Incidents .................................................................................................................3 Internal Reporting ................................................................................................................3 Construction Zone Accidents...............................................................................................4 INJURIES...................................................................................................... 4 HAZARDOUS SPILL ............................................................................. 4 - 5 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) .................................. 5 TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT HAZARDS.............................................. 5 - 7 Care of Tools........................................................................................................................5 Machetes ..............................................................................................................................5 Axes and Hatchets................................................................................................................5 Shovels. ...............................................................................................................................6 Digging Bars ........................................................................................................................6 Driving Tools.......................................................................................................................6 Power Tools and Equipment................................................................................................6 Electrical Equipment............................................................................................................7 Lasers ... ...............................................................................................................................7 Aerosol Spray Cans..............................................................................................................7 WORK AREA HAZARDS - Special Precautions ................................ 7 - 8 Fence Crossings ...................................................................................................................7 Traversing Hazardous Areas................................................................................................7 Stream Water .......................................................................................................................7 Power Lines .........................................................................................................................7 Fire Control..........................................................................................................................8 i MaineDOT SURVEY SAFETY MANUAL May 2007 CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS ...............................................................8 - 9 General Precautions .............................................................................................................8 Blasting Zone.......................................................................................................................8 Pits........ ...............................................................................................................................8 Open Excavations .......................................................................................................... 8 - 9 Underground Utilities ..........................................................................................................9 Confined Spaces...................................................................................................................9 Night time Operations..........................................................................................................9 RAIL ROADS ........................................................................................ 9 - 10 Surveyor Protection ..................................................................................................... 9 - 10 WORKING ON OR NEAR WATER ....................................................... 10 WORKING ON ICE................................................................................... 10 WORK ZONE...................................................................................... 10 - 11 Working in Traffic ..................................................................................................... 10 - 11 Lookouts ............................................................................................................................11 Alert Signal ........................................................................................................................11 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT .......................................................................... 11 FIRST AID .................................................................................................. 11 WEATHER........................................................................................... 11 - 12 An Approaching Thunderstorm ................................................................................. 11 - 12 Heat Stress .........................................................................................................................12 Cold Exposure....................................................................................................................12 Weather Safety Hazards.....................................................................................................12 AGGRESSIVE ANIMALS ................................................................. 12 - 13 Domestic ............................................................................................................................12 Wild Animals............................................................................................................. 12 - 13 ii MaineDOT SURVEY SAFETY MANUAL May 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS .................................... 13 - 14 Insect Bites.........................................................................................................................13 Ticks..... .............................................................................................................................13 Proper Tick Removal ................................................................................................. 13 - 14 West Nile Virus..................................................................................................................14 ERGONOMICS ................................................................................... 14 - 15 TRAINING .................................................................................................. 15 Mandatory Training for Field Personnel............................................................................15 Suggested Training for Field Personnel.............................................................................15 GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS ................................................................. 16 APPENDIX A Links To Standards ..................................................................................... A-1 APPENDIX B JSA Form .................................................................................................... B-1 APPENDIX C Accident / Incident Report......................................................................... C-1 First Report Of Injury Link......................................................................... C-1 Emergency Numbers................................................................................... C-1 APPENDIX D APM 410 (PPE) .......................................................................................... D-1 APM 413 (Construction) ............................................................................ D-1 APM 433 (Confined Space Entry).............................................................. D-1 APPENDIX E Open Excavation – OSHA Links.................................................................E-1 Safety Coordinators (Phone Numbers)........................................................E-1 APPENDIX F Railroad Telephone List...............................................................................F-1