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Accident Prevention Plan (APP)
Blasting Safety Plan (BSP)
Accident Prevention Plan (APP)
Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Construction Management Representative (CMR), or Project Manager (PM)
- Review plans concurrently.
- APP shall be project specific and address expected construction activities.
- Notes:
- Government accepts or rejects plan but does not approve.
- Issue Notice to Proceed (NTP) or Start Work Notice only after DSC Safety Engineer accepts APP.
COR
- Use Quality Assurance (QA) Review Request Form to submit plan for review.
- Based on DSC Safety Engineer's review, issue acceptance or rejection to Construction Contractor and CO.
- Repeat same steps to process re-submittals and supplements.
DSC Safety Engineer
- Review plan and provide comments to COR.
Guidelines:
- 1.3A Director's Order (DO) 50B: Occupation Safety and Health Program
- 1.3B Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): 29 CFR 1926 Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
- 1.3C Engineer Manual (EM) 385-1-1 Safety and Health Requirements (pdf)
Document Control:
- Retain accepted plans in contract file. Provide copy to CMR.
Blasting Safety Plan (BSP)
Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Construction Management Representative (CMR), or Project Manager (PM)
- Review plans concurrently.
- BSP shall be project specific and address expected construction activities.
- Notes:
- Government accepts or rejects plan but does not approve.
- Issue Notice to Proceed (NTP) or Start Work Notice only after DSC Technical Branch Chief accepts BSP.
COR
- Use Quality Assurance (QA) Review Request Form to submit plan for review.
- Based on review, issue acceptance or rejection to Construction Contractor and CO.
- Repeat same steps to process re-submittals and supplements.
DSC Technical Reviewer
- Review plan and provide comments to COR.
Guidelines:
- 1.3D Director's Order (DO) 65: Explosives Use and Blasting Safety
- 1.3E Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): 29 CFR 1926 - Subpart U Blasting and the Use of Explosives
- 1.3F Engineer Manual (EM) 385-1-1 Safety and Health Requirements - Section 29 Blasting (pdf)
Document Control:
- Retain accepted plans in contract file. Provide copy to CMR.