SAFETY--Updated List of Water Resources Division Safety Policy, Guidance, and Information Memorandums To: " WRD Safety, Reston, VA" , " WRD Safety Committe, Reston, VA" Subject: Updated List of WRD Safety Policy/Guidance/Information Memos cc: "Karen T Ray, Contractor, Stennis Space Center, MS" , "William G Shope Jr., Chief, Br. of Oper. Support, Reston, VA" , "Melvin Lew, Hydrologist, Reston, VA" , "Carole Nethaway, Secretary (OA), Reston, VA" From: "Catherine L Hill, ACH/Operations, Reston, VA" Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:03:50 -0500 In Reply Refer To: Mail Stop 405 MEMORANDUM February 9, 1998 To: WRD Safety Personnel From: Catherine L. Hill /signed/ Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Operations Subject: SAFETY--Updated List of Water Resources Division Safety Policy, Guidance, and Information Memorandums Attached is an updated chronological list of Water Resources Division (WRD) numbered memorandums, and information memorandums that present policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures for the WRD Safety Program. This list has been added to the WRD Safety Homepage under "WRD Safety Policy, Guidance, and Information Memorandums" and will be kept current as new memorandums are issued. The text for the memorandums can also be accessed from the chronological list, safety category list, or by keyword search on the WRD Safety Homepage. The URL address for the safety page is: http://wwwhif.er.usgs.gov/uo/safety.html This list is to be included as part of the Safety Policy and Guidance Memorandums notebook that was provided to regional and district safety officers in February 1995. A limited number of the February 1995 notebooks are still available and can be obtained from G. J. Hwang (email to GJHWANG). Attachment ATTACHMENT - CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF MEMORANDUMS PERTAINING TO POLICY, GUIDELINES, AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE WRD SAFETY PROGRAM WRD NUMBERED MEMORANDUMS MEMORANDUM NUMBER, DATE, TITLE: WRD 98.06, 1/22/98 SAFETY--Water Resources Division Immunization Program WRD 97.32, 9/09/97 Water Resources Division Gaging Station Stilling Wells -- updated interim safety guidelines for safe entry and work in WRD gaging station stilling wells WRD 97.18, 5/14/97 SAFETY--Responsibilities for Users of Licensed Radioactive Materials WRD 96.27, 5/15/96 SAFETY--Water Resources Division Safety and Health Reviews WRD 96.26, 5/13/96 SAFETY--Responsibilities and Duties of a Water Resources Division Collateral-Duty Safety Officer WRD 96.25, 5/3/96 SAFETY--New Watercraft Safety Requirements WRD 96.17, 3/22/96 SAFETY--Update of Water Resources Division Memorandum No. 93.33 "Water Resources Division Hazardous Waste Site Operations -- Safety Policy and Guidance" WRD 96.16, 3/15/96 SAFETY--Aircraft Safety: Report on a Recent Wyoming Helicopter Accident WRD 95.49, 8/28/95 SAFETY--Aircraft Safety: Lesson Learned from a Recent Colorado Helicopter Accident WRD 95.47, 8/30/95 SAFETY--Bureau-Administered Specialized Safety Programs WRD 95.46, 8/24/95 SAFETY--Coordination of Water Resources Division Safety Support WRD 95.17, 2/24/95 SAFETY--Traffic Control Plan for Field Operations from Bridges and Along Roadways WRD 95.06, 12/7/94 SAFETY--Managing Safety and Health Hazards When Working in and Around Streamgaging Stations: A Lesson Learned from an Incident in the Iowa District WRD 95.02, 10/19/94 SAFETY--Plan for Insuring Safe Work in Gaging Station Stilling Wells - A Follow-up to WRD Memo No. 94.30 WRD 94.30, 4/29/94 SAFETY--Plan for Insuring Safe Work in Gaging Station Stilling Wells WRD 94.07, 12/03/93 SAFETY--Storage, Transportation, Handling and Disposal of Methyl Alcohol WRD 94.06, 11/22/93 SAFETY--Storage, Transportation, Handling and Disposal of Hydrochloric Acid WRD 93.51, 9/23/93 PERSONNEL--Hazardous Pay Differential for Work at Hazardous Waste Sites and in Confined Spaces WRD 93.44, 7/30/93 SAFETY--Storage, Transportation, Handling and Disposal of FORMALDEHYDE (FORMALIN) SOLUTION WRD 93.33, 6/15/93 SAFETY--WRD Hazardous Waste Site Operations--Safety Policy and Guidance WRD 93.19, 2/24/93 SAFETY--Requirements for WRD Personnel Performing Electrofishing WRD 92.54, 8/10/92 SAFETY--WRD National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Safety Policy & Guidance WRD 92.46, 6/9/92 SAFETY--Carrying and Transporting Firearms While on Official Duty WRD 92.32, 3/31/92 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES--WRD Policy on Phase-Out of Manometers WRD 91.64, 9/24/91 SAFETY--Loss of a Mercury Manometer in a Flood WRD 91.58, 8/29/91 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES--WRD Policy on Phase-Out of Manometers WRD 91.42, 6/25/91 Plan for Insuring the Safety of Cableways WRD 91.39, 5/10/91 SAFETY-Policy on Defensive Driving Training WRD 90.18, 1/90 SAFETY--Aviation Activities WRD 86.66, 5/27/86 SAFETY--Electrical Hazards WRD 84.57, 2/3/84 SAFETY--Marking of Cableways Which May be Hazardous to Low-Flying Aircraft WRD 84.51, 1/25/84 PERSONNEL--SAFETY: Control and Prevention of Mercury Contamination WRD 84.50, 1/25/84 PERSONNEL--SAFETY: Monitoring Mercury Vapor Concentration WRD84.49, 1/20/84 GROUND WATER--NRC Rules on Lost Well Logging Sources WRD 84.04, 10/5/83 SAFETY--Transmittal of `A Guide for Selecting Appropriate Gloves to Protect the Hands When Handling Certain Chemicals' WRD 82.130, 8/12/82 SAFETY--Mailing of Harmful or Dangerous Materials WRD 82.112, 7/8/82 SAFETY--Potential Hazards from Exposure to Elemental Mercury and Mercury Salts WRD 81.48, 3/3/81 PERSONNEL--Safety - Control of Peroxidizable Compounds WRD 80.101, 7/18/80 SAFETY--Failure of Plate on Aluminum Cable Car WRD 80.97, 7/14/80 SAFETY--Electrical Short in Submersible Pump WRD 77.147, 8/3/77 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES--Recall of Plastic Barrel Filtration Units WRD 77.113, 5/25/77 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES--Safety Procedure for Field Filtration Units WRD 77.51, 2/9/77 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES--A Safety Valve for Field Filtration Units WRD 77.49, 1/28/77 PROGRAMS AND PLANS--Use of Oil Cylinders to Prevent Freezing in Streamgaging Wells WRD 77.29, 12/15/76 SAFETY--Failure of Field-Filtration Assembly WRD 70.55, 10/10/69 SAFETY--Precautions at Water-Quality Monitor Sites WRD 69.92, 1/7/69 SAFETY--Field Installation Safety Requirements WRD 66.90, 5/16/66 POLICY - The Use of Fluorescent Dyes in Hydrologic Studies WRD 66.52, 12/17/65 SAFETY--After-hours Work WRD 66.46, 12/1/65 SAFETY (Use of retaining barriers behind front seats of vans/wagons used to transport equip.) INFORMATION MEMORANDUMS WRD, 12/08/97 SAFETY--Bureau and Water Resources Division Safety and Health Reviews WRD, 10/28/97 Preventing Hantavirus Disease WRD, 9/09/97 Personnel -- Identifying Employees with Access to Firearms Who Have Misdemeanor Convictions for Domestic Violence OP 97.02, 4/23/97 SAFETY--Computer Workplace Ergonomics OP 97.01, 4/10/97 SAFETY--Department of the Interior Medical Review Services OP 96.10, 12/20/96 COMMUNICATIONS--Communications/Management Model OP 96.08, 10/02/96 SAFETY--Funding Organizational Safety Program OP 96.07, 08/26/96 SAFETY--Supervisor's Annual Job Safety Interview Guide and Responsibilities OP 96.06, 10/01/96 Procedure for Contacting Regional Safety Officers OP 96.05, 6/12/96 SAFETY-Electrical Hazards Reports on drill rig/overhead power line accident OP 96.04, 5/7/96 Cover memorandum for Open File Report 95-777, Guide to Safe Field Operations OP 96.03, 5/17/96 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES--Supplies information on disposal of Mercury Manometers and elemental mercury contained therein OP 96.02, 1/29/96 Attaches GSA memorandum addressing the maintenance of Halon Extinguishers OP 96.01, 01/25/96 Announces training contract with AACT to present 8-hour refresher course which is required annually for personnel working at hazardous waste sites OP 95.05, 11/27/95 Presents interim policy change to USGS 445-2-H, chapter 3, regarding employee reporting of unsafe or unhealthful conditions OP 95.03, 4/21/95 Purchase of Gas Detectors OP 95.02, 2/21/95 REPORTS-Mississippi Report on Two-Person Field Trips OP 95.01, 1/9/95 PERSONNEL--8-Hour Refresher Training for Working at Hazardous Waste Sites OP 94.02, 1/21/94 SAFETY--Daily Contact with Field Personnel OP 94.01, 3/17/94 SAFETY--Hantavirus Infection Prevention OP 93.11, 10/12/93 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES--Transportation of Used Mercury OP 93.10, 12/21/93 SAFETY-Reduction of Vehicular Accidents When Moving from a Parked Position OP 93.09, 11/29/93 SAFETY--Disposal of Methanol Using an Existing GSA Contract OP 93.08, 8/26/93 SAFETY--Information on the Prevention of Hantavirus Infection OP 93.07, 6/15/93 SAFETY-First Aid Reference Workbook QW 93.10, 4/19/93 PROGRAMS & PLANS--(1) Disposal of petri dishes containing bacteria media, and (2) Aspergillus OP 93.06, 3/29/93 SAFETY--Possession of Firearms and Dangerous Weapons in Federal Facilities OP 93.05, 3/8/93 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES--Availability of Mercury Vacuum Cleaners OP 93.04, 3/31/93 SAFETY--Safety Back Belts OP 93.03 Safety Videos Available from Branch of Operational Support HIF 92.14, 5/11/92 EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES--Disposition of Mercury Manometers and Mercury OP 91.02, 2/6/91 ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT--Availability of Branch of Operations Safety Memorandums OP 91.01, 2/5/91 SAFETY--Chemical Hygiene Plan OP 89.05, 3/15/89 SAFETY: Lyme Disease Information OP 88.01, 11/23/88 SAFETY--Use of Life Jackets/Personal Flotation Devices OP 86.02, 4/22/86 SAFETY: Monitoring and Prevention of Mercury Contamination OP 86.01, 1/17/86 BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS--Fire Hazards in WRD Offices OP 85.01, 8/30/85 PERSONNEL--Boat Safety OP 84.02, 6/4/85 SAFETY--Anchoring of Nitrogen Tanks During Transportation OP 84.01, 3/6/84 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES--Potential Hazard with Corroded Metal Gas Cylinders OP 83.01, 10/29/82 PERSONNEL--Safety - Care in Use of Ice Chests and Refrigerators PM 80.12, 8/14/80 Tetanus and Typhoid Immunization of Employees Who Work in or Around Polluted Waters QW 80.11, 3/18/80 WATER QUALITY: Technical Information--Briefing Paper on "Water-borne Diseases" ------- End of Forwarded Message