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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST (REGION 6)
VANCOUVER, WA
FSM 6700 – SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM
CHAPTER 10 – SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Supplement No.: R6/Gifford Pinchot-6700-2001-1
Effective Date: March 9, 2001
Duration: Effective until superseded or removed
Approved: CLAIRE LAVENDEL
Date Approved: 03/09/2001
Forest Supervisor
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Title and calendar
year. Post by document name. Remove entire document and replace with this supplement.
Retain this transmittal as the first page of this document.
New Document(s):
6700
6 Pages
Superseded Document(s):
6700-91-1
6 Pages
(Last supplement was 6700-91-1)
Digest: Insert digest information here
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Updates established guidelines and practices for the Forest Safety and
Health Program. Updates telephone numbers for OSHA and WISHA
representatives.
R6_Gifford_PINCHOT_SUPPLEMENT_6700-2001-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/09/2001
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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6704 - Responsibilities.
1. Each Staff Officer and Subunit Manager is responsible for implementing the Occupational
Safety and Health Program for their area of responsibility. Since there is a wide variation in
hazards and number of people involved, the methods may vary widely. For Ranger Districts,
MSHNVM, Engineering Zones and FH Engineering Organization, and other Forest Headquarters
Staff areas, a written plan is required. Each manager shall also designate a representative to
coordinate safety activities with the Forest Safety Officer.
Submit Subunit program plans to the Forest Administrative Officer by January 31, and include,
at a very minimum, the following items:
a. Action to be taken to reduce or eliminate identified safety problems, which includes
prevention, awareness, training, and incentive efforts.
b. Public safety actions to eliminate hazards to the public.
Examples concerning public safety:
Road washouts, slides, heavy logging traffic, and narrow roads.
Timber sales adjacent to a public use road with timber being felled across the road.
It is the responsibility of every employee to report any situation which they consider unsafe in
regard to public safety.
Action shall be taken to correct the unsafe condition immediately.
In many cases, the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Administration (WISHA) or Office
of Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) representative should be contacted to verify the
safety concerns and take appropriate action.
c. Permittee and contractor safety actions.
Examples of areas include:
(a) Timber sale contracts.
(b) Road construction.
(c) Construction and service contracts.
(d) Special Use Permittees.
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(1) All Forest Service employees with contract inspection duties shall ensure that all
safety requirements are met.
If compliance cannot be obtained, an OSHA or WISHA representative shall be contacted for
action. After action has been determined, a full report noting corrective procedure shall be
forwarded to Subunit Manager for proper compliance.
OSHA - Bellevue, WA
(425) 553-7520
WISHA - Vancouver, WA
(360) 896-2335
2. Each Staff Officer and Subunit Manager is responsible for making yearly inspections of their
appropriate areas for compliance with OSHA standards.
3. The Forest Engineer is responsible for required annual inspections of all Forest Service
owned or leased facilities and offices by a qualified safety and health specialist and Union
representative. Findings must be submitted to the Forest Administrative Officer by September 1
of each calendar year.
4. The Forest Safety Officer or his/her designee is responsible for the following:
(a) Maintaining a system that provides for a rapid analysis of accidents, providing
information to all managers.
(b) Coordinating with all Subunit Managers and FH Staff Officers to assess training
needs. Subunit Managers, FH Staff Officers, and, more specifically, immediate supervisors are
responsible to ensure that employees are properly trained in order to perform assigned duties and
meet safety requirements.
(c) Review annual Forest Safety and Health Program Charter developed by the Forest
Safety and Health Committee by January 1 of each calendar year.
(d) Managing the FH Safety Program and designating an FH Representative to serve on
the Forest Safety and Health Committee.
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DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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6716.04
RESPONSIBILITIES
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6716.04 - Responsibilities. District Rangers and Monument Manager are hereby delegated
authority to approve the purchase of personal protection equipment. The required appproval and
justification may be in the form of the approved job hazard analysis.