Law Department notice on WTC document preservation, Oct 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

The designated SSHO shall continuously evaluate the adequacy of prescribed health and safety procedures and levels of protection against the actual conditions encountered in the field. If an obvious discrepancy exists between file realized hazard(s) and the level of personal protective equipment (either too much or too little), the SSHO shall immediately bring the situation to the attention of the WRS Health and Safety Manager (HSM). With the concurrence of the HSM and the Response Manager, the SSHO shall take appropriate corrective action. The SSHO has final on-site authority for all matters specifically related to worker health and safety, and emergency situations that require immediate action, including the authority to temporarily cease operations. Additional responsibilities of the SSHO include:

• Monitoring site activities for unsafe acts and conditions and initiating their correction. • Monitoring project and site activities for conformance to the site specific HASP. • Overseeing confined space entries and ensuring that all confined space entries are done in accordance with the requirements found in the WRSIE standard operating procedures (SOP’s) for confined space entiy. • Performing on-site air monitoring and personal sampling as specified in the site specific HASP. • Calibration of instruments. • Maintenance of health and safety equipment and supplies. • Ensuring that all work-related injuries and illnesses are properly treated and investigated. • Conducting safety briefings and daily safety meetings. • Maintaining dociunentation in support of the HASP. • Participating in a pre-job safety briefing with project personnel to discuss anticipated hazards and their control measures.

2.2.3 WRS Health and Safety Manager (HSM)

The WRS Health and Safety Manager (HSM) shall be responsible for implementing an effective hazardous waste operations health and safety program. The HSM shall have the requisite authority to implement the procedures set forth in the WRS Health and Safety Manual for Hazardous Waste Site Activities, including the authority to temporarily halt work on a project if necessary, to protect employees' safety or health. The HSM may delegate certain duties to the SSHO or to other WRS persoimel, but shall be ultimately responsible for the following:

• Overseeing the employee medical surveillance program and interacting with examining physicians as required • Investigating site histories, performing site characterizations, and assessing site/task specific hazards. • Developing or assessing task specific monitoring procedures, action levels, levels of personal protective equipment (PPE), and health and safety requirements for the site and the HASP. • Performing periodic site inspections/audits. • Following to resolution all deficiencies noted during site inspections, and, • Resolve "level of care" conflicts that may arise during conduct of the project. 2.2.4 Foreman, Operators, and Technicians

All site personnel share responsibilities for health and safety. Specific duties include:

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