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FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
Portland, Oregon
FSH 6709.12 - SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM HANDBOOK
R-6/PNW Supplement No. 6709.12-93-2
Effective July 9, 1993
POSTING NOTICE. Supplements to this handbook are numbered consecutively.
Check the last transmittal sheet received for this handbook to see that the above
supplement number is in sequence. If not, obtain intervening supplement(s) at once
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is received and posted. After posting, place the transmittal at the front of the title
and retain until the first transmittal of the next calendar year is received.
The last R-6/PNW Supplement to this handbook was 6709.12-93-1
(6709.12,10).
Document Name
6709.12,30
Superseded New
(Number of Sheets)
2
Digest:
32.1 - Requires notification of Regional Director, Forest Pest Management for
certain injuries.
33.1 - Incorporates by reference the "Guide to Conducting Vegetation Management
Projects in the Pacific Northwest Region" for safety and health reporting of
vegetation management projects.
33.3 - Specifies forms to be used.
37 - Establishes record-keeping system in accordance with the requirements of the
Mediated Agreement.
/s/ John E. Lowe
/s/ Charles W. Philpot
JOHN E. LOWE
Regional Forester
CHARLES W. PHILPOT
Station Director
R6/PNW SUPPLEMENT 6709.12-93-2 EFFECTIVE
07/09/93
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FSH 6709.12 - SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM HANDBOOK
R-6/PNW SUPPLEMENT 6709.12-93-2
EFFECTIVE 7/9/93
CHAPTER 30 - ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING
32 - ACCIDENT NOTIFICATION.
32.1 - Notification Criteria and Process.
In addition to the notification requirements in Exhibit 1, for projects within the
scope of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) "Managing Competing
and Unwanted Vegetation," notify the Regional Director, Forest Pest Management
(FPM) of all injuries, illnesses, or herbicide exposures which occur as a result of the
project. Submit the forms specified in Section 33.1 to accomplish notification.
In addition to the notification requirements in Exhibit 5, for all projects using
herbicides within the scope of the FEIS "Managing Competing and Unwanted
Vegetation," notify the Regional Director, Forest Pest Management (FPM) and the
Regional Integrated Pest Management Specialist of all injuries, illnesses, or
exposures. Submit the forms specified in Section 33.1 to accomplish notification.
33 - ACCIDENT REPORTING.
33.1 - Types of Reports.
For projects within the scope of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
"Managing Competing and Unwanted Vegetation," submit forms R6-FS-210010/10S, R6-FS-2100-12, and copies of CA-1, and CA-2 to the Regional Director,
Forest Pest Management (FPM) as required by the "Guide to Conducting
Vegetation Management Projects in the Pacific Northwest Region."
33.3 - Form FS-6700-8, Report of Incident to Other Than Employees.
For projects within the scope of the FEIS "Managing Competing and Unwanted
Vegetation," in addition to any other forms required by this handbook, submit Form
R6-FS-2100-10/10S to the Regional Director, Forest Pest Management (FPM) to
report human health effects to those other than employees.
37 - REVIEW AND ANALYSIS.
Forest Pest Management (FPM) shall maintain all reports of human health effects
received from projects within the scope of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) "Managing Competing and Unwanted Vegetation" in the Federal
Records System for a period of 30 years and, through the Regional Forester, shall
issue an annual statistical summary of these reports. Do not release health effects
information which identifies an individual to any person other than the injured
party.