Reclamation Safety and Health Standards
As an agency, Reclamation has a responsibility to provide a safe and healthful working environment for all employees. Safety is a benefit to the individual, enhances productivity and quality in an organization, and provides positive results for the public taxpayer. The Bureau of Reclamation has long been actively engaged in the implementation of safety and health standards, and our future success depends, in part, on an aggressive commitment to the safety and occupational health program. Such commitment is integral to the Reclamation culture and is indicative of the pride we take in excellent performance.
Although this written safety document is extremely important, it is but one aspect of a comprehensive Reclamation safety program. Supervisors and managers throughout Reclamation aggressively encourage safe behavior and enforce safety procedures in every job. It is essential that all of us demonstrate safety leadership and foster a safe, productive culture.
Please submit questions, comments, or recommendations for revision to Charles 'Buddy' Byrd (Buddy Byrd).
Sections listed below were revised in May 2023 unless a later date is noted.
Section 1 – Authority, Purpose, and Scope (2023)
Section 2 – General Requirements (2023)
Section 3 – Contractor Requirements (2023)
Section 4 – Work Safety Planning (2023)
Section 5 – Medical Services and First Aid (2023)
Section 6 – Emergency Plans (2023)
Section 7 – Health Hazard Assessments (2023)
Section 8 – Personal Protective Equipment (2023)
Section 9 – Signs, Signals, and Barricades (2023)
Section 10 – Fire Prevention and Protection (2023)
Section 11 – Standards for Material Handling, Storage, and Disposal (2023)
Section 12 – Electrical Safety Requirements (2023)
Section 13 – Walking and Working Surfaces (2024)
Section 14 – Confined Spaces and Permit-Required Confined Spaces (2023)
Section 15 – Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) (2023)
Section 16 – Fall Protection (2023)
Section 17 – Hand and Power Tools, Pressure Vessels, Compressors, Chainsaws, and Welding (2023)
Section 18 – Slings, Rigging Hardware, and Wire Rope (2023)
Section 19A – Permanently Installed (Fixed) Cranes (2023)
Section 19B – Mobile Cranes (2023)
Section 20 – Mobile and Stationary Mechanized Equipment (2023)
Section 23 – Tunnel and Shaft Construction (2023)
Section 24 – Blasting Operations
Section 25 – Concrete, Masonry, and Formwork (2023)
Section 26 – Steel Erection (2023)
Section 27 – Reclamation Drilling Standards (2023)
Section 28 – Watercraft and Dredging (2023)
Section 29 – Marine and Diving Operations (2023)
Section 30 – Tower Climbing Safety (2023)
Section 31 – Hearing Loss Prevention Program (2023)
Section 32 – Respiratory Protection Program (2023)
Section 33 – Hazard Communication Program (2023)
Section 34 – Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories (2023)
Section 35 – Bloodborne Pathogens (2023)
Section 36 – Asbestos (2023)
Section 37 – Lead Exposure Control Program (2023)
Section 38 – Safety and Occupational Health Program Evaluations (2023)
Section 39 – Motor Vehicle Safety (2024)
Section 40 – Accident Investigation and Reporting (2023)
Section 41 – Safety Inspection and Abatement (2023)
Section 42 – Collateral Duty Safety Representatives (2023)
Section 43 – Lone Worker and Remote Worker Safety (2023)
Section 44 – Life Safety Code Program (2023)
Section 45 – Heat and Cold Stress (2023)
Section 46 – Ionizing and Nonionizing Radiation (2023)
Section 47 – Specialty Use Equipment (2023)
Section 48 – Work Zone Safety (2023)
Section 49 – Towable Trailer Safety (2023)
Appendix 4B – Job Hazard Analysis
Appendix 39A – Annual Motor Vehicle Operator’s Certification (2024)
Appendix 48A – Work Zone Traffic Control Inspection
Appendix K – Glossary of Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms
