EBOM-v5 IPc2: Worker Safety and Training 1 point
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Credit language
© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To promote and further social impact by addressing the needs and disparities among those working to operate and maintain the project by supporting safety and personal well-being and encouraging transparency through planning and training.
Requirements
Maximize worker safety by meeting the following requirements:
Operations Safety Plan
Develop an operations safety plan to promote worker safety for all workers on-site. The plan must include recommendations for using personal protective equipment (PPE) such as foot, head, eye, face, ear, respiratory, and/or fall protection, where applicable. Include provisions to ensure staff can take breaks, access essential services, and be protected from inclement weather while working in and around the building. Display safety policies and emergency procedures prominently in common areas and staff break rooms.
Perform an annual safety review to inform the operations safety plan. Assess each of the following systems, where applicable, for access, confined space, and fall and hazard exposures. Incorporate at least one protective measure for each of the following systems into the operations safety plan:
- Roof systems: For example, personnel access, equipment location, and fall protection needs
- Equipment rooms and systems: For example, evaluate personnel access, confined spaces, and safety features, such as fall protection and eye wash stations
- Building exterior enclosure and window cleaning systems: For example, access for cleaning and maintenance
- Storage and collection of recyclables: For example, handling and reporting measures for recyclables, landfills, compost, and hazardous waste
- Green infrastructure features: For example, confined space hazards and access to specific systems
- Cleaning and sanitary systems: For example, physical and chemical hazards for janitorial, pest management, and window-cleaning staff
- Security systems: Evaluate physical hazards for security personnel
- Essential services: Ensure accessibility to safe essential services such as water and restrooms
AND
Worker Safety Training
Develop or adopt comprehensive safety training modules specific to each system or service worker role. The training is to address general ergonomic and safety practices, emergency procedures, PPE usage, and role-specific hazard safety. Implement the following:
- Conduct training for all new hires and provide annual training review sessions for existing staff.
- Maintain detailed records of all training sessions, including attendance, topics covered, and trainer credentials.
- Include procedures for workers to report safety incidents and address unsafe conditions.
- Use in-person, online, and hands-on training methods to accommodate different learning styles and ensure effective knowledge transfer.
- For projects with over 100 full-time employees (FTEs), provide first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defibrillator (AED) training for at least one operations and maintenance staff member.
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Credit language
© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To promote and further social impact by addressing the needs and disparities among those working to operate and maintain the project by supporting safety and personal well-being and encouraging transparency through planning and training.
Requirements
Maximize worker safety by meeting the following requirements:
Operations Safety Plan
Develop an operations safety plan to promote worker safety for all workers on-site. The plan must include recommendations for using personal protective equipment (PPE) such as foot, head, eye, face, ear, respiratory, and/or fall protection, where applicable. Include provisions to ensure staff can take breaks, access essential services, and be protected from inclement weather while working in and around the building. Display safety policies and emergency procedures prominently in common areas and staff break rooms.
Perform an annual safety review to inform the operations safety plan. Assess each of the following systems, where applicable, for access, confined space, and fall and hazard exposures. Incorporate at least one protective measure for each of the following systems into the operations safety plan:
- Roof systems: For example, personnel access, equipment location, and fall protection needs
- Equipment rooms and systems: For example, evaluate personnel access, confined spaces, and safety features, such as fall protection and eye wash stations
- Building exterior enclosure and window cleaning systems: For example, access for cleaning and maintenance
- Storage and collection of recyclables: For example, handling and reporting measures for recyclables, landfills, compost, and hazardous waste
- Green infrastructure features: For example, confined space hazards and access to specific systems
- Cleaning and sanitary systems: For example, physical and chemical hazards for janitorial, pest management, and window-cleaning staff
- Security systems: Evaluate physical hazards for security personnel
- Essential services: Ensure accessibility to safe essential services such as water and restrooms
AND
Worker Safety Training
Develop or adopt comprehensive safety training modules specific to each system or service worker role. The training is to address general ergonomic and safety practices, emergency procedures, PPE usage, and role-specific hazard safety. Implement the following:
- Conduct training for all new hires and provide annual training review sessions for existing staff.
- Maintain detailed records of all training sessions, including attendance, topics covered, and trainer credentials.
- Include procedures for workers to report safety incidents and address unsafe conditions.
- Use in-person, online, and hands-on training methods to accommodate different learning styles and ensure effective knowledge transfer.
- For projects with over 100 full-time employees (FTEs), provide first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defibrillator (AED) training for at least one operations and maintenance staff member.