Fermilab Environment, Safety and Health Manual (FESHM)

The Fermilab Environment, Safety and Health Manual (FESHM) is a living document that contains Fermilab’s policies and procedures designed to manage environmental, safety and health (ES&H) hazards in accordance with the requirements set in the ES&H standards attached to the U. S. Department of Energy contract. These practices have been developed over many years at Fermilab and have been found to be both efficient and effective. Nevertheless the ES&H program is one of continuous improvement and comments and suggestions are always solicited.

External Access to FESHM Chapters

1000. Policy and Administration

Chapter	Title	Download
1010	Laboratory Environment, Safety, and Health Management System and Its Implementation	docid=332
1011	Environment, Safety and Health Expectations when Working at Laboratories other than Fermilab	docid=524
1050	FESHM, FRCM and QAM Procedures	docid=343
1051	Control of Environment, Safety, & Health Documents	docid=344
1060	~~Fermilab ES&H Concerns Program~~	Obsolete
	Refer to the FermForward Employee Concers Plan	Link
1071	Codes and Standards	docid=7141
1080	Environments, Safety, and Health (ES&H) Requirements for Experiments	docid=347
1100	Sustainable Acquisition	docid=1592

2000. Planning For Safe Operations

Chapter	Title	Download
2001	Environment, Safety & Health for Projects	docid=2275
2005	Operational Readiness Clearance	docid=3311
2010	Planning and Review of Accelerator Facilities and Their Operations Form: Safety Assessment Document Accelerator Readiness Review Documentation Form: Unreviewed Safety Issue Determination Form (USID) Form: Accelerator Readiness Review (ARR) Form	docid=348 docid=3360 docid=3361 docid=7026
2040	Emergency Management Program	docid=350
2050	Facilities Management Program	docid=351
2060	Work Planning and Hazard Analysis Form: Hazard Analysis	docid=525 docid=1209
2070	ESH Training Program Form: New Transferring Employee Orientation Checklist Form: Revocation of Training Qualifications	docid=353 docid=1807 docid=2533
2090	Development, Maintenance, Procurement and Usage of Software Products Related to Environment, Safety, and Health	docid=394
2100	Fermilab Energy Control Program (Lockout/Tagout) Form: Fermilab General Loto Procedure	docid=393 docid=1253
2110	Ensuring Equivalent Safety Performance When Using International Codes and Standards	docid=3253

3000. Investigation and Reporting

Chapter	Title	Download
3010	Occurrence Reporting Form: Causal Analysis Tree	docid=526 docid=1498
3020	Workplace Injury and Illness Management Program Form: Level 1 Event Review Form Form: Injury Illness Evaluation Form 5	docid=459 docid=7147 docid=1626
3030	Noncompliance Tracking System	docid=352

4000. Industrial Hygiene

Chapter	Title	Download
4100	Industrial Hygiene Program	docid=354
4105	Chemical Management	docid=7081
4110	Hazard Communication	docid=381
4120	Ergonomics Program	docid=546
	Form: Pre-Assessment Questionnaire (Part 1 & 2)	docid=1247
	Form: Computer Workstation Ergonomic Review	docid=1248
	Form: Industrial Workstation Ergonomic Review	docid=1249
4130	Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)	docid=534
	Form: Safety Shoe Form	docid=1205
	Form: Safety Eyewear	docid=1396
	Form: PPE Hazard Assessment Checklist	docid=2877
4140	Hearing Conservation	docid=384
4150	Respiratory Protection	docid=392
	Form: Medical Surveillance Request for Respiratory Protection Usage	docid=1252
	Form: OSHA Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire	docid=1239
	Form: Respirator Log Sheet	docid=1932
	Form: Appendices B-1, B-2 and D	docid=1602
4160	Emergency Eyewash and Shower Stations	docid=2039
	Form: Annual Inspection of Plumbed Eye Wash and Safety Showers	docid=3191
4170	Hazard Control Ventilation	docid=533
4180	Asbestos Management Program	docid=382
	Form: Asbestos Questionnaire	docid=3486
4190	Special Toxic Hazards – Beryllium and Beryllium Alloys, Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program	docid=530
	Form: Toxic Material Handling Permit	docid=1237
	Form: Fermilab Beryllium Medical Questionnaire	docid=1238
	Form: Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program	docid=1240
4195	Special Toxic Hazards – Respirable Crystalline Silica	docid=3563
4200	Special Toxic Hazards – Lead-Containing Materials	docid=529
4210	Environmental Biological Hazards at Fermilab	docid=532
4220	Bloodborne Pathogens	docid=390
4230	Confined Spaces	docid=386
	Form: Confined Space Entry Permit	docid=1241
	Form: Confined Space Reclassification Permit	docid=1242
	Form: Additional Attendants and Entrants	docid=1243
	Form: Additional Sampling Results	docid=1244
	Form: Confined Space Data Entry	docid=1245
4240	Oxygen Deficiency Hazards (ODH)	docid=387
4250	Temperature Extremes	docid=388
4260	Lasers	docid=385
	Form: Laser Registration Form	docid=2428
4270	Static Magnetic Fields	docid=531
4280	Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure	docid=389
4290	Occupational Medicine	docid=395
4300	Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program	docid=396
4310	Nanomaterials	docid=4118
4320	Radio Frequency Hazards	docid=5732

5000. Mechanical, Cryogenic and Structural Safety

Chapter	Title	Download
5031	Pressure Vessels	docid=456
	Form: Pressure Vessels	docid=1228
5031.1	Piping Systems	docid=362
	Form: Piping Engineering Note	docid=1229
5031.2	Inert Gas Trailer Connections and Onsite Filling	docid=363
5031.3	Gas Regulators for Compressed Gas Cylinders	docid=527
5031.4	Inspection and Testing of Relief Systems	docid=364
	Form: Inspection and Testing of Relief Systems	docid=1230
5031.5	Low Pressure Vessels and Fluid Containment	docid=366
	Form: Technical Appendix Form for Low Pressure Vessels	docid=3501
5031.6	Dressed Niobium SRF Cavity Pressure Safety	docid=1097
	Form: Dressed SRF Cavity Engineering	docid=1470
5031.7	Membrane Cryostats	docid=3067
5031.8	Boilers	docid=6827
5032	Cryogenic System Review	docid=528
	Form: Failure Mode and Effect Analysis	docid=1231
5032.1	Cryogenic Dewar Installation and Operation Rules	docid=367
5032.2	Liquid Cryogenic Targets	docid=368
5032.3	Transporting Gases in Building Elevators	docid=369
5033	Vacuum Vessel Safety	docid=371
	Form: Vacuum Vessel Engineering Note	docid=1232
5033.1	Vacuum Window Safety	docid=372
	Form: Vacuum Window Engineering Note	docid=1233
	Inventory Vacuum Windows in Operations	docid=8116
5034	Pressure Testing	docid=373
	Form: Pressure Testing Permit	docid=1234
5034.1	Retesting Procedures for D.O.T. Gas Storage Cylinders Including Tube Trailers	docid=458
5035	Mechanical Refrigeration Systems	docid=374
5040	Welding and Brazing	docid=7912
5100	Structural Safety	docid=4112

6000. Fire Protection

Chapter	Title	Download
6010	Fire Protection Program	docid=398
6011	Periodic Testing of Emergency and Exit Lights	docid=403
6012	Periodic Inspection of Fire Doors	docid=404
6013	Facility Incident Reporting Utility System (FIRUS)	docid=535
	Form: FIRUS Message Request Form	docid=2254
	Form: FIRUS Message Bypass or Removal Request	docid=2255
	Form: FIRUS Access Request Form	docid=2319
6014	Fire Watch	docid=405
6015	Highly Protected Risk Inspection Program	docid=406
6016	Hazard Map Program (Pre-Incident Planning)	docid=2427
6020.1	Placement of Portable Fire Extinguishers in Primary Beam Enclosures	docid=407
6020.2	Welding, Burning, Brazing and Spark Producing Operations	docid=408
6020.3	Storage and Use of Flammable Gases	docid=409
6020.4	Concepts of Egress	docid=410
6020.5	Flammable & Combustible Liquids	docid=4259
6030	Disablement of Fire Protection Systems and Other Related Safety Systems	docid=411
	Form: Fire Detection/ Suppression System Long Term Disablement Request	docid=1254
6040.1	Fire Construction Requirements – Fire Retardant Coatings for Combustible Construction Materials	docid=412
6040.2	Fire Construction Requirements – Interior Finish Materials	docid=413
6040.3	Protection of Openings in Fire Rated Assemblies	docid=414

7000. Occupational & Subcontractor Safety

Chapter	Title	Download
7005	Facility Construction, Modification, and Inspection	docid=4320
	Form: Authorization for Possession and Use Form	docid=4410
	Form: Authorization for Possession and Use Punchlist Form	docid=4413
	Form: Final Acceptance Form	docid=4416
7010	ES&H Program for Construction	docid=415
	Form: Exhibit A – For Construction – ILLINOIS	docid=1889
	Form: Exhibit A – For Construction – SOUTH DAKOTA	docid=3813
	Form: All Forms Associated with Chapter 7010	docid=3279
7020	ES&H Program for Subcontractor Safety Other Than Construction	docid=537
	Form: Exhibit A – For Service – ILLINOIS	docid=1738
	Form: Exhibit A – For Service – SOUTH DAKOTA	docid=3933
	Form: All Forms Associated with Chapter 7020	docid=1256
7030	Excavation	docid=417
	Fermilab eJulie System
	Form: Excavation Permit	docid=1257
7040	Concrete Cutting and Coring Activities	docid=538
7050	Demolition and Decommissioning	docid=418
	Form: Demolition Engineering Survey Checklist	docid=2031
7060	Fall Protection	docid=485
	Form: Fall Protection Rescue Plan	docid=6474
7070	Ladder & Scaffold Safety	docid=3159
7080	Concrete Anchor Devices	docid=3353
7090	Tech Shop Safety	docid=4323
	Form: Tech Shop Operator Evaluation Form – Basic	docid=4395
	Form: Tech Shop Evaluation Form – Mills and Lathes	docid=4398

8000. Environmental Protection

Chapter	Title	Download
8010	Environmental Protection Program	docid=419
8012	Sedimentation and Erosion Control Planning	docid=420
8011	Groundwater Protection – Excavations and Wells	docid=539
	Form: Service Order Form	docid=2631
8021	Chemical and Radioactive Waste Management	docid=536
	Form: Chemical and Radioactive Pickup Request Form	docid=1574
8022	Recycling, Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention	docid=421
8023	General Refuse	docid=422
8025	Wastewater Discharge to Sanitary Sewers	docid=457
8026	Surface Water Protection	docid=3010
8030	Chemical Releases – Spill Prevention and Response	docid=423
8031	Oil Pollution Prevention	docid=1080
	Form: Monthly Bulk Oil Storage Inspection Form
	Form: Diked Area Drainage Form
8041	Polychlorinated Biphenyls	docid=425
8042	Integrated Pest Management	docid=426
8043	Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting Program	docid=427
8050	Domestic Water Protection	docid=428
	Form: Application for Modification or Addition to Fermilab Water Supply Systems	docid=1270
8060	National Environmental Policy Act Review Policy	docid=429
8080	Air Emissions Control Program	docid=540
	Form: New or Modified Air Pollution Emissions Source	docid=2310
8081	Refrigerant Management	docid=431
	Form: Service Order Form	docid=2589

9000. Electrical Safety

Chapter	Title	Download
9100	Fermilab Electrical Safety Program	docid=375
9110	Electrical Utilization Equipment Safety	docid=521
9111	Approval of Unlisted Electrical Equipment	docid=7567
9120	AC Electrical Power Distribution Safety	docid=376
	Form: Electrical Hazard Analysis/ Work Permit	docid=1236
9121	Safety-Related Electrical Maintenance	docid=6149
9130	Management and Use of Cable Tray Systems	docid=377
9140	Protection Against Exposed Electrical Bus	docid=541
9150	Requirements for Experimental and Accelerator High Voltage Utilization Equipment	docid=378
9160	Low Voltage, High Current Power Distribution Systems	docid=379
9170	Standby Power Systems	docid=522
9180	Hazard Mitigation for Electrical Workers	docid=380
9190	Grounding Requirements for Electrical Distribution and Utilization Equipment	docid=2815

10000. Material Handling and Transportation

Chapter	Title	Download
10100	Overhead Cranes and Hoists	docid=356
	Form: Crane Operator’s Monthly Inspection Report	docid=1217
	Form: Crane Operator Performance Evaluation	docid=1219
10110	Below – The – Hook Lifting Devices	docid=357
	Form: Below-The-Hook Lifting Device	docid=1222
	Form: Below-The-Hook Lifting Device Load Test Checklist	docid=6976
10120	Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT’s)	docid=358
	Form: Operator’s Daily Checklist By Week	docid=1225
	Form: Powered Industrial Truck Attachment	docid=1226
	Form: Fermilab Forklift Operator Evaluation	docid=1227
	Form: Powered Industrial Truck Attachment Load Test Checklist	docid=6979
10130	Slings and Rigging Hardware	docid=360
	Form: Web Sling Inspection	docid=1218
	Form: Wire Rope Sling Inspection	docid=1220
	Form: Chain Sling Inspection	docid=1220
10140	Mobile Cranes	docid=361
10150	Onsite Hazardous Material Transportation	docid=433
10160	Traffic Safety	docid=432
	Form: Traffic Citation Appeal Form	docid=1403
	Form: Long-Term Parking Request	docid=2925
10170	Fermilab Aviation Safety Policy	docid=1172
	Form: Aviation Operations Report	docid=1272
	Form: Aviation Mission Profile Interactive Form	docid=1482
10180	Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (Aerial Lifts)	docid=3156
10190	Crane Personnel Lifting Platforms	docid=4353
	Form: Planning and Authorization Form	docid=4356
	Form: Proof Test and Pre-lift Inspection Form	docid=4404
10200	Lift Plans	docid=5540
	Form: Lift Plan Permit	docid=5545
10210	Equipment Transport	docid=6970